Gay rugby pride coming soon to the big screen

AS part of Sydney Pride festival, Queer Screen will host an advanced screening of Poppy Stockell’s upcoming feature documentary Scrum on June 17.

The film evolves around three rugby players as they follow their desire to play for the gay-friendly Sydney Convicts rugby union club and filmed during the Bingham Cup gay rugby world tournament in Sydney last year.

The advanced screening will be followed by Q&A with Stockell and players from the Sydney Convicts.

Click here for tickets to the June 17 screening.

The trailer for the documentary has just been released. Watch it here:

SCRUM TEASER from Poppy Stockell on Vimeo.