Malmö Devilants RFC is a Swedish gay rugby union

Rugby union

Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...

 and volleyball

Volleyball

Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...

 club in Malmö

Malmö

Malmö , in the southernmost province of Scania, is the third most populous city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg.Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County...

. Malmö Devilants was founded 2004 and was the first gay rugby team in Scandinavia

Scandinavia

Scandinavia is a cultural, historical and ethno-linguistic region in northern Europe that includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, characterized by their common ethno-cultural heritage and language. Modern Norway and Sweden proper are situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula,...

. Malmö Devilants are a member of International Gay Rugby Association and Board

International Gay Rugby Association and Board

International Gay Rugby Association and Board is the umbrella organization for the world's gay rugby clubs. It is dedicated to encouraging lesbians and gay men everywhere to play rugby...

. Devilants have been playing in Union Cup

Union Cup

The Union Cup is a biennial European, non-professional, gay rugby union tournament, bringing together teams and joint teams from all over Europe.-Montpellier 2005:The first edition was held in May 2005 in Montpellier, France...

 in 2005 and 2007. In 2007 the club also started a volleyball team.

2007

Malmö Devilants came fourth in Union Cup

Union Cup

The Union Cup is a biennial European, non-professional, gay rugby union tournament, bringing together teams and joint teams from all over Europe.-Montpellier 2005:The first edition was held in May 2005 in Montpellier, France...

 2007. Beating NOP Amsterdam 20-10 before losing to Cardiff Lions (5-35), Emerald Warriors (5-60) and Caledonian Thebans (15-20).

Source

• Union cup 2007 http://www.scrumrfc.dk/Union%20Cup%202007.html
• IGRAB http://www.igrab.net/members
• Malmö Devilants http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.geocities.com/devilantsrugby/index.html&date=2009-10-25+19:28:13

External links

• Malmö Devilants
• Article about Devilants in QX
  QX
  QX may refer to:* Horizon Air, an airline* QX , a magazine in Scandinavia for LGBT people* QX , a free weekly magazine distributed in London and Brighton for LGBT people* Epson QX-10 or QX-16, a computer...
  
   (Scandinavians biggest gay magazine) http://www.qx.se/nyheter/artikel.php?artikelid=5046
• Article about Devilants in QX
  QX
  QX may refer to:* Horizon Air, an airline* QX , a magazine in Scandinavia for LGBT people* QX , a free weekly magazine distributed in London and Brighton for LGBT people* Epson QX-10 or QX-16, a computer...
  
  (Scandinavians biggest gay magazine) http://www.qx.se/nyheter/artikel.php?artikelid=5085