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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 9 9 0 0 364 194 +170 9 0 45 Promotion place
2 Dorking 9 8 0 1 348 218 +130 9 0 41
3 Guernsey Raiders 9 7 0 2 301 229 +72 8 1 37
4 Barnes 9 6 0 3 299 197 +102 6 3 33
5 Henley Hawks 9 6 1 2 212 199 +13 3 1 30
6 Canterbury 9 6 0 3 318 221 +97 6 0 30
7 Westcombe Park 9 5 0 4 256 292 −36 7 0 27
8 Bury St Edmunds 9 4 0 5 309 288 +21 7 4 27
9 Havant 9 4 0 5 281 300 −19 5 2 23
10 Old Albanian 9 4 0 5 268 320 −52 6 1 23
11 Oxford Harlequins 9 2 1 6 248 332 −84 5 1 16
12 Sevenoaks 9 1 0 8 201 313 −112 4 2 10
13 Worthing Raiders 9 0 0 9 212 358 −146 5 3 8 Relegation place
14 Colchester 9 0 0 9 190 346 −156 4 2 6
Updated to match(es) played on 9 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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