Aspatria RUFC

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Aspatria
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Full nameAspatria Rugby Union Football Club
Union Cumbria RU
Founded1875;148 years ago (1875)
Location Aspatria, 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
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Official website
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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.

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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

1st team:

2nd team:

Notable players

Aspatria has produced several international / representative players:

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