Manchester Village Spartans RUFC
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Manchester Village Spartans RUFC Logo | |
| Union |
RFU Cheshire RFU |
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| Founded | 1998 |
| Location | Sale, Trafford, England |
| Ground(s) | Sale Sports Club |
| Chairman | Matthew Whiteley |
| President | David Brewster |
| Captain(s) | Dean Bee |
| League(s) | North West Intermediate Rugby Union League |
| Official website | |
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www | |
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),[1] and in 2012 it hosted the Bingham Cup, the international gay and inclusive rugby championship.[2]
Current league
The Manchester Village Spartans are currently playing in division 4 East of the North West Intermediate Rugby Union League.[3]
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,[4] a status different from charity status but conveying some of the same benefits.[5]
Results in leagues and competitions
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
References
- ↑ "Members". International Gay Rugby Association and Board. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ↑ Wainwright, Martin (31 May 2012). "Gay and inclusive rugby's Bingham Cup comes to Manchester". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
- ↑ "Village Spartans 1". The Raging Bull North West Leagues. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
- ↑ "Spartan's Official Website". Pitchero. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
- ↑ "CASC versus charity". cascinfo.co.uk - The definitive guide for Community Amateur Sports Clubs. cascinfo.co.uk. Retrieved 22 July 2014.