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
2014–15 2nd
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]

Club honours

Current standings

2015–16 National League 2 South Table
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Difference Try Bonus Losing Bonus Points
1 Cambridge 21 18 1 2 664 368 296 18 0 92
2 Old Albanian 21 16 1 4 646 344 302 16 3 85
3 Bishop's Stortford 22 15 1 6 607 348 259 14 5 81
4 Taunton Titans 20 16 0 4 625 384 241 13 2 79
5 Redruth 20 14 0 6 463 373 90 9 4 69
6 Old Elthamians 22 12 2 8 493 496 -3 5 3 60
7 Barnes 22 9 3 10 509 542 -33 11 3 56
8 Clifton 21 9 1 11 556 509 47 9 4 51
9 Worthing Raiders 22 9 1 12 476 494 -18 6 4 48
10 Redingensians Rams 22 8 0 14 479 550 -71 7 5 44
11 Bury St Edmunds 22 8 0 14 457 554 -97 6 6 44
12 Dorking 21 8 0 13 402 535 -133 5 6 43
12 Canterbury 21 8 0 13 446 600 -154 6 4 42
14 Chinnor 22 7 0 15 496 599 -103 7 7 42
15 Southend Saxons 21 6 3 12 411 572 -161 5 2 37
16 Launceston 20 0 1 19 230 692 -462 2 5 9
  • If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Difference between points for and against
  3. Total number of points for
  4. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  5. 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: 13 February 2016
Source: "National League 2 South". NCA Rugby. 

    References

    1. ↑ Club website home page
    2. ↑ Club website history page
    3. ↑ http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/bishopsstortfordrfc/a/history-9141.html

    External links

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