Background
Spartacus Rugby Union Football Club was founded in 1968. At the driving seat were Göran Olsson, John Phelan and Willard Sartre. Back in those days, Spartacus only had a senior men’s team. The situation is the same today, but of recent years we have had successful ladies and youth teams also.
Today we have one senior team which is going through a generation change. The team mostly consists of players who have come up through the Spartacus “youth academy” but there is currently a strong foreign contingency within the club, with players from such major rugby nations as England, Ireland, France, New Zealand and Fiji. In early 2006, Spartacus acquired a new coach in the form of Jonas Ahl (who is also coach of the Swedish national ladies team) and with Ahl’s expert coaching and guidance, we gained promotion to Allsvenskan, the top league in Sweden.
Ladies
We currently do not have a ladies team, but should you be interested in trying out rugby, girls, contact us on the details at the bottom of the page.
Youth teams
Unfortunately we do not have a full youth team at the moment, but we have a number of junior players, ranging between the ages of 11 and 17. The youth are the future of any club, so should any parents wish to let their kids try out the glorious sport of rugby, please feel free to contact us. We put a lot of effort into to our youth organisation and we are proud to host the Viking Cup - Sweden’s largest annual youth rugby tournament.
Club facilities
We are situated at Mellbyfältet in Partille, which is next to Gothenburg, the capital of Sweden’s beautiful west coast, and also Sweden’s second largest city. Our clubhouse is only 15 minutes by bus and 10 minutes by car from the centre of the city. We have more than ample facilities in the clubhouse itself, with 4 changing rooms with showers, a sauna, fully equipped kitchen, conference room with adjoining office and a very roomy function room with a well stocked bar, selling a substantial range of snacks and beverages (alcoholic and non-alcoholic). Oh, and we also have a dart board! One of the pitches at the club is just used for rugby and the other is shared with local football clubs. The clubhouse is opened at least one hour before and after training and matches, and also at weekends during the off-season. We have one full-time employee, our very own “handy man”, Titus. He is a former Romanian international player and school rugby coach.
We have a great family spirit within Spartacus RUFC, and many friends and family of members join us for both home and away matches, as well as social events. Should you wish to visit the club, no invitation is required, just pop along to our training sessions or match days during the season. You will find training times under ”Träningstider”(training schedules) or ”Nyheter’’ News (games and other activities). If you are interested to join any of our teams or just want some more information about Spartacus, please feel free to contact us.
Welcome to Spartacus RUFC!
Please phone +46 (0) 31 26 50 19 or e-mail info@spartacusrugby.com
Spartacus RUFC
Box 280
SE 433 25 PARTILLE
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