Welcome
Fàilte gu Dùn Èideann! / Welcome to Edinburgh! (pronounced FAHL-chuh GOO DOON AY-chun)
We are delighted to welcome you to the 19th Thebans Rugby Clinic! From Glasgow to Geneva, we’ve got 500 LGBTQ+ rugby players from across the UK and Europe descending on Edinburgh for another fun-packed weekend!
Clinic remains a development-focussed event; we want everyone to enjoy the Clinic and learn something new so we’re putting in extra effort to make sure everyone can get the most out of the Training Day with experienced coaches, separate Touch-specific coaching, and Women’s+ players organised in groups to ensure full participation.
On Tournament Day we will again have two trophies up for grabs for our Men’s+ Union Rugby games, as well as Touch Rugby. We are also incredibly excited to have our FIRST EVER Women’s+ Union tournament!
We want everyone to get the most out of all their games, with more competitive games for those with more experience, and more development-focussed games for newer players.
We’ll also have a programme of socials: a welcome reception on the Thursday night, our pitchside bar throughout the event with drag on the Friday night, our legendary themed after-party on the Saturday, Carnaval de Clinic, and Kangaroo Court on the Sunday. During the day our Players’ Village will provide the backdrop for additional team socials, a Boat Race, our raffle draw, and entertainment from local drag acts and a DJ.
To keep up to date with all the latest, we recommend you:
Download Tournify for game timings and results (links below)
Join the Thebans Clinic WhatsApp Channel for key alerts and reminders - and to see which pool your team is in first!
Turn on notifications for the Thebans Clinic App
See you soon!
