Aspatria Rugby Union Football Club is an English rugby union club 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.

Aspatria
Full nameAspatria Rugby Union Football Club
UnionCumbria RU
Founded1875; 149 years ago (1875)
LocationAspatria, Cumbria, England
Ground(s)Bower Park
ChairmanMike Dowling
PresidentAlan Bowes
Captain(s)Phil Dixon (Jack Clegg) 2022/23
League(s)Regional 2 North
2022/20236th
Team kit
Official website
www.pitchero.com/clubs/aspatria/

They currently play in North West 2 - a tier 6 league in the English rugby union system - division for the 2022/2023 season following the promotion in 2021/2022 from tier 7.

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

Club honours

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1st team:

2nd team:

  • Cumbria Shield winners (16): 1907, 1922, 1924, 1925, 1929, 1930, 1933, 1938, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1993, 1994, 1999, 2002, 2006

Notable players

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Aspatria has produced several international / representative players:

References

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

Bibliography

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  • Terry Carrick (1995). Aspatria: The History Of A Rugby Union Football Club. Nottingham: Adland Press.
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