Bishop's Stortford RFC

Bishop's Stortford

Full name	Bishop's Stortford Rugby Football Club
Union	Rugby Football Union
Founded	1920
Ground(s)	Silver Leys
Chairman	Colin Tilley
President	Perry Oliver
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. ^[1] 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.^[2]

Honours

• London Division 2 North champions: 2002–03
• Hertfordshire County Cup winners:^[3] 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

2016–17 National League 2 South Table
	Club	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Try bonus	Losing bonus	Points
1	Chinnor	14	12	0	2	602	203	399	11	1	60
2	Old Elthamians	14	12	0	2	444	248	196	9	0	57
3	Bishop's Stortford	14	11	0	3	450	272	178	11	2	57
4	Taunton Titans	14	10	0	4	474	355	119	10	2	52
5	Redruth	14	10	0	4	411	288	123	8	1	49
6	Canterbury	14	8	0	6	404	333	71	7	5	44
7	Cinderford	14	7	1	6	318	347	-29	7	3	35[b 1]
8	Clifton	14	7	0	7	312	412	-100	4	2	34
9	Redingensians Rams	14	6	1	7	338	284	54	3	5	34
10	Bury St Edmunds	14	6	0	8	332	382	-50	5	3	32
11	Henley Hawks	14	5	0	9	327	422	-95	3	2	25
12	Worthing Raiders	14	5	0	9	283	386	-103	2	3	25
13	London Irish Wild Geese	14	3	0	11	310	443	-133	7	3	22
14	Barnstaple	14	4	1	9	242	458	-216	2	1	21
15	Barnes	14	2	2	10	270	413	-143	5	4	21
16	Exmouth	14	1	1	12	280	534	-254	5	3	14
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: 3 December 2016 Source: "National League 2 South". NCA Rugby.

Notes

1. • Cinderford were deducted 5 points for fielding unregistered players against Canterbury on 3 September 2016.^[4]

References

1. Club website home page
2. Club website history page
3. http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/bishopsstortfordrfc/a/history-9141.html
4. "Club Discipline Season 2016-2017". NCA. Retrieved 24 September 2016.

External links

• Official club website