Bury St Edmunds RUFC

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Bury St Edmunds
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Full nameBury St Edmunds Rugby Union Football Club
Union Eastern Counties RFU
Founded1925;100 years ago (1925)
Location Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Ground(s)The Haberden (Capacity: 3,000 (135 seats))
ChairmanCraig Germeney
PresidentHeidi Tilbrook
Director of RugbyJames Shanahan
Coach(es)James Shanahan
Captain(s)George Grigg-Pettitt
League(s) National League 2 East
2024–25 9th
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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] the Men's 1st XV currently play in the fourth tier of the English league system, National League 2 East. [2] The Women's side who play in the second tier of the RFU system, Championship North 1. There are a total of 4 senior men's teams, and 2 women's teams, as well as mini's, youth boys and youth girls.

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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]

In 2025, the women's side were crowned Champions of Women's Championship Midlands 2 (2024-25), winning 9 out of the 10 games and were promoted into the 2nd tier of rugby, Championship North 1, for the 2025-26 season. [4] [5]

Honours

1st team:

3rd team:

Facilities

Bury St Edmunds RUFC is based at The Haberden ground in the eastern side of Bury St Edmunds. [6] 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. [7] 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

2025–26 National League 2 East table
PosTeam
PldWDLPFPAPDTBLBPtsQualification
1 Havant 220011039+712010Promotion place
2 Esher 22005541+142010
3 Old Albanian 22006047+132010
4 Dorking 22005632+24109
5 Barnes 21104634+12107
6 Henley Hawks 21104644+2107
7 Westcombe Park 21017253+19217
8 Oundle 21017182−11206
9 Canterbury 21015663−7105
10 London Welsh 20023850−12123
11 Bury St Edmunds 20026274−12112
12 Sevenoaks 20024966−17112
13 Guernsey Raiders 20024665−19112Relegation place
14 Oxford Harlequins 200237114−77101
Updated to match(es) played on 13 September 2025. Source: National League Rugby [8]
Rules for classification: If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Number of matches drawn
  3. Difference between points for and against
  4. Total number of points for
  5. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  6. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "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. ↑ "Champions!". www.bserugby.co.uk. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  5. ↑ "Rugby fixtures, results and stats for Bury St Edmunds Women | Rugby Football Union". www.englandrugby.com. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  6. ↑ "Location". Bury St Edmunds RUFC. Archived from the original on 10 May 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  7. ↑ Thewlis, Jo (29 November 2010). "Bury St Edmunds: Hospital staff face parking ban". East Anglian Daily Times . Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  8. ↑ "National League 2 East". NCA Rugby.
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