After a few years in the role, Matthew Whiteley decided to step down as Captain and was replaced by Russell Jaszewski. At the start of the season, the Spartans had their most successful recruitment drive yet and welcomed over 20 new members into the Club. There were regularly over 30 people at Wednesday training sessions and the increase in numbers created healthy competition for places on the team.

Competing in Miller Homes Division 5 South, the 2007/08 season was the best yet for the Spartans because they remained in the top 3 of the league table for most of the season. Out of 24 matches, they won 13 and lost only 10. Over two different periods they were unbeaten in 6 matches. It really was a superb season for the team and they could have placed higher if they had not suffered a run of three losses at the end. Even though they finished in 6th place the Club was promoted for the first time.

In January 2008, on a free weekend out of the league, a small group of Spartans went on a mini-tour to Newcastle to take part in the inaugural Hadrians Cup which was organised by the gay team, the Newcastle Ravens. Over the weekend there was plenty of partying with a bit of rugby thrown in. The Spartans even won the cup.

In May 2008 the Bingham Cup was held in Dublin, hosted by the Emerald Warriors. The Spartans had managed to retain high numbers of members and for the first time, had enough players for two full 15-a-side teams. The 1st XV made it through their group stage but, as in New York in 2006, failed to make it past the quarter-finals. The 2nd XV were still in action on the third day of competition after winning two out of three matches in their Group. Considering the levels of experience they did very well.