 Despite this apparently late start to the game (the town already had well established clubs in many other sports) Letchworth was one of the first rugby clubs to be formed in the area - local rival clubs in Hitchin, Royston and Stevenage not being formed until after the Second World War.The first match was played against RAF Henlow (the airmen won), and the new club also played teams such as Luton, R.A.F.Duxford, Wellingborough and a B.B.C.