Bury St Edmunds RUFC
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 | |
League(s) | National League 2 South | |
2019–20 | 6th | |
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Official website | ||
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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] they currently play in the fourth tier of the English league system, National League 2 South.[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:
- 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.[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[]
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Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Try bonus | Losing bonus | Points | ||||||||
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1 | Redruth | 23 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 692 | 377 | 315 | 14 | 1 | 89 | ||||||
2 | Esher | 22 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 737 | 462 | 275 | 15 | 2 | 87 | ||||||
3 | Worthing Raiders | 22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 655 | 448 | 207 | 16 | 3 | 87 | ||||||
4 | Clifton | 23 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 871 | 506 | 365 | 15 | 3 | 86 | ||||||
5 | Henley Hawks | 23 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 612 | 478 | 134 | 11 | 3 | 76 | ||||||
6 | Leicester Lions | 21 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 571 | 445 | 126 | 11 | 4 | 67 | ||||||
7 | Bury St Edmunds | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 597 | 513 | 84 | 8 | 4 | 64 | ||||||
8 | Guernsey Raiders | 20 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 533 | 488 | 45 | 9 | 2 | 59 | ||||||
9 | Dings Crusaders | 23 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 636 | 654 | −18 | 15 | 6 | 59 | ||||||
10 | Old Albanian | 23 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 652 | 588 | 64 | 11 | 8 | 54 | ||||||
11 | Barnes | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 533 | 564 | −31 | 8 | 4 | 50 | ||||||
12 | Hinckley | 21 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 523 | 595 | −72 | 8 | 5 | 45 | ||||||
13 | Canterbury | 22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 456 | 477 | −21 | 6 | 4 | 44 | ||||||
14 | Rochford Hundred | 22 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 403 | 633 | −230 | 6 | 6 | 32 | ||||||
15 | Westcliff | 23 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 307 | 1105 | −798 | 3 | 1 | 12 | ||||||
16 | Barnstaple | 23 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 331 | 776 | −445 | 0 | 2 | 10 | ||||||
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Green background is the promotion place. Blue background is the play-off place. Pink background are relegation places. Updated: 5 March 2022 Source: "National League 2 South". NCA Rugby. |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b c "History". Bury St Edmunds RUFC. Archived from the original on 10 May 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ^ 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 March – On This Day – 1974: Turkish jet crashes killing 345". BBC News. 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.
External links[]
- Bury St Edmunds
- English rugby union teams
- Rugby clubs established in 1925
- Rugby union in Suffolk