Bishop’s Stortford discover 2025-26 National 1 fixtures

Bishop’s Stortford will start the 2025-26 National 1 season with a home match against Birmingham Moseley on Saturday September 6.

Tom Coleman’s side will also welcome Plymouth Albion to Silver Leys in the first month of the season, on September 20, in between away trips to Blackheath and Rotherham Titans on September 13 and 27 respectively.

Their first match with one of the three newly-promoted teams comes on October 18 when they will entertain 2 North champions Leeds Tykes.

Stortford will travel to 2 West winners Clifton the following Saturday (October 25) and will journey to Tonbridge Juddians, who topped 2 East last term, on December 13.

The season is due to finish on April 25, with Stortford playing the opening day’s reverse fixture away to Birmingham Moseley.

Meanwhile, the club have confirmed the departures of 11 players ahead of the new campaign.

Nick Hankin, Josh Stannard, Harrison Langworthy, Charlie Reynolds-West, Chris Smith and Dan Powell are all saying farewell, as are Sam Johnson, Harry Charter, Charlie Briers, Josh Cilia and Mike Cooke.

BSRFC 2025-26 National 1 fixtures:

September - 6 Birmingham Moseley (H), 13 Blackheath (A), 20 Plymouth Albion (H), 27 Rotherham Titans (A);

October - 4 Sedgley Park (H), 11 Sale FC (A), 18 Leeds Tykes (H), 25 Clifton (A);

November - 8 Rams (H), 15 Leicester Lions (H), 22 Rosslyn Park (A);

December - 6 Dings Crusaders (H), 13 Tonbridge Juddians (A), 20 Blackheath (H);

January - 10 Plymouth Albion (A), 17 Rotherham Titans (H), 24 Sedgley Park (A), 31 Sale FC (H);

February - 14 Leeds Tykes (A), 21 Clifton (H), 28 Rams (A);

March - 14 Leicester Lions (A), 21 Rosslyn Park (H);

April - 11 Dings Crusaders (A), 18 Tonbridge Juddians (H), 25 Birmingham Moseley (A).