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Bury St Edmunds RUFC

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Bury St Edmunds
Full nameBury St Edmunds Rugby Union Football Club
UnionEastern Counties RFU
Founded1925; 99 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

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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

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1st team:

3rd team:

Facilities

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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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2024–25 National League 2 East table
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts Qualification
1 Tonbridge Juddians 10 10 0 0 405 222 +183 10 0 50 Promotion place
2 Dorking 10 9 0 1 409 252 +157 10 0 46
3 Guernsey Raiders 10 8 0 2 350 256 +94 9 1 42
4 Barnes 10 7 0 3 333 209 +124 7 3 38
5 Henley Hawks 10 7 1 2 248 227 +21 4 1 35
6 Canterbury 10 7 0 3 377 256 +121 7 0 35
7 Bury St Edmunds 10 4 0 6 344 347 −3 8 4 28
8 Westcombe Park 10 5 0 5 268 326 −58 7 0 27
9 Old Albanian 10 4 0 6 296 361 −65 7 1 24
10 Havant 10 4 0 6 309 336 −27 5 2 23
11 Oxford Harlequins 10 2 1 7 275 381 −106 6 1 17
12 Sevenoaks 10 1 0 9 224 341 −117 4 3 11
13 Colchester 10 1 0 9 218 369 −151 5 2 11 Relegation place
14 Worthing Raiders 10 0 0 10 246 419 −173 6 3 9
Updated to match(es) played on 16 November 2024. 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

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References

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  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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