Aspatria RUFC

Aspatria

Full name	Aspatria Rugby
Union	Cumbria RU
Founded	1875; 147 years ago (1875)
Location	Aspatria, Cumbria, England
Ground(s)	Bower Park
Chairman	John Heyworth
President	Les MacTear
Captain(s)	Matthew Atkinson (2019/20)
League(s)	North 2 West
2019–20	6th
Team kit
Official website
www.pitchero.com/clubs/aspatria/

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 North West 2 - a tier 7 league in the English rugby union system - having been transferred into the division for the 2019 - 20 season following the reorganisation of North Lancashire/Cumbria having finished runners up in Cumbria 1 in 2018/19 season.

They are not to be confused with the , 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 2 champions: 1987-88
• North 1 champions: 1990-91
• Courage National Division 4 North champions: 1991-92
• North Lancs/Cumbria champions: 2010-11
• Cumbria League Cup winners 2018/9

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 / representative players:

• Joseph Blacklock^[1]
• James Davidson
• Joseph Davidson
• David Graham^[2]
• Steve Hanley^[3]
• 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]
• Robert Jackson Hanvey
• 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.
• David Pears England International.
• represented Barbarian F. C. 1997 v Leicester Tigers

References[]

• Goodwin, Terry The Complete Who's Who of International Rugby (Blandford Press, England, 1987, ISBN 0-7137-1838-2)

Bibliography[]

External links[]

• Official website
• Police probe rugby union eye injury

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