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 play in National League 2 East for the 2022–23 season having been relegated from National League 1, the previous season.

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

Runners-up 2022

  • RFU National U17 Cup - Champions 2017

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 18 17 0 1 673 363 +310 16 0 84 Promotion place
2 Barnes 19 15 0 4 594 367 +227 14 4 78
3 Dorking 18 14 0 4 659 475 +184 15 2 73
4 Canterbury 19 13 0 6 649 452 +197 12 2 66
5 Westcombe Park 19 12 0 7 527 503 +24 10 1 59
6 Henley Hawks 19 11 1 7 408 422 −14 6 3 55
7 Bury St Edmunds 19 8 0 11 645 627 +18 15 8 50[d]
8 Guernsey Raiders 17 9 0 8 484 424 +60 10 3 49
9 Old Albanian 18 8 0 10 526 523 +3 12 5 49
10 Sevenoaks 19 7 0 12 447 542 −95 6 5 39
11 Havant 19 6 1 12 493 641 −148 7 4 37
12 Oxford Harlequins 19 5 1 13 512 701 −189 11 3 36
13 Worthing Raiders 19 2 0 17 444 745 −301 10 6 24 Relegation place
14 Colchester 18 1 1 16 390 666 −276 9 4 19
Updated to match(es) played on 15 February 2025. 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. 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
    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.
  4. ^ 5 points deducted

Notes

References

  1. ^ Club website
  2. ^ http://www.kentlive.news/golds-believes-plenty-come/story-12011759-detail/story.html [dead link‍]
  3. ^ Club website history page
  4. ^ "1st XV Match Reports 09/10". www.tjrfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 January 2012.
  5. ^ "Havant open their league campaign vs Tring | Havant Rugby Football Club". Archived from the original on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  6. ^ "National League 2 East". NCA Rugby.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonbridge_Juddians
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