As well as the sports clubs affiliated with Salford SU (click button below), as a Salford student you also have the option of joining local clubs in our community to participate in sport whilst at university.
Team: Salford Scorpions
Sport: American Football (Flag Football, non-contact)
Location: Ordsall, Salford.
Training: Wednesdays 7-9pm
September to April - 3G Playing Pitches, Ordsall Leisure Centre;
April to September - Playing Fields, Primrose Hill Primary School, Ordsall
Fees: Training is free to attend.
To play in competitive BAFA matches, players require a Scorpions Membership (£15 per month) and an annual BAFA Membership (lasts for the Adult competitive season from April to September) fee. This is determined closer to the season.
Come and be a part of one of the fastest growing sports in the UK!
Flag Football is a non-contact version of American Football that features 10 players on the pitch at one time (5 v 5).
The Salford Scorpions Flag Football programme features players from the ages of 8 until 50+.
We have three mixed cadets teams; U11, U14 & U17.
We have two mixed adult teams, The Salford Scorpions (First Team) and the Salford Stingers (Second Team).
All teams train the full year with the offseason starting in September and the BAFA competitive season starting in April.
Contact for more information:
salfordscorpions@gmail.com
Team: Salford Roosters
Sport: Men's Rugby League
Location: Entrance off Hallsworth Road, Eccles, Salford, M30 7LS
Training: Every Tuesday and Thursday at 7pm-8:15pm
Fees: We offer club membership which is £25 for the year and gets you 10% on all food and drinks behind the bar.
The club is over 40 years old and is the premier club in the area. A couple of years ago we opened our state of the art clubhouse which has a fully licenced bar, floodlit pitch, showers and changing facilities. We have a number of teams which start at 3 year olds all the way to Open Age. The Open Age currently fields 2 teams and are coached by a fully qualified Level 3 coach. We have a proud history of promoting players to the professional game, none so more famous than Rugby League Hall of Fame member Adrian Morley.
We already have a number of students who play for us from Universities such as Edge Hill, UCLAN, Loughborough and Northumbria, the average age of the Open-age is about 21 so there's a really good social vibe going on at the moment.
We have really close ties with Salford Red Devils, a number of our players signed for their Reserves team this season and a number of the Salford Youth and Women's team use our pitches and clubhouse regularly.
Visit our website
Visit our socials:
Facebook - Salford-City Roosters
Twitter - @SalfordRoosters
Instagram - @salfordroosters
Contact for more information
rugby@salfordcityroosters.com
Team: Manchester Metros
Sport: Ice Hockey
Location: Planet Ice Altrincham, Oakfield Road, Altrincham, Manchester, WA15 8EW
Training: Monday & Fridays - 10:45pm for 1 hour (training) with Matches at 11:30pm (we are attempting earlier times, so these times are subject to change!)
Fees: To purchase membership, you need to go through the club itself. Contact them by their Facebook page.
Inspire Memberships can still be used to pay
Registration - £80
Full Semester 1 Subs - £150
Half Semester 1 Subs - £80
Semester 1 Subs Top UP - £80
Manchester Metros is an external Ice Hockey team which our students join. Joining up to this is slightly different than other clubs, memberships cannot be purchased through the SU. If you are interested in joining, this is great news and please contact Salford SU on USSU-teamsalford@salford.ac.uk to be put in contact with them. Or alternatively, send them a message on their Facebook page.
The Manchester Metros are the university Ice Hockey club for all students (and staff!) from Salford, MMU, UoM and other north-west universities!
We have three teams that play in the British Universities Ice Hockey Association at Checking Division 2, Non-Checking Division 1, and Non-Checking Division 3. All three teams will also play in an end of year weekend tournament in Sheffield! The Metros A team also play in an annual varsity game against the Leeds Gryphons which attracts 500+ fans!
We welcome all skill levels from absolute beginners with no ice-skating ability to semi-pro players, so everybody is invited to come join the Metros!
As well as this we would like to highlight we also welcome all 1st year alumni and Salford staff to play for the Metros too! You are all eligible.
Contact for more information
president@metrosihc.co.uk
Team: Eccles RFC
Sport: Men and Women's Rugby Union
Location: Gorton Street, Eccles, M30 7LZ
Training: Senior Training is Tuesday and Thursday evenings; 7pm start for men, 7.30pm start for women.
Fees: Eccles RFC membership includes coaching, physio and playing kit and we offer discounted fees (£100) for Students and support with travel expenses to training and fixtures.
Eccles RFC is the premier Rugby Union club in Salford. Founded in 1897 (127 years) the club’s ground and clubhouse is located at Gorton Street, Eccles, M30 7LZ.
The club has over 500 members. We welcome all new players and already have a number of students from Salford University amongst our membership.
The average age of our senior teams is in the low 20s, there is a strong social scene at the club, with a fully licensed bar plus a patio and a balcony overlooking the pitches, alongside a player’s gym, floodlit 3G training pitch, showers and changing facilities.
We have a range of teams to suit your playing level with a Senior Men’s section (1st XV, 2nd XV, 3rd XV and 4th XV) and Senior Women’s Section (Ladies 1st XV and Ladies 2nd XV).
Our Men’s first team currently plays in Regional 2 North West, the sixth tier of English Rugby. All four of our Men’s teams were promoted at the end of the 2023/24 season and our 2XV were crowned champions of NW Division 2 North with an unbeaten record. Our Women’s first team currently compete in the Women’s NC 2 North (South) Division.
The quality of coaching and training facilities offered at Eccles are second to none. Our players achieve county selection and Sale Sharks Men's and Women's professional squads are populated with players who were developed through the Eccles Junior, youth and colts teams.
In recent seasons Homegrown Detysha Harper and Jack Lightbown have also achieved international honours for England.
Eccles RFC were Lancashire Plate Winners in 2022 and 2023 and are the 2024 Lancashire RFU Club of the Year.
Visit our website
Visit our socials:
Instagram @ecclesrugby @ecclesrugbymen @ecclesrugbyladies
Twitter / X @EcclesRugby
Facebook @EcclesRugby
Contact for more information
info@ecclesrfc.org.uk