Newcastle Ravens Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team located in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. The current Chairman : Robin Davies History The team was organised to help encourage gay people to take part in the sport. The team was founded on 1 May 2006 by Dave Burke who was the first Chairman and Captain, and it is run by a committee of eight elected members. The Ravens were admitted as members of the International Gay Rugby Association and Board in 2006. The Ravens played at Novocastrians Rugby Football Club from 2006–14, they have resided at Percy Park since 2014. Union Cup The Ravens sent players to the 2007 Union Cup tournament in Copenhagen and played as part of the Cardiff Lions team. The combined squad recorded victories over NOP Amsterdam Rugby Club (35-5), Malmö Devilants (30-5 and 35-0) and the Caledonian Thebans RFC (5-25), drawing with the Emerald Warriors 10-10 on the way. The squad missed out in a tense final in Copenhagen to the Emerald Warriors RFC (10-5) after extra time. In May 2009 the club participated in the Union Cup tournament in London, hosted by the Kings Cross Steelers. In 2013 the Club entered the competition which was held in Bristol and also entered again in 2015, travelling to Brussels and again in 2017 at the tournament which was held in Madrid. The 2019 tournament was held in Dublin and the Ravens were proud to win the Union Plate Trophy beating Le Gaillard from Paris in the Final 35 - 7 Newcastle Falcons Corporate Rugby The club participated in the 2007 Newcastle Falcons Corporate Rugby Tournament. The Ravens had Falcons and England rugby team player Mathew Tait in their squad for the event, during which they achieved a draw and two losses. Caledonian Thebans Rugby Clinic The Ravens attended the Caledonian Thebans RFC rugby clinic in 2006, 2007 and 2008. The 2007 tournament was capped with a mini 7s tournament and 15s game. The Ravens achieved a 3-1 win over the Thebans and a 0-0 draw with the Cardiff Lions. The 2008 and 2009 clinics finished with a 10s tournament, both of which were won by the Ravens. The Bingham Cup The Ravens teamed up with the Caledonian Thebans RFC to attend the 2008 Mark Kendall Bingham Memorial Tournament in Dublin under the joint team name of Northern Stags. The Stags entered the tournament at the