Chairman Dean Bee Founded 1998 Ground Sale Sports Club | President Jonathan Mayor Union Rugby Football Union | |
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Location Sale, Trafford, England Captain(s) Karlos Bee (1st team) Andrew Wig (2nd Team) John Copestake (3rd Team) League(s) North West Intermediate Rugby Union League | ||
The Manchester Village Spartans RUFC is Manchester and Northwest England's gay and inclusive rugby union football team based at Sale Sports Club, Manchester.
Contents
- Current League
- Logo
- Kit
- Charitable Status
- 2013 14
- 2012 13
- 2011 12
- 2010 11
- 2009 10
- 2008 09
- 2007 08
- 2006 07
- 2005 06
- 2004 05
- 2003 04
- 2002 03
- 2001 02
- References
The club is a full and founding member of International Gay Rugby Association and Board (IGRAB), and in 2012 it hosted the Bingham Cup, the international gay and inclusive rugby championship.
Current League
The Manchester Village Spartans has 2 teams currently competing in Northwest Intermediate Rugby Union Leagues as well as a third team who play regular friendly fixtures.
The first team (1XV) compete in Division 3 South and the second team (2XV) in Sale Sharks Division 5 East.
Logo
The logo shows a Spartan helmet with a rainbow plume, and the club has the moto Unione Fortior which means strength in union.
Kit
The kit has changed throughout the years and the original kit was a red shirt and black shorts. In 2002 the club adopted a rainbow striped coloured match shirt to reflect the pride colours. This theme has continued throughout the design. In 2012 to celebrate being awarded the 6th Bingham Cup, the club changed to a black shirt with the rainbow colours running down the under arms.
Charitable Status
The Manchester Village Spartans have community amateur sports club (CASC) status, Scheme Number CH10207, a status different from charity status but conveying some of the same benefits.
2013 / 14
1XV North West Intermediate League – Div 5E (4th Place)
2XV Birmingham Touch Tournament – (2nd Place)
1XV Bingham Cup - Sydney
2012 / 13
1XV North West Intermediate League – Div 5E (3rd Place)
1XV Hadrian’s Cup – Newcastle, UK (2nd Place)
1XV Friendly Tour – Madrid, Spain (Friendly)
2XV Union Cup – Bristol, UK (3rd place)
2011 / 12
1XV North West Intermediate League – Div 5E (6th Place)
1XV Bingham Cup – Manchester, UK
2XV Bingham Cup – Manchester, UK
3XV Bingham Cup – Manchester, UK
2010 / 11
1XV North West Intermediate League – Div 5E (5th Place)
1XV Union Cup – Amsterdam, Netherlands
1XV Hadrian's Cup - Newcastle, UK (2nd)
2009 / 10
1XV North West Intermediate League – Div 5E (3rd Place)
1XV Bingham Cup – Minneapolis, USA
1XV Hadrian's Cup - Newcastle, UK
2008 / 09
1XV North West Intermediate League – Div 4E (14th Place)
1XV Union Cup – London, UK
1XV Hadrian's Cup - Newcastle, UK
2007 / 08
1XV North West Intermediate League – Div 5S (6th Place)
1XV Bingham Cup – Dublin, Ireland
2XV Bingham Cup – Dublin, Ireland
1XV Hadrian's Cup - Newcastle, UK (1st)
2006 / 07
1XV North West Intermediate League – Div 5E (13th Place)
1XV Friendly Tour – Cologne, Germany (Friendly)
2005 / 06
1XV North West Intermediate League – Div 5S (12th Place)
1XV Bingham Cup – New York, USA
2004 / 05
1XV Union Cup, Montpelier, France
2003 / 04
1XV Bingham Cup – London, UK
2002 / 03
1XV Bingham Cup – San Francisco, USA
2001 / 02
1XV – Washington Invitational, Washington DC, USA