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Full name
  
Aspatria Rugby

Chairman
  
John Heyworth

Founded
  
1875

Ground(s)
  
Bower Park

President
  
Bill Clark

Union
  
Rugby Football Union

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League(s)
  
North Lancashire/Cumbria


Aspatria Rugby Union Football Club is based in Aspatria, Cumbria (formerly Cumberland) in north west England, not far from the Scottish Border. They are nicknamed the "black reds", and have a red cockerel as their logo. They currently play in the RFU's North Lancashire/Cumbria League.

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They are not to be confused with the Aspatria Hornets, the local rugby league team.

Club Honours

  • Courage National Division 4 North champions: 1991-92
  • North Lancs/Cumbria champions: 2010-11

    • Notable players

    Aspatria has produced several international players:

  • Joseph Blacklock
  • James Davidson
  • Joseph Davidson
  • David Graham
  • Robert Jackson Hanvey
  • Steve Hanley
  • Rob Miller now plays for London Wasps. He is the top try scorer in the Aviva Premiership 2011/2012 season and was called up to the England Saxons 05/07/2012 by head coach Stuart Lancaster but subsequently lost his place before the 2013 Six Nations competition.
  • Thomas Holliday, seven England caps, 1924 British Lions tour to South Africa, and later rugby league player for Oldham Roughyeds and the England national rugby league team.

    • References

    Aspatria RUFC Wikipedia
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