Bury St Edmunds RUFC
| Full name | Bury St Edmunds Rugby Union Football Club |
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| Union | Eastern Counties RFU |
| Founded | 1925; 100 years ago (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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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tonbridge Juddians | 20 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 721 | 415 | +306 | 17 | 0 | 89 | Promotion place |
| 2 | Barnes | 21 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 671 | 425 | +246 | 16 | 4 | 88 | |
| 3 | Dorking | 21 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 745 | 535 | +210 | 17 | 2 | 83 | |
| 4 | Canterbury | 21 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 702 | 518 | +184 | 13 | 3 | 68 | |
| 5 | Westcombe Park | 21 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 588 | 573 | +15 | 12 | 3 | 63 | |
| 6 | Old Albanian | 21 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 620 | 588 | +32 | 14 | 5 | 63 | |
| 7 | Henley Hawks | 21 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 482 | 486 | −4 | 8 | 4 | 62 | |
| 8 | Bury St Edmunds | 21 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 712 | 684 | +28 | 17 | 8 | 60[a] | |
| 9 | Guernsey Raiders | 20 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 590 | 532 | +58 | 13 | 5 | 58 | |
| 10 | Oxford Harlequins | 21 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 591 | 769 | −178 | 13 | 3 | 46 | |
| 11 | Sevenoaks | 21 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 485 | 612 | −127 | 7 | 5 | 40 | |
| 12 | Havant | 21 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 555 | 720 | −165 | 9 | 5 | 40 | |
| 13 | Colchester | 21 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 499 | 785 | −286 | 12 | 4 | 30 | Relegation place |
| 14 | Worthing Raiders | 21 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 498 | 817 | −319 | 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.