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Bury St Edmunds
Full nameBury St Edmunds Rugby Union Football Club
UnionEastern Counties RFU
Founded1925; 100 years ago (1925)
LocationBury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Ground(s)The Haberden (Capacity: 3,000 (135 seats))
ChairmanCraig Germeney
PresidentChris Berry
Director of RugbyJacob Ford
Coach(es)Jacob Ford
Captain(s)George Grigg-Pettitt
League(s)National League 2 East
2023–246th
Team kit
Official website
www.bserugby.co.uk

Bury St Edmunds RUFC is a rugby union club based in Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk. Founded in 1925 as Bury and West Suffolk Rugby Football Club,[1] the men's 1st XV currently play in the fourth tier of the English league system, National League 2 East.[2] The club has four senior men's sides, and a women's side as well who play in the 3rd tier of the RFU system, Championship Midlands 2.

History

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Bury St Edmunds RUFC played their first match as "Bury and West Suffolk Rugby Football Club" in 1925, with post-war practice taking place at Culford School. In 1974, 18 members of the team were killed when Turkish Airlines Flight 981 crashed outside Paris.[1]

In 2001, the first team was promoted to London 3 North East, winning the league six years later to be promoted to London 2 North in 2007.[1] Promotion to National League 3 London & SE followed in 2013 after they won London Division 1 North, winning all 26 games during the season.[3]

Honours

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1st team:

3rd team:

Facilities

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Bury St Edmunds RUFC is based at The Haberden ground in the eastern side of Bury St Edmunds.[4] The club has one all-weather pitch.[1] Parking at the ground is used by medical staff at the nearby West Suffolk Hospital during the week.[5] The club-house has seating capacity for 135 while there is ample standing space on the banks surrounding the pitch, bring total capacity to around 3,000.

Current standings

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2024–25 National League 2 East table
Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts Qualification
1 Tonbridge Juddians 21 18 0 3 749 444 +305 18 1 91 Promotion place
2 Barnes 22 17 0 5 690 449 +241 16 5 89
3 Dorking 22 17 0 5 810 547 +263 18 2 88
4 Canterbury 22 14 0 8 742 556 +186 14 3 73
5 Old Albanian 22 12 0 10 649 616 +33 15 5 68
6 Westcombe Park 22 13 0 9 612 592 +20 12 3 67
7 Henley Hawks 22 13 1 8 502 499 +3 8 4 66
8 Guernsey Raiders 21 11 0 10 639 566 +73 14 5 63
9 Bury St Edmunds 22 10 0 12 750 724 +26 18 9 62[a]
10 Oxford Harlequins 22 7 1 14 625 818 −193 14 3 47
11 Sevenoaks 22 8 0 14 512 635 −123 8 5 45
12 Havant 22 6 1 15 568 740 −172 9 6 41
13 Colchester 22 3 1 18 522 812 −290 13 5 32 Relegation place
14 Worthing Raiders 22 2 0 20 510 882 −372 11 7 26
Updated to match(es) played on 15 March 2025. Source: National League Rugby [6]
Rules for classification: If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Difference between points for and against
  3. Total number of points for
  4. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  5. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
    Notes:
  1. ^ 5 points deducted

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Club History". Bury St Edmunds RUFC. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  2. ^ Marston, Carl (25 March 2013). "Gallery: Matt Edison targets perfect season after Bury Rugby Club win promotion". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  3. ^ "London 1 North league table". Rugby Football Union. Archived from the original on 5 April 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  4. ^ "Location". Bury St Edmunds RUFC. Archived from the original on 10 May 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  5. ^ Thewlis, Jo (29 November 2010). "Bury St Edmunds: Hospital staff face parking ban". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  6. ^ "National League 2 East". NCA Rugby.
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