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.
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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) | Matt Bursey | |
| League(s) | National League 2 East | |
| 2023–24 | 6th | |
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| Official website | ||
| www | ||
History
editBury 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, seventeen members of the team were killed when Turkish Airlines Flight 981 crashed outside Paris.[3]
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.[4]
Honours
edit1st 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
editBury St Edmunds RUFC is based at The Haberden ground in the eastern side of Bury St Edmunds.[5] 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.[6] 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tonbridge Juddians | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 443 | 254 | 189 | 10 | 0 | 54 | Promotion place |
| 2 | Dorking | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 437 | 277 | 160 | 10 | 0 | 50 | |
| 3 | Barnes | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 377 | 224 | 153 | 8 | 3 | 47 | |
| 4 | Guernsey Raiders | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 350 | 256 | 94 | 9 | 1 | 42 | |
| 5 | Canterbury | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 424 | 283 | 141 | 8 | 1 | 41 | |
| 6 | Henley Hawks | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 265 | 260 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 39 | |
| 7 | Bury St Edmunds | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 381 | 399 | −18 | 9 | 4 | 33 | |
| 8 | Westcombe Park | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 299 | 357 | −58 | 7 | 1 | 32 | |
| 9 | Havant | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 356 | 381 | −25 | 5 | 3 | 28 | |
| 10 | Old Albanian | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 323 | 393 | −70 | 7 | 3 | 26 | |
| 11 | Sevenoaks | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 274 | 360 | −86 | 5 | 3 | 20 | |
| 12 | Oxford Harlequins | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 302 | 434 | −132 | 6 | 2 | 18 | |
| 13 | Worthing Raiders | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 273 | 469 | −196 | 7 | 3 | 14 | Relegation place |
| 14 | Colchester | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 232 | 389 | −157 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
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
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "History". Bury St Edmunds RUFC. Archived from the original on 10 May 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ^ 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 March – On This Day – 1974: Turkish jet crashes killing 345". BBC News. 3 March 1974. 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.
