Owing to the large number of requests for copies of match footage from the Bingham Cup, Tony our video guru has decided to make a series of DVDs available. Each region free DVD contains all the footage shot for any single match. If your club wants a complete record of their Bingham Cup 2008 campaign that would mean 6/7 matches (DVDs) at €20 a piece.

To order contact Tony Bohan at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Arrival and check in information

Tournament particpants arriving in Dublin Airport are advised to take a taxi to DCU (Dublin City University). This is approximately 20 minutes from Dublin Airport and should cost about Euros 20. Dublin taxis are always on the meter (if not, then demand it), and take up to 4 passengers if they can fit all the luggage. Some larger minibus taxis are available.

The exact address for the accommodation block is Dublin City University, Ballymun Road entrance, Dublin 9.

When you arrive in DCU, you should go straight to DCU Accommodation to check in. It is a small campus so you should have no trouble finding the right building. Taxis can pull up at the door if they use the Ballymun Road entrance (side entrance). If they drop you off at the main entrance, it is a couple of minutes walk. A campus map is available here. Accommodation check in is beside the Swimming Pool on the map.

DCU will facilitate an early check in as best they can. If rooms are available, they will let you in. If not, they will gladly store your luggage until the rooms are available.

The sports grounds are approximately 15 minutes walk from the accommodation. Maps will be available to guide you. Practice fields are available next to the accommodation blocks.

Registration information:

Registration will take place in Old Bar at The Hub, next to DCU accommodation. Registration times are as follows:
Tuesday 10th June: 14:00 - 17:00
Wednesday 11th June: 14:00 - 19:00
Thursday 12th June: 10:00 - 18:30
Please be wearing your team jersey when you arrive for registration.

Medical information:

A comprehensive document detailing our medical services is available here.

The Bingham Cup is taking place from the 13th to the 15th of June inclusive in DCU Sports Grounds, Ballymun Road, Glasnevin. Matches begin at 10am and run until 6pm Friday and Sunday evening. Saturday matches begin at 9am and run through until 7pm.

Spectator entry to the Bingham Cup is free of charge.

A full match schedule will be published shortly.

The final lineup for the Pools are based on a combination of seeding and drawing based on the IGRAB BCLC guidelines.

John McWeeney, Paddy Power, Richie Whyte and Gordon d’Arcy

At the launch of the Paddy Power sponsorship of the Bingham Cup – the gay rugby world Cup in the Front Lounge on Tuesday evening were a number of high profile Leinster, ex- Leinster and Irish internationals and pundits including Gordon d’Arcy, Emmett Byrne, Liam Toland , John McWeeney, and Peter Coyle.

Paddy Power and Barry Murphy's 'Gerhardt'

MCing the event, Apres Match’s Barry Murphy as the German character ‘Gerhardt’ had the capacity crowd in stitches as he mercilessly ribbed the speeches from Paddy Power and Tournament Director Richie Whyte, who was later praised by Dorothy Collins of the IRFU Leinster Branch for securing the biggest international amateur rugby event in the world next year for Dublin.

Barry Joyce (Warriors Chairman) and Ciaran O'Sullivan (Warriors Captain)

Also present in great numbers were members of the host club, The Emerald Warriors including the reigning Mr Gay Ireland, Barry Meegan.

Welcome to the new Bingham Cup 2008 website. Since winning the bid to host the Bingham Cup 2008 we have been working hard to put together a tournament focused on fair competition, rugby skills development, value for money, camaraderie and having the craic. We are introducing a number of innovations to the Bingham Cup, the most obvious being the campus approach. We have partnered with Dublin City University (DCU) to provide rugby grounds, accommodation, food and The Helix theatre as our opening party venue and all located within a maximum of 10 minutes walk of each other.

On the 20th of August we will be open for Early Group bookings of Registration & Accommodation Packages. In the meantime we suggest you have a look around the site to familiarise yourself with what's on offer. Club liaisons should contact us at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it letting us know which club they represent. While tournament registration is not expected to be over subscribed we do suggest that teams who wish to stay in DCU Accommodation book early as demand is expected to be high and supply is limited.

Richie Whyte, Tournament Director