Welcome to the Club's Information pages.
May 2023 saw the club celebrate its Centenary with events ranging from Gin Tasting (yes, we have our own special ‘Dry Line’ Gin distilled locally by Little Bee) to a successful exhibition with great memories and memorabilia of our 100 years! Next, we moved onto the Marquee Weekend with Sportsman’s Dinner and Gala Ball, a BIG THANK YOU to the event team for putting it all together. If you are new to the club, welcome to the TMV family. And if you’re returning for another season, welcome back! We look forward to the new 2023/24 season with anticipation, developing our rugby pathway for Girls and Women’s rugby, and having fun on and off the pitches.
The club was originally formed in 1923 by a group of apprentices at an engineering company called Metropolitan Vickers (later becoming AEI Ltd. and eventually GEC Ltd.) to provide a sports facility and the opportunity to play rugby against other companies around the region under the name of Metrovick RFC.
Today Trafford MV is a community club, with links to local schools and other clubs that use our great facilities. We enjoy seeing the young players progress up the age levels and into senior rugby. Keeping players involved throughout their school days and beyond means that they benefit from being part of the rugby family.
We are proud that our young teams are as renowned for their fair play as for their success. We are also proud of our RFU Seal of Approval status, which recognises our achievements in reaching and maintaining the standard of a club committed to providing a quality rugby union experience for young players.
The club aims to ensure that players, coaches, parents, spectators, and volunteers uphold the core values of rugby union: Teamwork, Respect, Enjoyment, Discipline and Sportsmanship (TREDS). These values will stand our young people in good stead both on and off the ruby pitch and are reflected in the RFU’s Code of Rugby.
Trafford MV supports its aims:
- Play to win – but not at all costs.
- Win with dignity, lose with grace.
- Observe the Laws and regulations of the game.
- Respect opponents, referees and participants
- Reject cheating, racism, violence and drugs.
- Value volunteers and paid officials alike.
- Enjoy the game.
The reputation and respect of Trafford MV as a welcoming and friendly club is reflected by the ever-growing numbers of children (from the ages of 3 upwards) and their parents who come down to join in the fun on a Sunday morning. Much of the credit for our success as a club is down to the commitment and drive of the club’s qualified and enthusiastic coaches, our many marvellous volunteers, our players’ parents and supporters and our sponsors. I would like to welcome you all and thank you for your continued support.
A very warm welcome to Trafford MV and I hope that you all enjoy the rugby and being a part of this great club. Remember it’s your club and the #bestclubintheworld.
