About this episode

Jack and Ozzie discuss their experience at Swamp Romp, including a humorous conversation about 'demon twinks' and broader topics in LGBTQ+ sports.

For this episode of the Gay Rugby Podcast, Jack and Ozzie flew from Los Angeles to New Orleans for less than 24 hours to experience Swamp Romp, one of the biggest weekends in gay rugby. We landed, grabbed our gear, spent the day playing rugby, filmed interviews from the sidelines between matches, and caught one of the most unexpectedly hilarious conversations of the weekend.Jack and Ozzie laced up with Round Rock Ruckus RFC from the Austin, Texas area and Jack even crossed the try line before sitting down with one of the team's most unforgettable personalities, Ziploc, to answer a question we'd been hearing all weekend: What is a demon twink?What starts as a conversation about twinks in rugby quickly turns into a much bigger discussion about LGBTQ+ sports, body image, eating disorder recovery, Ozempic, toxic relationships, and why the international gay rugby community is unlike any other. The best part is that none of it was planned. This episode was filmed right on the sidelines while matches were still going on. You'll see players warming up behind us, hear the whistles throughout the interview, and at one point play comes to a stop because someone gets injured just a few yards…

People in this episode

Hosts: Jack Higgins, Ozzie

Guest: Ziploc

Topics covered

• LGBTQ+ sports
• rugby
• body image
• eating disorder recovery
• toxic relationships
• Swamp Romp

Keywords

• demon twink
• Swamp Romp
• rugby
• LGBTQ+
• body image
• eating disorders
• toxic relationships
• Jennifer Coolidge

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Round Rock Ruckus RFC

Places: Los Angeles, New Orleans, Austin, Texas

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