IF YOU’D LIKE TO JOIN US AND LEARN TO PLAY MEN’S RUGBY UNION OR ANY-GENDER O2 TOUCH, CLICK HERE TO APPLY AND ONE OF OUR PLAYERS WILL CONTACT YOU TO ARRANGE YOUR FIRST SESSION. T&Cs APPLY. 18YRS+ ONLY.

Inclusive Rugby

Manchester Village Spartans RUFC, based at Sale Sports Club in Manchester, are the world’s second-ever Gay and Inclusive Rugby club and are a founding member of International Gay Rugby (IGR)

Our teams have helped hundreds of LGBTQ+ and straight players discover or return to rugby by promoting the sport through projects such as Comic Relief’s Try For Change or England Rugby’s Spirit of 2012 and we continue to recruit players to our club regardless of their gender, sexuality or rugby experience.

If you want to play Rugby Union or Inclusive Touch Rugby, we have a friendly squad for you to join. You don’t have to be gay to be a Spartan. You just have to have a good attitude.

Find out all about the club and the opportunities we have for players of Union or Inclusive Touch here.

You can also check out what we’ve been up to recently at our Club News page which is updated frequently.

Inclusive rugby

Manchester Village Spartans RUFC, based at Sale Sports Club in Manchester, are the world’s second-ever Gay and Inclusive Rugby club and are a founding member of International Gay Rugby (IGR)

If you want to play Rugby Union or Inclusive Touch Rugby, we have a friendly squad for you to join. You don’t have to be gay to be a Spartan. You just have to have a good attitude.

Find out all about the club and the opportunities we have for players of Union or Touch here.

You can also check out what we’ve been up to recently at our Club News page which is updated frequently.

ENJOY RUGBY

“A positive atmosphere, good coaching.”
“A great way to get fit.”
“Good fun great exercise.”
“Fitness. Teamwork. New skills. Social. Fun.”
“It cannot be a more positive experience.”
“A big part of my life for the last 5 years.”
“I love what it’s done for me and life in Manchester.”

MANCHESTER VILLAGE SPARTANS CLUB SURVEY

Robert
James-Gonzales

It is with profound sadness that the Spartans share the news of the tragic loss of one of our youngest Spartans, Robert James-Gonzales.

David Smyth – A Pioneer of Gay & Inclusive Rugby

Today, the Spartans say goodbye to David Smyth, our club’s first coach and an instrumental character in the development of what has become IGR International Gay Rugby.