Bishop's Stortford is an English

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Bishop's Stortford Bishop's Stortford is a historic market town and civil parish in the East Hertfordshire district, in the county of Hertfordshire, England. It is in the London metropolitan area, London commuter belt, near the border with Essex, just west of the ...

Hertfordshire Hertfordshire ( or ; often abbreviated Herts) is a ceremonial county in the East of England and one of the home counties. It borders Bedfordshire to the north-west, Cambridgeshire to the north-east, Essex to the east, Greater London to the ...

. 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.Club website history page
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National League 1 National One, up until 2023 known as National League 1 and previously known before September 2009 as National Division Two), is the third of three national leagues in the domestic rugby union competition of England. It was known as Courage Lea ...

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. Four years later they gained another promotion, winning the National League 2 South on 22 April 2017, after beating Exmouth 60–7 away. On 30 April 2017, the club recorded its highest attendance, with 1,664 for the final league match of the season against

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Current standings

Honours & club records

1st team: * Hertfordshire 7's winners (6): 1965, 1972, 1986, 1994, 1997, 1998 *

Hertfordshire Presidents' Cup The Hertfordshire presidents' Cup is an annual rugby union knock-out club competition organised by the Hertfordshire Rugby Football Union. It was first introduced during the 1970–71 season, with the inaugural winners being Fullerians RFC, Ful ...

winners (4): 1972, 1979, 1996, 2009 *

London 3 North West Counties 2 Hertfordshire (formerly Counties 2 Herts/Middlesex and before that London 3 North West) is a level 8 league within the RFU league structure and is made up of teams predominantly from north-west London and Hertfordshire. Promoted sid ...

champions: 1987–88 * London Division 2 North champions: 2002–03 *

National League 3 London & SE Regional 1 South East (formerly known as London & South East Premier and National League 3 London & South East) is a level five league in the English rugby union system. It is one of six leagues at this level. When this division began in 1987 ...

champions: 2012–13 *

National League 2 South National League 2 South (known before September 2009 as National Division Three South) was a level four league in the English rugby union system until the end of season 2021–22. It was one of two leagues at this level, with its counterpart, N ...

champions: 2016–17 2nd team (Blues): *

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

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* {{National League 1 Bishop's Stortford Rugby clubs established in 1920 Rugby union clubs in Hertfordshire 1920 establishments in England