Men's Rugby Club
The University of Portsmouth Men’s Rugby Club welcomes players of all abilities to play in one of their five teams. The club has a strong ethos on ensuring everyone can join a team and play in fixtures which has led to us becoming one of the biggest clubs at the university.
Get your sports club membership
With a one-off payment for the full year.
Please note for some compete memberships you need to be selected for the team. Check with the club first as to which membership type to purchase.
Club membership - 2024/25
- Compete (BUCS): £72.50
Full Men's Rugby Club Membership, covering training, coaching, BUCS competition entry & equipment.
- Development: £57.50
Men's Rugby Development membership, including training, coaching and equipment. Does not include BUCS competition entry.
Training sessions at HMS Temeraire
1st and 2nd Team
- Monday 7.45pm - 9.00pm
- Friday 5.30pm - 6.45pm
3rd, 4th and Development teams
- Monday 6.30pm - 7.45pm
- Friday 6.45pm - 8.00pm
Fixtures
BUCS fixtures take place against other university teams on Wednesday afternoons, with home games being played at Langstone Sports Site.
Play Memberships
Lots of our Team UOP Sports Clubs offer Play Memberships, a more casual way to play without committing to a year membership. Most Play Memberships are £32.50 for semester 2 (with some exceptions).
The sports included are:
- Athletics
- Badminton
- Basketball
- Boxing
- Cheerleading
- Climbing
- Cricket (Women's)
- Dodgeball
- Fencing
- Rowing (Indoor)
- Sailing
- Squash
- Table Tennis
- Tennis
- Volleyball
LGBTQ+ sports club guidance
We welcome all students to take part in non-competitive sports and we recognise the health and wellbeing benefits of being active. Competitive sports are bound by specific policies governed by the sport's National Governing Body which may be less inclusive. Please find below inclusion guidance for our club.
| Mixed-gender Club | Trans-gender Club | Non-binary Club | Gender-queer Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| No | No | Partially | Partially |
| Transgender individuals would have to fund the required testing stated by World Rugby themselves. Non-binary, genderqueer and genderfluid individuals who are not in hormone therapy can compete for their assigned gender at birth. All individuals can take part in Campus League Touch Rugby. | |||
Play: Men’s Rugby does not participate in our Play programme.
Train: Partially Inclusive - Non-binary, genderqueer and genderfluid individuals who are not in hormone therapy can train for their assigned gender at birth.
Compete: Partially Inclusive - Non-binary, genderqueer and genderfluid individuals who are not in hormone therapy can compete for their assigned gender at birth.
Check out the full guidance on World Rugby.