Manchester Village Spartans RUFC
Manchester Village Spartans RUFC Logo
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| Union | Cheshire RFU |
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| Founded | 1998 |
| Location | Sale, Trafford, England |
| Ground(s) | Sale Sports Club |
| Chairman | Dean Bee |
| President | Jonathan Mayor |
| Captain(s) | Karlos Bee (1st team) Andrew Wig (2nd Team) John Copestake (3rd Team) |
| League(s) | North West Intermediate Rugby Union League |
| Official website | |
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The Manchester Village Spartans RUFC is Manchester and Northwest England's gay and inclusive rugby union football team based at Sale Sports Club, Manchester.
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.
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.
The logo shows a Spartan helmet with a rainbow plume, and the club has the moto Unione Fortior which means strength in union.
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.
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.
1XV North West Intermediate League – Div 5E (4th Place)
2XV Birmingham Touch Tournament – (2nd Place)
1XV Bingham Cup - Sydney
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)
1XV North West Intermediate League – Div 5E (6th Place)
1XV Bingham Cup – Manchester, UK
2XV Bingham Cup – Manchester, UK
3XV Bingham Cup – Manchester, UK
1XV North West Intermediate League – Div 5E (5th Place)
1XV Union Cup – Amsterdam, Netherlands
1XV Hadrian's Cup - Newcastle, UK (2nd)
1XV North West Intermediate League – Div 5E (3rd Place)
1XV Bingham Cup – Minneapolis, USA
1XV Hadrian's Cup - Newcastle, UK
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