Aspatria RUFC
| Full name | Aspatria Rugby |
|---|---|
| Union | Rugby Football Union |
| Founded | 1875 |
| Ground(s) | Bower Park |
| Chairman | John Heyworth |
| President | Bill Clark |
| League(s) | North Lancashire/Cumbria |
| Official website | |
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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.
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[1]
- James Davidson
- Joseph Davidson
- David Graham[2]
- Robert Jackson Hanvey
- Steve Hanley[3]
- 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.[4]
References
- Goodwin, Terry The Complete Who's Who of International Rugby (Blandford Press, England, 1987, ISBN 0-7137-1838-2)
- ↑ Godwin, p49
- ↑ Godwin, p169
- ↑ http://www.scrum.com/scrum/rugby/story/77583.html
- ↑ Godwin, p197
Bibliography
- Terry Carrick (1995). Aspatria: The History Of A Rugby Union Football Club. Nottingham: Adland Press.
External links
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