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Bishop's Stortford RFC

English rugby union club, based in Hertfordshire

Summary

English rugby union club, based in Hertfordshire

Field	Value
teamname	Bishop's Stortford
image	Bishop's_Stortford_RFC_logo.png
imagesize	150
union	Hertfordshire RFU
fullname	Bishop's Stortford Rugby Football Club
founded
location	Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England
ground	Silver Leys
capacity	1,600
chairman	Steve Dunkley
president	Al Jones
captain	Will Rogers
coach	Tom Coleman
url	https://www.bsrfc.co.uk
league	National League 1
season	2024–25
position	9th
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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. 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. On 30 April 2017, the club recorded its highest attendance, with 1,664 for the final league match of the season against Barnes.

Current standings

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

References

[http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/bishopsstortfordrfc/a/history-9141.html Club website history page]
(22 April 2017 }}{{Dead link). "Bishop's Stortford Rugby Club are promoted after Exmouth victory". Hertfordshire Mercury.
(29 April 2017). "Bishop's Stortford First XV 28 Barnes 21". Bishop's Stortford RFC (Pitchero).

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