Hitchin Rugby Club is a rugby club based in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England. They currently play in Counties 1 Hertfordshire â a league at the 7th level of the English rugby union system â following their promotion from London 3 North West in the 2021âÂÂ22 season.
The club was formed in 1954. Highlights have included playing at Twickenham in the final of the national Junior RFU Cup in 1993, and the establishment of the country's first Academy. The club received the RFU 'Club Seal of Approval' in 2012.
Hitchin's 1st XV competes in the Counties 1 Hertfordshire league following the club's promotion from London 3 North West at the end of the 2021âÂÂ22 season. Hitchin's 2nd XV competes in the Counties 3 Hertfordshire league following admission to the RFU league system for the 2025-26 season. Hitchin's 3rd XV competes in the Herts/Middlesex merit tables. Hitchin finished the 2018âÂÂ19 season as champions of Herts/Middlesex 1, returning to London 3 North West at the first attempt.
The Mini and Youth Section was founded in 1988. 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 NC 1 East, the fourth tier of Women's rugby.