| Teamname: | Hitchin |
| Fullname: | Hitchin Rugby Club |
| Countryflag: | England |
| Ground: | King George V Playing Fields, Old Hale Way, Hitchin, SG5 1XL |
| President: | David Marshall |
| Chairman: | Peter Tasko |
| Captain: | James Bolter |
| Coach: | Gavin McLeod |
| Season: | 2022-23 |
| Position: | 5th |
| Colours: | Maroon and White |
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| Pattern So1: | _hoops_white |
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| Body1: | 800000 |
| Rightarm1: | 800000 |
| Shorts1: | 800000 |
| Socks1: | 800000 |
| Pattern B2: | _whitemaroon_hoops |
| Pattern So2: | _hoops_white |
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| Shorts2: | 800000 |
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| Url: | 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.
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]
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]
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.
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.