Aspatria RUFC
Full name | Aspatria Rugby |
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Union | Cumbria RU |
Founded | 1875 |
Location | Aspatria, Cumbria, England |
Ground(s) | Bower Park |
Chairman | John Heyworth |
President | Bill Clark |
League(s) | Cumbria 1 |
2017-18 | Runners up (North Lancashire/Cumbria - lost playoff) |
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 Cumbria 1 - a tier 7 league in the English rugby union system - having been transferred into the division for the 2018-19 season following the cancellation of North Lancashire/Cumbria.
They are not to be confused with the Aspatria Hornets, the local rugby league team.
Club Honours
1st team:
- Cumbria Cup winners (32): 1883, 1885, 1891, 1892, 1896, 1899, 1909, 1911, 1912, 1923, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1937, 1938, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2013
- North 1 champions: 1990-91
- Courage National Division 4 North champions: 1991-92
- North Lancs/Cumbria champions: 2010-11
2nd team:
- Cumbria Shield winners (16): 1907, 1922, 1924, 1925, 1929, 1930, 1933, 1938, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1993, 1994, 1999, 2002, 2006
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 R.L.F.C. 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.
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