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| | Aylestone St James RFC - History Page |
 | | During the year 1901, a band of young men, parishioners of St James Church, Aylestone; decided to form a football team in the parish, and a meeting was called to get a decision on this. |
 | | The response to this meeting was exceptional, for not only was the football team on the agenda, but a number of young men, led by Mr A 0 Watson, declared their wish to form a Rugby team, and so Aylestone St James Rugby team was born. |
 | | Mr Watson, known to everyone in the Rugby world as “Dicky”, ably supported by his brother, Tommy, became founder members of the club, and in their turn, both became Presidents of the club for rather lengthy periods when their playing careers finished. |
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