San Francisco Fog
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The San Francisco Fog R.F.C. is the first rugby union club in the Western United States established to invite members from traditionally under-represented groups, particularly men of color and gay men, to engage in the world's third most popular team sport. Over 120 members strong, Fog Rugby welcomes newcomers, as well as experienced players, coaches and supporters of all ages, races and sexual orientations. Mark Bingham, a hero of the Flight 93 incident, played for the Fog before his death.
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[edit] Competitions
The Fog compete seasonaly in Division III of the Northern California Rugby Football Union (NCRFU), a division of USA Rugby. They also compete in the International Gay Rugby Association & Board (IGRAB) season. Within IGRAB the Fog contest every two years for the Bingham Cup.
Other tournaments in which the Fog participate include Scrum by the Sea, Seattle Magnitude XVs, and the Wild West Rugby Fest.
[edit] The Coat of Arms
The coat of arms is a link to and reminder of the culture in which the game originated. After a trip to London and Manchester in January 2001 the Fog developed a coat of arms of its own. The symbol appeared first on game jerseys.
In the language of heraldry, the Fog coat of arms is described as "barry nebuly of six argent and azure, on a bend sable three mullets of the first"; or, in plain English, three silver stars within a black diagonal stripe on a wavy blue-and-silver background. The elements of the Fog coat of arms represent the aspects of the club.
The patterned background is called "barry nebuly" in the variant of Old French that is used in heraldry, and is often taken to represent clouds, water, or air. The Fog are named after San Francisco's most famous meteorological phenomenon. The stars (or "mullets"), meanwhile, stand for the club's three constituencies: the players, the staff, and the supporters.
[edit] Fog Rugby 101
The Fog are well known in the San Francisco rugby community for sponsoring once each year a 101 clinic where new players who have never tried rugby before can come for free and give the game a go. They also publish a guide to fundamentals and how to buy a kit for a new player.
The San Francisco Fog also promote the culture of rugby by making available many traditional rugby songs and the socials form an important part of the atmosphere of the club.
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