Bishop's Stortford RFC

England Bishop's Stortford
Full nameBishop's Stortford Rugby Football Club
UnionHertfordshire RFU
Founded1921 (1921)
LocationBishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England
GroundSilver Leys (Capacity: 1,600)
ChairmanSteve Dunkley
PresidentAl Jones
CoachTom Coleman
CaptainWill Rogers
LeagueNational League 1
2025–266th
Team kit
Official website
bsrfc.co.uk

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

2025–26 National League 1 table
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts Qualification
1 Rotherham Titans (C, P) 26 22 0 4 1052 515 +537 20 3 111 Promotion place
2 Blackheath (P) 26 21 0 5 911 530 +381 20 3 107 Promotion play-off
3 Plymouth Albion 26 20 0 6 1000 549 +451 22 2 104
4 Rosslyn Park 26 17 0 9 944 709 +235 23 4 95
5 Sale FC 26 17 0 9 826 590 +236 19 5 92
6 Bishop's Stortford 26 13 0 13 781 836 −55 20 5 77
7 Rams 26 13 0 13 780 798 −18 17 6 75
8 Tonbridge Juddians 26 11 1 14 805 733 +72 19 7 72
9 Leeds Tykes 26 11 0 15 658 873 −215 12 2 58
10 Dings Crusaders 26 9 0 17 719 942 −223 16 5 57
11 Birmingham Moseley 26 8 1 17 660 757 −97 14 8 56 Relegation play-off
12 Clifton (R) 26 9 0 17 621 909 −288 13 4 53 Relegation place
13 Sedgley Park (R) 26 8 0 18 547 923 −376 11 3 46
14 Leicester Lions (R) 26 2 0 24 599 1239 −640 13 2 23
Updated to match(es) played on 25 April 2026. Source: National League Rugby [4]
Rules for classification: If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Number of matches drawn
  3. Difference between points for and against
  4. Total number of points for
  5. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  6. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled

Honours & club records

1st team:

2nd team (Blues):

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

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Club records

References

  1. 1 2 3 Club website history page
  2. ↑ "Bishop's Stortford Rugby Club are promoted after Exmouth victory". Hertfordshire Mercury. 22 April 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Bishop's Stortford First XV 28 Barnes 21". Bishop's Stortford RFC (Pitchero). 29 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "National League 1". NCA Rugby.
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