Hertfordshire 1 was an English level 10 Rugby Union league with teams from Hertfordshire and parts of north London taking part. Promoted teams used to move up to Herts/Middlesex 1 and relegation was to Hertfordshire 2 until that division was cancelled at the end of the 1989âÂÂ90 season. The division was cancelled in at the end of the 1995âÂÂ96 campaign after nine seasons due to the merger of the Hertfordshire and Middlesex regional leagues.
When league rugby began in 1987 this division contained the following teams:
The original Hertfordshire 1 was a tier 8 league with promotion up to London 3 North West and relegation down to Hertfordshire 2 until that league was cancelled at the end of the 1989âÂÂ90 season.
The creation of Herts/Middlesex at the beginning of the 1992âÂÂ93 season meant that Hertfordshire 1 dropped to become a tier 9 league. The introduction of National 5 South for the 1993âÂÂ94 season meant that Hertfordshire 1 dropped another level to become a tier 10 league for the years that National 5 South was active. Promotion was into the new Herts/Middlesex league and. as this was the lowest tier league for Hertfordshire based clubs, there was no relegation. The merging of the Hertfordshire and Middlesex regional divisions at the end of the 1996âÂÂ97 mean that Hertfordshire 1 was cancelled.