Hitchin Rugby Club

Rugby team

Hitchin

Full name

Hitchin Rugby Club

Union

Hertfordshire RFU

Founded

1954; 70 years ago (1954)

Location

Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England

Ground(s)

King George V Playing Fields, Old Hale Way, Hitchin, SG5 1XL

Chairman

Peter Tasko

President

David Marshall

Coach(es)

Gavin McLeod

Captain(s)

James Bolter

League(s)

Counties 1 Herts/Middlesex

2022-23

5th

1st kit

2nd kit

Official website

www.hitchinrugby.com

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.

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.^{[citation needed]} 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

Dan Wiggins, Danish national team^[5]
Ben Wiggins, Danish national team^[5]

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

Hertfordshire 2 champions: 1988–89
Herts/Middlesex 1 champions (2): 2004-05, 2018-19^[8]
Hertfordshire Presidents' Trophy winners: 2005^[9]

References

^ "Hitchin Rugby Limited". www.hitchinrugby.com. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
^ "Rugby Union / Commentary: Fleetwood confirm their progress with cup". The Independent. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
^ "Winners Announced for the 2012 RFU President's XV Awards". Unofficial England Rugby Union. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
^ "England Rugby". www.englandrugby.com. Retrieved 2019-04-11.
^ ^a ^b Warner, Adrian (2023-05-12). "Amateur brothers turn international after Google search". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
^ "Hitchin Rugby Limited". www.hitchinrugby.com. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
^ "England Rugby". www.englandrugby.com. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
^ "England Rugby". www.englandrugby.com. Retrieved 2019-04-11.
^ "Herts Rugby" (PDF). www.hertsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-04-11.^{[dead link]}

External links

Official Hitchin Rugby Club Site
RSS Feed

Rugby union in England

Governing body

Rugby Football Union
Rugby Football Union for Women (merged into the RFU)

National teams

Men's	England England A 7's U-21 U-20 U-18 British & Irish Lions England Counties XV
Women's	Women's 7's

International competitions

Men's	World Cup Six Nations Rugby World Cup Sevens Sevens World Series Sevens Grand Prix Series Commonwealth Games
Women's	World Cup Six Nations World Series Sevens

Competition divisions

Men's	Premiership Championship National Leagues London and SE Division Northern Division Midland Division South West Division United Hospitals Cup
Women's	Premiership Women's Rugby