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:

3rd team:

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

2024–25 National League 2 East table
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts Qualification
1 Tonbridge Juddians 22 19 0 3 790 478 +312 19 1 96 Promotion place
2 Dorking 23 18 0 5 841 576 +265 19 2 93
3 Barnes 23 17 0 6 714 475 +239 17 6 91
4 Canterbury 23 15 0 8 773 584 +189 15 3 78
5 Old Albanian 23 13 0 10 675 640 +35 16 5 73
6 Westcombe Park 23 14 0 9 653 620 +33 13 3 72
7 Henley Hawks 23 13 1 9 530 530 0 8 5 67
8 Guernsey Raiders 22 11 0 11 668 597 +71 15 6 65
9 Bury St Edmunds 23 10 0 13 784 765 +19 19 10 64[a]
10 Oxford Harlequins 23 7 1 15 644 843 −199 14 4 48
11 Sevenoaks 23 8 0 15 540 676 −136 9 5 46
12 Havant 23 7 1 15 593 759 −166 9 6 45
13 Colchester 23 3 1 19 546 844 −298 14 5 33 Relegation place
14 Worthing Raiders 23 3 0 20 542 906 −364 12 7 31
Updated to match(es) played on 22 March 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. ^ 5 points deducted

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Club History". Bury St Edmunds RUFC. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  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. ^ "London 1 North league table". Rugby Football Union. Archived from the original on 5 April 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  4. ^ "Location". Bury St Edmunds RUFC. Archived from the original on 10 May 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  5. ^ Thewlis, Jo (29 November 2010). "Bury St Edmunds: Hospital staff face parking ban". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  6. ^ "National League 2 East". NCA Rugby.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bury_St_Edmunds_RUFC
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