Tonbridge Juddians RFC

England Tonbridge Juddians
Full nameTonbridge Juddians Rugby Football Club
UnionKent RFU
Founded1904 (Tonbridge), 1928 (Old Juddians), 1999 (clubs merged)
LocationTonbridge, Kent, England
GroundThe Slade (Capacity: 1,500)
LeagueNational League 1
2024–25Champions (promoted from National League 2 East)
Team kit
Official website
tjrfc.co.uk

Tonbridge Juddians Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union team based in Tonbridge in Kent. The club runs four senior teams, a ladies side and the full range of junior teams.[1] The first XV currently play in National League 1 since being promoted from the 2024–25 National League 2 East.

History

Tonbridge RFC was formed in 1904 and Old Juddians was formed in 1928. 'Old Juddians' were former pupils of The Judd School in Tonbridge.

The two clubs merged to form Tonbridge Juddians in 1999. The merged club began life in London 2 South, the same level at which Old Juddians was placed in when the league system was founded in 1987. The club suffered two further relegations before turning semi-professional[2] and beginning a rapid climb up the pyramid, including a hat-trick of promotions, with the club joining the national leagues in 2011.[3]

Honours

Men's First XV

Youth

  • RFU National Colts Cup (U18) champions (2): 2015, 2023
  • RFU National U17 Cup champions: 2017

Current standings

2025–26 National League 1 table
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts Qualification
1 Rotherham Titans 21 18 0 3 833 434 +399 17 2 91 Promotion place
2 Plymouth Albion 21 17 0 4 773 424 +349 18 0 86 Promotion play-off
3 Blackheath 21 16 0 5 693 421 +272 15 3 82
4 Sale FC 21 14 0 7 664 426 +238 15 5 76
5 Rosslyn Park 21 13 0 8 692 544 +148 18 4 74
6 Rams 21 11 0 10 596 544 +52 14 6 64
7 Bishop's Stortford 21 10 0 11 559 669 −110 15 3 58
8 Tonbridge Juddians 21 9 1 11 584 564 +20 14 6 58
9 Leeds Tykes 21 9 0 12 506 642 −136 9 2 47
10 Sedgley Park 21 8 0 13 428 643 −215 8 2 42
11 Birmingham Moseley 21 6 1 14 512 590 −78 10 6 42 Relegation play-off
12 Clifton 21 7 0 14 459 721 −262 8 3 39 Relegation place
13 Dings Crusaders 21 6 0 15 490 776 −286 11 4 39
14 Leicester Lions 21 2 0 19 484 875 −391 11 2 21
Updated to match(es) played on 7 March 2026. Source: National League Rugby [6]
Rules for classification: If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Number of matches drawn
  3. Difference between points for and against
  4. Total number of points for
  5. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  6. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled

Notes

  1. ^ 1990–91 London 2 South East title was won when the league was known as London 3 South East and was won by founder club Old Juddian.
  2. ^ 1990–91 Kent 2 title was won by founder club Tonbridge.
  3. ^ 1995–96 Kent 3 title was won by founder club Tonbridge.

References

allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonbridge_Juddians_Rugby_Football_Club