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| Full name | Bishop's Stortford Rugby Football Club | |
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| Union | Hertfordshire RFU | |
| Founded | 1921 | |
| Location | Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England | |
| Ground(s) | Silver Leys (Capacity: 1,600) | |
| Chairman | Steve Dunkley | |
| President | Len Lindop | |
| Coach(es) | Marcus Cattell & Tom Coleman | |
| Captain(s) | James Ayrton | |
| League(s) | National League 1 | |
| 2022–23 | 6th | |
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| Official website | ||
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Bishop's Stortford is an English rugby union team based in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire. The club runs five senior men's sides, a ladies' team, O2 touch rugby section and the full range of mini and junior teams, from under-6's to under-18's.[1] The first XV were promoted to the third tier of the English rugby union system, National League 1 for the first time in season 2017–18.
History
Bishop's Stortford Rugby Football Club was formed in 1920 and has played at its current location at Silver Leys since 1928. When the league system was introduced in 1987 the club was placed in the London 3 tier and won promotion to London 2 North. It took fifteen attempts to win promotion to London 1 in 2003. The club earned promotion to National League 2 South in April 2013.[1] Four years later they gained another promotion, winning the National League 2 South on 22 April 2017, after beating Exmouth 60–7 away.[2] On 30 April 2017, the club recorded its highest attendance, with 1,664 for the final league match of the season against Barnes.[3]
Current standings
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| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Try bonus | Losing bonus | Points | ||||||||
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| 1 | Chinnor | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 486 | 234 | 252 | 10 | 2 | 56 | ||||||
| 2 | Rams | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 437 | 349 | 88 | 11 | 2 | 53 | ||||||
| 3 | Plymouth Albion | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 391 | 297 | 94 | 8 | 3 | 47 | ||||||
| 4 | Sedgley Park | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 382 | 389 | -7 | 6 | 2 | 44 | ||||||
| 5 | Rosslyn Park | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 419 | 366 | 53 | 7 | 2 | 41 | ||||||
| 6 | Birmingham Moseley | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 365 | 361 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 41 | ||||||
| 7 | Richmond | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 394 | 406 | -12 | 9 | 5 | 38 | ||||||
| 8 | Darlington Mowden Park | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 315 | 345 | -30 | 6 | 2 | 36 | ||||||
| 9 | Blackheath | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 331 | 316 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 35 | ||||||
| 10 | Bishop's Stortford | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 329 | 388 | -59 | 7 | 4 | 31 | ||||||
| 11 | Cinderford | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 293 | 400 | -107 | 2 | 2 | 28 | ||||||
| 12 | Sale FC | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 278 | 321 | -43 | 3 | 3 | 26 | ||||||
| 13 | Taunton Titans | 14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 393 | 506 | -113 | 11 | 3 | 26 | ||||||
| 14 | Leicester Lions | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 272 | 407 | -135 | 3 | 3 | 22 | ||||||
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| Green background is the promotion place. Pink background are the relegation places. Updated: 6 January 2024 Source: "National League 1". RugbyEngland. | |||||||||||||||||
Honours & club records
1st team:
- Hertfordshire 7's winners (6): 1965, 1972, 1986, 1994, 1997, 1998
- Hertfordshire Presidents' Cup winners (4): 1972, 1979, 1996, 2009
- London 3 North West champions: 1987–88
- London Division 2 North champions: 2002–03
- National League 3 London & SE champions: 2012–13
- National League 2 South champions: 2016–17
2nd team (Blues):
- Hertfordshire Presidents' Cup winners (4): 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018
Colts
- Hertfordshire Colts Cup winners (12): 1991, 1992, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014
- National Colts Cup winners (2): 2006, 2013
- National Colts Plate winners: 2011
Club records
- Highest attendance: 1,664 v Barnes on 29 April 2017 in National League 2 South[3]
References
- 1 2 3 Club website history page
- ↑ "Bishop's Stortford Rugby Club are promoted after Exmouth victory". Hertfordshire Mercury. 22 April 2017.
- 1 2 "Bishop's Stortford First XV 28 Barnes 21". Bishop's Stortford RFC (Pitchero). 29 April 2017.
