The scrum is the most recognizable aspect of rugby. It is a display of a team’s strength and unity. According to the rules of the game, the scrum is a means of restarting play after a minor infringement. It involves up to eight players from each team, known as the pack or forward pack, binding together in three rows and interlocking with the opposing team’s forwards. Similar to the scrum are the ruck and the maul, that can involve even players not necessarily part of the designated pack. Muddy York Rugby Football Club is Toronto’s only inclusive side. The team primarily competes against ‘straight’ sides in the Toronto Rugby Union and is affiliated with the International Gay Rugby Board. For a club almost entirely formed by gay players, the scrum represents the epitome of masculinity as well as the deconstruction of it.