Bury St Edmunds RUFC
| Full name | Bury St Edmunds Rugby Union Football Club |
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| Founded | 1925 |
| Region | Eastern Counties Rugby Football Union |
| Ground(s) | The Haberden |
| Chairman | Mike Robinson |
| President | Vic Nicol |
| Coach(es) | Gavin Hogg |
| Captain(s) | Josh Walker |
| League(s) | National League 2 South |
| National League 3 London & SE | 2014–15 1st |
| 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 postwar 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 the league winning all 26 games during the season.[4]
Club honours
- 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
Current standings
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| Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points For | Points Against | Points Difference | Try Bonus | Losing Bonus | Points | |||||||
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| 1 | Cambridge | 21 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 664 | 368 | 296 | 18 | 0 | 92 | ||||||
| 2 | Old Albanian | 21 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 646 | 344 | 302 | 16 | 3 | 85 | ||||||
| 3 | Bishop's Stortford | 22 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 607 | 348 | 259 | 14 | 5 | 81 | ||||||
| 4 | Taunton Titans | 20 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 625 | 384 | 241 | 13 | 2 | 79 | ||||||
| 5 | Redruth | 20 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 463 | 373 | 90 | 9 | 4 | 69 | ||||||
| 6 | Old Elthamians | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 493 | 496 | -3 | 5 | 3 | 60 | ||||||
| 7 | Barnes | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 509 | 542 | -33 | 11 | 3 | 56 | ||||||
| 8 | Clifton | 21 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 556 | 509 | 47 | 9 | 4 | 51 | ||||||
| 9 | Worthing Raiders | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 476 | 494 | -18 | 6 | 4 | 48 | ||||||
| 10 | Redingensians Rams | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 479 | 550 | -71 | 7 | 5 | 44 | ||||||
| 11 | Bury St Edmunds | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 457 | 554 | -97 | 6 | 6 | 44 | ||||||
| 12 | Dorking | 21 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 402 | 535 | -133 | 5 | 6 | 43 | ||||||
| 12 | Canterbury | 21 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 446 | 600 | -154 | 6 | 4 | 42 | ||||||
| 14 | Chinnor | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 496 | 599 | -103 | 7 | 7 | 42 | ||||||
| 15 | Southend Saxons | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 411 | 572 | -161 | 5 | 2 | 37 | ||||||
| 16 | Launceston | 20 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 230 | 692 | -462 | 2 | 5 | 9 | ||||||
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| Green background is the promotion place. Blue background is the play-off place. Pink background are relegation places. Updated: 13 February 2016 Source: "National League 2 South". NCA Rugby. | |||||||||||||||||
Facilities
Bury St Edmunds RUFC is based at The Haberden ground in the eastern side of Bury St Edmunds.[5] The club has one of only four all-weather pitches in England.[1] Parking at the ground is used by medical staff at the nearby West Suffolk Hospital during the week.[6]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 "History". Bury St Edmunds RUFC. 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. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ↑ "Location". Bury St Edmunds RUFC. 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.