Hitchin Rugby Club

Hitchin Rugby Club is a rugby club based in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England. They currently play in Counties 1 Herts/Middlesex - a league at the 7th level of the English rugby union system - following their promotion from London 3 North West in the 2021-22 season.

Hitchin
Full nameHitchin Rugby Club
UnionHertfordshire RFU
Founded1954 (1954)
LocationHitchin, Hertfordshire, England
Ground(s)King George V Playing Fields, Old Hale Way, Hitchin, SG5 1XL
ChairmanPeter Tasko
PresidentDavid Marshall
Coach(es)Gavin McLeod
Captain(s)James Bolter
League(s)Counties 1 Herts/Middlesex
2022-235th
1st kit
2nd kit
Official website
www.hitchinrugby.com

Formation

The club was formed in 1954.[1] Highlights have included playing at Twickenham in the final of the national Junior RFU Cup in 1993,[2] and the establishment of the country's first Academy. The Club received the RFU 'Club Seal of Approval' in 2012.[3]

Men's rugby

Hitchin's 1st XV competes in the Counties 1 Herts/Middlesex league following the club's promotion from London 3 North West at the end of the 2021/22 season, whilst also running two senior sides in the Herts/Middlesex merit tables. Hitchin finished the 2018-19 season as champions of Herts/Middlesex 1, returning to London 3 North West at the first attempt.[4]

Notable Players

Youth rugby

The Mini and Youth Section was founded in 1988.[6] The section currently has a membership of over 650, running teams for boys and girls aged 5-18.

Women's rugby

The Ladies 1xv team currently play in Women's Championship Midlands 2, the third tier of Women's rugby, following promotion as champions of Women's NC1 Midlands in the 2019-20 season.[7] The Ladies 2xv team, founded in the 2019/20 season, currently play in women's NC2 South East (North), the fifth tier of Women's rugby.

Club Honours


References
  1. "Hitchin Rugby Limited". www.hitchinrugby.com. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
  2. "Rugby Union / Commentary: Fleetwood confirm their progress with cup". The Independent. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
  3. "Winners Announced for the 2012 RFU President's XV Awards". Unofficial England Rugby Union. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
  4. "England Rugby". www.englandrugby.com. Retrieved 2019-04-11.
  5. Warner, Adrian (2023-05-12). "Amateur brothers turn international after Google search". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
  6. "Hitchin Rugby Limited". www.hitchinrugby.com. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
  7. "England Rugby". www.englandrugby.com. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  8. "England Rugby". www.englandrugby.com. Retrieved 2019-04-11.
  9. "Herts Rugby" (PDF). www.hertsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-04-11.
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