They led for most of the season the following year but finished second, but won promotion in 1999–00.

The club set a new points record when winning National Division Two in 2006–07 and were thus promoted.

They were promoted into the second tier, the RFU Championship after winning National League 1 in 2009–10.

In 2020, the club announced a two-year agreement to share their ground with RFU Championship side London Scottish starting in 2021–22.

[2] However it was later confirmed that Scottish would remain at Richmond Athletic Ground.