Rugby Club Issue 65 | Page 52

Hitchin FOLLOW US ONLINE TWITTER.COM/RUGBYCLUBMAG Hitchin RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB F irst established in 1954, Hitchin Rugby Club plays their home games at King George V Playing Fields on Old Hale Way in Hertfordshire and their first team currently competes in the London 3 North West League. They are led by the team of President Tim Jeffries and Chairman Richard Lucas and the club is looking to progress under their guidance. Over the years the club has put together a history of which they have every right to be proud with one of the highlights coming when they played at Twickenham in the National Junior RFU Cup in 1993. 52 Issue 65 Last season it would be fair to say that their first team did not perhaps enjoy the campaign that they would have liked as they put together a record of eight wins, a draw and thirteen defeats from their twenty two matches. This saw them finish in the bottom half of the table with 41 points on the board. They will be looking to improve in their 2016/17 campaign and have been working hard during the off-season to make sure that they do so. As long as