YouTube Series: The Bingham Cup® 2008

The Bingham Cup® - FogTV YouTube Series

The FogTV YouTube series covering the San Francisco Fog at The Bingham Cup® 2008 in Dublin, Ireland is fully completed with 16 video episodes covering each of the 12 matches played by each of the Fog’s two touring sides as well as an opening video montage and an original music video.

The full playlist can be found on YouTube as well as here on our website:

  Video Name   Time
  Teaser Trailer   00:15
  Opening Montage Video   03:40
  Upper Tier Pool B - SF Fog 1 v Philadelphia Gryphons   04:48
  Upper Tier Pool D - SF Fog 2 v London Kings Cross Steelers 1   04:54
  Upper Tier Pool B - SF Fog 1 v Manchester Village Spartans 1   05:41
  Upper Tier Pool D - SF Fog 2 v Boston Ironsides*   01:03
  Upper Tier Pool B - SF Fog 1 v Dublin Emerald Warriors   05:32
  Upper Tier Pool D - SF Fog 2 v New York Gotham Knights 1   04:19
  Plate First Round - SF Fog 2 v New York Gotham Knights 2   05:33
  Cup Quarter Final - SF Fog 1 v Los Angeles Rebellion   05:30
  Plate Quarter Final - SF Fog 2 v Chicago Dragons   05:26
  Cup Semi Final - SF Fog 1 v Kings Cross Steelers 1 (Regulation)   05:06
  Cup Semi Final - SF Fog 1 v Kings Cross Steelers 1 (Overtime)   05:50
  Plate Semi Final - SF Fog 2 v World Barbarians   04:59
  Cup Consolation - SF Fog 1 v New York Gotham Knights 1   05:51
  “Bingham Year” Original Music Video   02:57
  Total Series Running Time   72:21

*Video is from the official “The Bingham Cup” YouTube Channel

Fog Fridays Beer Bust! Fri 7/18 @ 6pm

On Friday, July 18, come out to The LookOut Bar at 3600 16th Street in the exciting Castro district to enjoy all the Budweiser beer you can drink from 6pm to 9:30pm for only 8 dollars!

The Fog will also be selling clothing merchandise (including t-shirts and hats) and holding a raffle with exciting prizes throughout the evening! The Fog will also be showing video highlights of all of their matches at The Bingham Cup® as seen on their FogTV YouTube channel on their big screen TVs!

And did we mention there will be LOTS of rugby players to hang out with? Come on out, unwind after a hard work week, and enjoy a beer with us!

2008-2009 Men's and Women's Seasons

Practices for the upcoming 2008/2009 rugby seasons start on the following dates:

  • Fog Women
    August 12: Official First Training

  • Fog Men (1st and 2nd Sides)
    October 21: Official First Practice

There is also a fitness training session on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7/29/08 through 8/07/08 that is open to both men and women.

Check out our schedule for more information. Contact us for any questions.

Fog Rugby at SF Pride 2008 a Success

The San Francisco Fog was strongly represented at the 2008 San Francisco Pride Festival, held on Sunday, June 29, running a high-velocity beverage booth at a prime location next to the center performance stage in front of City Hall, as well as holding a sought-after recruiting/informational booth at “Athlete’s Alley” on McAllister St. where the Fog signed up numerous fair-goers interested in playing rugby and learning more about our family.

Thank you to everyone for coming out, supporting the Fog and having a wonderful time!

"Bingham Year" Music Video

Music video of “Bingham Year,” an original song inspired by the heroism of Mark Bingham, a rugby player with the San Francisco Fog and passenger on United 93 on September 11, 2001, and the bi-annual The Bingham Cup®, one of the largest amateur rugby tournaments in the world. The music video features footage from The Bingham Cup® 2008 hosted in Dublin, Ireland by the Emerald Warriors.

Special Beach Touch Rugby on Fri, July 4

The San Francisco Fog will playing touch rugby on Independence Day (Friday, July 4, 2008) from 11am until 1pm-2pm at Ocean Beach. Whether you’re new to the sport, looking for something fun to do, and/or wanting to get in some fitness, make sure to come out and join us!

There will also be touch rugby at Ocean Beach the following day on Saturday, July 5, 2008.

Beach Touch Rugby - Summer 2008

Carrying on with tradition, the San Francisco Fog is spending the summer playing touch rugby at Ocean Beach every Saturday of the summer from 11am until 1pm-2pm. Whether you’re new to the sport, looking for something fun to do, and/or wanting to get in some fitness, make sure to come out and join us!

You can find us at the most Northern point of Ocean Beach near the Cliff House and the Great Highway-Balboa intersection. See the Google Maps below for specific location.


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Recruiting Booth at SF Pride - June 29

FOG RUGBY - LEARN A SPORT, JOIN A FAMILY

The San Francisco Fog will have a recruiting booth at the San Francisco Pride Festival on Sunday, June 29 in the Civic Center. Come out to meet us, learn what the incredible sport of rugby is like, and see what our family is all about!

Bingham Cup® 2008 - SF Fog Video

Opening Video for the Fog TV YouTube Series covering The Bingham Cup® 2008 held in Dublin, Irelandas produced by the SF Fog RFC’s resident videographer. This is the first of many videos to be produced by the Fog over the Summer of 2008, which will include match highlights of almost every game played by the Fog’s first and second sides, as well as a special music video montage set to the original song “Bingham Year” composed by a member of the Fog.

Many more professionally-done videos of the tournament can be found on the official Bingham Cup® YouTube Channel that were produced by the tournament organizers, which included the handy work of famed director Mr. Tony Bohan.

Fog Fridays Beer Bust! Fri 6/20 @ 6pm

On Friday, June 20, come out to The LookOut Bar at 3600 16th Street (where the Metro Bar used to be), to enjoy all the Budweiser beer you can drink from 6pm to 10pm for only 8 dollars! The Fog will also be selling clothing merchandise (including t-shirts and hats) and holding a raffle with exciting prizes!

As a special event, the Fog will also be premiering their Bingham Cup 2008 Montage Video from their FogTV YouTube channel on their big screen TVs at 8pm!

And did we mention there will be LOTS of rugby players to hang out with? Come on out, unwind after a hard work week, and enjoy a beer with us!