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, Ben Penfold | |
| Captain(s) | George Grigg-Pettitt | |
| League(s) | National League 2 East | |
| 2023–24 | 6th | |
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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, 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
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.[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
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TB | LB | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tonbridge Juddians (C) | 26 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 977 | 593 | +384 | 22 | 1 | 111 | Promotion place |
| 2 | Dorking | 26 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 960 | 654 | +306 | 22 | 3 | 105 | |
| 3 | Barnes | 26 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 821 | 556 | +265 | 19 | 7 | 102 | |
| 4 | Canterbury | 26 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 931 | 681 | +250 | 18 | 3 | 93 | |
| 5 | Westcombe Park | 26 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 803 | 748 | +55 | 16 | 4 | 84 | |
| 6 | Old Albanian | 26 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 787 | 771 | +16 | 19 | 6 | 81 | |
| 7 | Guernsey Raiders | 26 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 823 | 722 | +101 | 18 | 6 | 80 | |
| 8 | Henley Hawks | 26 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 630 | 625 | +5 | 10 | 5 | 77 | |
| 9 | Bury St Edmunds | 26 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 891 | 892 | −1 | 22 | 10 | 71[a] | |
| 10 | Sevenoaks | 26 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 640 | 765 | −125 | 12 | 6 | 58 | |
| 11 | Havant | 26 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 674 | 847 | −173 | 11 | 7 | 52 | |
| 12 | Oxford Harlequins | 26 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 721 | 1025 | −304 | 16 | 4 | 50 | |
| 13 | Colchester (R) | 26 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 612 | 961 | −349 | 15 | 5 | 34 | Relegation place |
| 14 | Worthing Raiders (R) | 26 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 637 | 1067 | −430 | 15 | 7 | 34 |
Rules for classification: If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
- Number of matches won
- Number of matches drawn
- 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
References
- ^ 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.
