Bury St Edmunds RUFC

Bury St Edmunds
Full nameBury St Edmunds Rugby Union Football Club
UnionEastern Counties RFU
Founded1925; 100 years ago (1925)
LocationBury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Ground(s)The Haberden (Capacity: 3,000 (135 seats)
ChairmanCraig Germeney
PresidentChris Berry
Director of RugbyJacob Ford
Coach(es)Jacob Ford
Captain(s)Matt Bursey
League(s)National League 2 East
2023–246th
Team kit
Official website
www.bserugby.co.uk

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:

3rd team:

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

2024–25 National League 2 East table
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts Qualification
1 Tonbridge Juddians 15 14 0 1 564 307 +257 13 0 69 Promotion place
2 Barnes 16 12 0 4 493 305 +188 11 4 63
3 Dorking 14 12 0 2 528 361 +167 12 1 61
4 Canterbury 15 11 0 4 518 354 +164 10 1 55
5 Guernsey Raiders 14 9 0 5 429 332 +97 10 2 48
6 Westcombe Park 15 9 0 6 415 404 +11 9 1 46
7 Bury St Edmunds 16 7 0 9 519 517 +2 12 6 46
8 Henley Hawks 15 9 1 5 323 345 −22 5 1 44
9 Old Albanian 15 6 0 9 433 437 −4 9 4 37
10 Havant 16 6 1 9 443 505 −62 6 3 35
11 Sevenoaks 15 4 0 11 337 431 −94 5 4 25
12 Oxford Harlequins 16 3 1 12 396 590 −194 8 3 25
13 Colchester 15 1 1 13 303 537 −234 7 3 16 Relegation place
14 Worthing Raiders 15 1 0 14 328 604 −276 7 4 15
Updated to match(es) played on 18 January 2025. Source: National League Rugby [7]
Rules for classification: If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Difference between points for and against
  3. Total number of points for
  4. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  5. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "History". Bury St Edmunds RUFC. Archived from the original on 10 May 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  2. ^ 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. ^ "3 March – On This Day – 1974: Turkish jet crashes killing 345". BBC News. 3 March 1974. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  4. ^ "London 1 North league table". Rugby Football Union. Archived from the original on 5 April 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  5. ^ "Location". Bury St Edmunds RUFC. Archived from the original on 10 May 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  6. ^ Thewlis, Jo (29 November 2010). "Bury St Edmunds: Hospital staff face parking ban". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  7. ^ "National League 2 East". NCA Rugby.

 

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