University Club Support Heritage.
Heritage.
Pathway. Partnership.
The Giants are built directly on the record-breaking success of the University of Manchester Kabaddi team — and that relationship still drives us forward.
The heritage
An unprecedented, undefeated season
Under our founder’s leadership as President and Captain, the University of Manchester team achieved an undefeated season, sweeping every tournament in their path — a feat never before accomplished. That winning culture is the foundation of the Giants.
4× National Champions
5× Regional Champions
2026 Cambridge Cup winners
Honours
The trophy cabinet
A relentless winning record at the University of Manchester — the foundation the Giants are built on.
Regional Champions
🥇 Champions 2021 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024 · 2025Cambridge Cup
🥇 Champions 2026Manchester Kabaddi Cup
🥇🥈 Gold & Silver 2025Kings Shield
🥇🥈 Gold & Silver 2025A standout run came at the 2021 England Kabaddi Union University Tournament in Birmingham, where Manchester finished unbeaten — including a 50–29 win over Birmingham and 48–16 over Imperial — in the first UK kabaddi tournament after Covid.
Women's kabaddi
The rise of the women's team
Our women's team has grown season on season into one of the genuine powerhouses of the university scene — a rise that reached its peak with the 2026 National Championship. It's living proof of the inclusive, develop-anyone culture the Giants are built on: a place where players arrive new to the sport and leave as champions.
2026 Women's National Champions
Beyond university
From campus to the international stage
MKC isn't just a university club — it's a launchpad. A growing number of our players have gone on to represent at the international level and beyond, led by our founder: a World Cup bronze and European Championship silver medalist. The route from the University of Manchester mat to the very top of the sport is real, and it runs straight through the Giants.
Watch
The edits
Highlights and edits from the Manchester Kabaddi team. Follow @mcrkabaddi on Instagram for every raid, tackle and match-day moment.
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King's Shield 2026 Highlights
NHSF Regionals Highlights 2024
NHSF Regionals 2nd Team Highlights
NHSF Nationals Highlights 2025
Cambridge Kabaddi Cup Highlights
NHSF UK Nationals Highlights 2020
MKC B vs CARDIFF NHSF National Sports Competition 2020
MKC B vs KCL NHSF National Sports Competition 2020
MKC B vs UOB A NHSF National Sports Competition 2020
MKC A vs UOB A (SEMI FINAL) NHSF National Sports Competition 2020
MKC A vs IC NHSF National Sports Competition 2020
MKC A vs LSE B NHSF National Sports Competition 2020
MKC A vs UOB B NHSF National Sports Competition 2020
MKC A vs UOL NHSF National Sports Competition 2020
The pathway
From campus to the national stage
A direct, sustainable route for North West talent to rise from university and amateur kabaddi into the semi-professional ranks.
University & amateur
Students and amateur players develop their game in a competitive, well-coached environment at the University of Manchester.
Development
Standout talent is identified and brought through with elite coaching plus medical and sports-science support.
Manchester Giants
Players step up to represent the Giants on the national, semi-professional PLK stage — the North West’s elite pathway.
Ongoing partnership
An active feeder relationship
The university isn’t just our origin story — it’s a living partnership. We work hand in hand as an ongoing pathway and feeder club, giving students a genuine route into elite, semi-professional kabaddi right here in the North West.
- A clear progression route from student kabaddi to the Giants
- Shared coaching, medical and sports-science expertise
- Joint community and grassroots initiatives across Greater Manchester
Student & community support
Backed by our community
The students, supporters and university community who got behind the Giants from day one. Photo gallery coming soon.