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.
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]
Updated to match(es) played on 13 September 2025. Source: National League Rugby [4] Rules for classification: If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
Number of matches won
Number of matches drawn
Difference between points for and against
Total number of points for
Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
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