# INTERNATIONAL GAY RUGBY

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1154241
- **Other names:** INTERNATIONAL GAY RUGBY ASSOCIATION AND BOARD, IGRAB
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Oct. 17, 2013
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1154241


## Contact

- **Address:** 71 Holland Road, West Ham, London
- **Postcode:** E15 3BP
- **Phone:** 07964 473063
- **Email:** mark.lewis@igrugby.org
- **Website:** www.igrugby.org



## Activities

**Objects:** TO PROMOTE EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY IN PARTICULAR THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR IDENTIFICATION AND TO PROMOTE GOOD HEALTH THROUGH THE PLAYING OF RUGBY BOTH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY:-PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBERS OF THE LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY (&quot;LGBT&quot;)TO COMPETE IN RUGBY THROUGH TOLERANT AND ACCEPTING CLUBS AND TEAMS, BOTH PRIMARILY LGBT AND LGBT-FRIENDLY AND BY ELIMINATING HOMOPHOBIA IN RUGBY THROUGH COMMUNITY OUTREACH, COMPETITIVE PLAY AND TOURNAMENT EVENTS THAT STAND FOR TOLERANCE AND ACCEPTANCE IN SPORTS; AND-WORKING WITH THE RUGBY GOVERNING BODIES AND OTHER PARTNER ORGANISATIONS WORLDWIDE TO IMPROVE TOLERANCE AND ACCEPTANCE OF LGBT ATHLETES AT ALL LEVELS OF THE SPORT OF RUGBY ENSURING THAT NO INDIVIDUAL SHALL BE EXCLUDED FROM PARTICIPATING IN RUGBY ON THE BASIS OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR IDENTIFICATION.

**Activities:** Providing opportunities for members of the LGBT to compete in rugby through tolerant and accepting clubs and teams, through community outreach, competitive play and tournament events that stand for tolerance and acceptance in sports; and working with the rugby governing bodies and other partner organisations worldwide to improve tolerance and acceptance of LGBT athletes at all levels of the sport.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Amateur Sport, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity, Recreation
- **Who:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups



## Geography

- Argentina
- Australia
- Belgium
- Canada
- Chile
- Denmark
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- Mexico
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Northern Ireland
- Norway
- Portugal
- Scotland
- South Africa
- Spain
- Sweden
- United States
- Throughout England And Wales





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey Thorpe |  | June 1, 2025 |
| Mark Edward Lewis |  | Aug. 1, 2023 |
| Michael Eric Smith |  | May 26, 2024 |
| Quinton Leduc |  | May 26, 2024 |
| Robert Francis Flores Flores |  | Oct. 9, 2025 |
| Ross Barr-Hoyland |  | Aug. 16, 2022 |




