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Posted: 2018-06-11 05:07:40

The Wallabies, including Israel Folau, will be invited to celebrate after Sydney Convicts won gay rugby's Bingham Cup in Amsterdam.

The Convicts A team clinched the title at the world's largest rugby tournament by beating New York Gotham Knights in the grand final at the weekend, while Convicts B took out the second-tier Bingham Shield.

Golden: Israel Folau celebrates with Kurtley Beale, Will Genia and Caleb Timu.

Golden: Israel Folau celebrates with Kurtley Beale, Will Genia and Caleb Timu.

Photo: AAP

It's the fifth time the Convicts have won the Bingham Cup and the sixth time it's been won by an Australian team, with Melbourne Chargers prevailing last year in Nashville.

"This was the largest Bingham Cup yet, with 72 teams and 2500 players," said Convicts founder Andrew Purchas, the chairman of International Gay Rugby.

"The number of gay and inclusive rugby teams around the world has grown dramatically in the past four years, since we hosted the Bingham Cup in Sydney in 2014.

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