Muddy York (Toronto) Ireland Emerald Warriors (Dublin) Netherlands Amsterdam NOP United Kingdom Cardiff Lions Kings Cross Steelers (London) Manchester Village Spartans RUFC United States Austin Lonestars, Atlanta Bucks, Chicago Dragons, Dallas Diablos, Gotham Knights (New York A & B), Boston Ironsides, Los Angeles Rebellion, Minneapolis Mayhem, Phoenix Storm, Philadelphia Gryphons, Portland Avalanche, San Francisco Fog (A & B), Seattle Quake, Washington Renegades (A & B), Scottsdale Lady Blues, Bingham Motleys, IGR World Barbarians, Teams participating for the first time included the Cardiff Lions, the Phoenix Storm, the Portland Avalanche, the Chicago Dragons, the Amsterdam NOP, and the Minneapolis Mayhem. The cup final was between reigning champions San Francisco Fog A and the Sydney Convicts A, who won the game 16-10. Boston Ironsides defeated the Dallas Diablos to win the inaugural Bingham Bowl. Sydney Convicts B beat the IGR World Barbarians to win the Bingham Plate. The final standings for the tournament are as follows: Bingham Cup Division Sydney Convicts A San Francisco Fog A Washington Renegades A Gotham Knights A Seattle Quake Kings Cross Steelers Los Angeles Rebellion Manchester Village Spartans Bingham Bowl Division Boston Ironsides Dallas Diablos Philadelphia Gryphons Austin Lonestars Chicago Dragons Atlanta Bucks Portland Avalanche Emerald Warriors Bingham Plate Division Sydney Convicts B IGR World Barbarians Washington Renegades B Gotham Knights B Minneapolis Mayhem Cardiff Lions Phoenix Storm San Francisco Fog B Toronto Muddy York Amsterdam NOP The 2008 documentary film Walk Like a Man focuses on the Sydney Convicts and San Francisco Fog as they prepare and compete for this Bingham Cup. Dublin, 2008 On December 1, 2006, IGRAB announced the success of the bid of Emerald Warriors to host the 2008 competition in Dublin Ireland. Other bidding cities included Sydney, Australia, and Paris, France. In addition, Las Vegas, Nevada, Seattle, Washington, Cardiff, Wales, and Toronto, Ontario, Canada also considered bidding to host the 2008 tournament. The fourth Bingham cup was held in Dublin on the weekend of the 13–16 June, at Dublin City University campus. 32 teams competed across four divisions (the Cup, the Plate, the Bowl and the Shield). The Sydney Convicts (A Team) took the cup back with them to Australia after winning the Cup competition for the second time in a row, this time defeating the Kings Cross Steelers (A Team) in the Cup final. The IGR World Barbarians team, made up largely of the Nashville Grizzlies, beat the Sydney Convicts (B