Bury St Edmunds RUFC explained

Teamname:Bury St Edmunds
Union:Eastern Counties RFU
Fullname:Bury St Edmunds Rugby Union Football Club
Location:Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Ground:The Haberden
Capacity:3,000 (135 seats
Chairman:Craig Germeney
President:Chris Berry
Rugby Director:Jacob Ford
Coach:Jacob Ford
Captain:Matt Bursey
Url:https://www.bserugby.co.uk/
League:National League 2 East
Season:2023–24
Position:6th
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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 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

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:

3rd team:

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.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: History . 20 April 2013 . Bury St Edmunds RUFC . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130510070324/http://www.bserufc.co.uk/a/history-8750.html . 10 May 2013 .
  2. Web site: Gallery: Matt Edison targets perfect season after Bury Rugby Club win promotion . . Carl . Marston . 25 March 2013 . 20 April 2013.
  3. Web site: 3 March  - On This Day  - 1974: Turkish jet crashes killing 345 . BBC News . 20 April 2013.
  4. Web site: London 1 North league table . . 20 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130405051759/http://clubs.rfu.com/Fixtures/MatchByDivision.aspx?DivID=158209094 . 5 April 2013 .
  5. Web site: Location . Bury St Edmunds RUFC . 20 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130510021714/http://www.bserufc.co.uk/location/ . 10 May 2013 .
  6. Web site: Bury St Edmunds: Hospital staff face parking ban . Jo . Thewlis . . 20 April 2013 . 29 November 2010.