Bishop's Stortford RFC
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| Full name | Bishop's Stortford Rugby Football Club |
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| Union | Rugby Football Union |
| Founded | 1920 |
| Ground(s) | Silver Leys (Capacity: 1,600) |
| Chairman | Colin Tilley |
| President | Perry Oliver |
| Coach(es) | Andy Long |
| Captain(s) | Tom Coleman |
| League(s) | National League 2 South |
| 2016–17 | Champions (promoted to National League 1) |
| Official website | |
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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 and junior teams, from under-6's to under-18's. The first XV have been promoted to the third tier of the English rugby union system, National League 1 for 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. 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. Four years later they gained another promotion winning the National League 2 South on 22 April 2017 after beating Exmouth 60–7 away, and reaching the highest level in the club's history. On 30 April 2017 the club recorded its record attendance, with 1,664 for the final league match of the season,
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