Bury St Edmunds RUFC
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Full name | Bury St Edmunds Rugby Union Football Club | |
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Union | Eastern Counties RFU | |
Founded | 1925 | |
Location | Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England | |
Ground(s) | The Haberden (Capacity: 3,000 (135 seats)) | |
Chairman | Craig Germeney | |
President | Chris Berry | |
Director of Rugby | Jacob Ford | |
Coach(es) | Jacob Ford | |
Captain(s) | George Grigg-Pettitt | |
League(s) | National League 2 East | |
2023–24 | 6th | |
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Official website | ||
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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
[edit]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
[edit]1st team:
- Eastern Counties 1 champions: 1992–93
- London Division 4 North East champions: 2000–01
- London Division 3 North East champions: 2006–07
- London Division 1 North champions: 2012–13
- National League 3 London & SE champions: 2014–15
3rd team:
- Greene King IPA Eastern Counties 2 West champions: 2015–16
Facilities
[edit]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
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TB | LB | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Rules for classification: If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
- Number of matches won
- Difference between points for and against
- Total number of points for
- Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
- Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
Notes:
- ^ 5 points deducted
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Club History". Bury St Edmunds RUFC. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "London 1 North league table". Rugby Football Union. Archived from the original on 5 April 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ^ "Location". Bury St Edmunds RUFC. Archived from the original on 10 May 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ^ Thewlis, Jo (29 November 2010). "Bury St Edmunds: Hospital staff face parking ban". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ^ "National League 2 East". NCA Rugby.