Bury St Edmunds RUFC
English rugby union club, based in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Rugby team
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| Full name | Bury St Edmunds Rugby Union Football Club | |
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| Union | Eastern Counties RFU | |
| Founded | 1925; 99 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) | Matt Bursey | |
| League(s) | National League 2 East | |
| 2022–23 | 5th | |
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| Official website | ||
| www | ||
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
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, 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
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
Bury 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
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| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Try bonus | Losing bonus | Points | ||||||||
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| 1 | Esher | 22 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 904 | 498 | 406 | 18 | 3 | 97 | ||||||
| 2 | Dorking | 23 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 881 | 574 | 307 | 20 | 3 | 93 | ||||||
| 3 | Barnes | 23 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 795 | 566 | 229 | 16 | 4 | 92 | ||||||
| 4 | Tonbridge Juddians | 23 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 742 | 593 | 149 | 17 | 5 | 80 | ||||||
| 5 | Henley Hawks | 23 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 687 | 602 | 85 | 17 | 2 | 77 | ||||||
| 6 | Bury St Edmunds | 23 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 706 | 572 | 134 | 14 | 4 | 72 | ||||||
| 7 | Canterbury | 23 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 710 | 654 | 56 | 13 | 4 | 61 | ||||||
| 8 | Sevenoaks | 23 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 579 | 647 | -68 | 10 | 4 | 60 | ||||||
| 9 | Old Albanian | 23 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 657 | 715 | -58 | 14 | 4 | 58 | ||||||
| 10 | Westcombe Park | 23 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 650 | 689 | -39 | 15 | 9 | 58 | ||||||
| 11 | Guernsey Raiders | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 560 | 637 | -77 | 12 | 2 | 54 | ||||||
| 12 | Worthing Raiders | 23 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 636 | 839 | -203 | 15 | 5 | 44 | ||||||
| 13 | Wimbledon | 23 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 555 | 834 | -279 | 11 | 4 | 33 | ||||||
| 14 | North Walsham (R) | 23 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 372 | 1014 | -642 | 5 | 0 | 11 | ||||||
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| Green background is the promotion place. Pink background are relegation places. Updated: 23 March 2024 Source: National League 2 East RFU [7] | |||||||||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ 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. 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". England Rugby.
External links
- Official website
