Aspatria RUFC

Aspatria

Full name	Aspatria Rugby
Union	Rugby Football Union
Founded	1875 (1875)
Chairman	John Heyworth
President	Bill Clark
League(s)	North Lancashire/Cumbria
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 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
• 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

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

External links

• Official website
• Police probe rugby union eye injury