Bishop's Stortford RFC

Bishop's Stortford

Full name	Bishop's Stortford Rugby Football Club
Union	Rugby Football Union
Founded	1920 (1920)
Ground(s)	Silver Leys
Chairman	Perry Oliver
President	Ruseell Cattell
Coach(es)	Andy Long
Captain(s)	Tom Coleman
League(s)	National League 2 South
2015–16	3rd
Team kit
Official website
www.pitchero.com/clubs/bishopsstortfordrfc/

Bishop's Stortford is an English rugby union team based in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire. The club runs five senior sides and the full range of Mini & junior teams, from under-6's to under-18's. and the first XV currently plays in National League 2 South.

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. However, it took fifteen attempts to win promotion to London 1 in 2003. The club earned promotion to National League 2 South in April 2013.

Honours

• London Division 2 North champions: 2002–03
• Hertfordshire County Cup winners: 1972, 1979, 1996 2009 & 2013
• Hertfordshire 7's winners: 1965, 1972, 1986, 1994, 1997 & 1998
• Hertfordshire Colts Cup winners: 1991, 1992, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, & 2014
• National Colts Cup winners: 2006 & 2013
• National Colts Plate winners: 2011
• National League 3 London & SE champions: 2012–13

Current standings

2015–16 National League 2 South Table
	Club	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Try bonus	Losing bonus	Points
1	Cambridge (C)	30	25	2	3	1029	532	497	25	1	130
2	Old Albanian (P)	30	25	1	4	1040	468	572	23	3	128
3	Bishop's Stortford	30	22	1	7	912	436	476	21	5	116
4	Redruth	30	22	1	7	752	547	205	16	4	110
5	Taunton Titans	30	20	1	9	896	611	285	16	5	103
6	Chinnor	30	13	0	17	802	748	54	13	8	73
7	Bury St Edmunds	30	13	0	17	735	753	–18	12	7	71
8	Redingensians Rams	30	13	1	16	670	746	–76	12	5	71
9	Old Elthamians	30	13	2	15	669	770	–101	8	6	70
10	Canterbury	30	13	0	17	700	871	–171	12	6	70
11	Worthing Raiders	30	13	1	16	636	684	–48	10	5	69
12	Clifton	30	11	2	17	732	749	–17	12	6	66
13	Barnes	30	10	4	16	677	827	–150	15	3	66
14	Dorking (R)	30	10	0	20	598	822	–224	9	7	56
15	Southend Saxons (R)	30	7	3	20	574	845	–271	8	4	46
16	Launceston (R)	30	0	1	29	290	1303	–1013	2	6	5
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: Number of matches won 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
Green background is the promotion place. Blue background is the play-off place. Pink background are relegation places. Updated: 30 April 2016 Source:

Notes

External links

• Official club website