They may have suffered a heavy defeat on their debut, but the Berlin Bruisers trudged off the pitch buoyant and proud after Germany’s only gay rugby team played their first competitive match on Saturday.
In freezing temperatures on a snow-covered public football pitch adapted for rugby the Bruisers lost 45-22 to Dublin’s Emerald Warriors on the site of the historic Tempelhof airport.
A flurry of tries by the Warriors, Ireland’s first gay rugby team which was founded 10 years ago, in the final 15 minutes may have flattered the guests, but the frozen conditions favoured the hosts.
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