Sudbury RUFC
{{Short description|English rugby union club, based in Suffolk}}
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| location = Sudbury, Suffolk, England
| ground = Whittome Field
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| url = https://sudburyrfc.rfu.club/
| league = Regional 1 South East
| season = 2023–24
| position = 2nd
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Sudbury Rugby Union Football Club is a rugby union club located in Great Cornard near Sudbury, Suffolk. The first XV currently play in Regional 1 South East, a fifth tier league in the English rugby union system.
League history
When the league system was established in 1987, Sudbury was placed in the fourth tier, playing in 1987–88 Courage Area League South. The remained at this level until 1993–94 Courage League Division 4 when they were relegated after finishing bottom. Since then they have drifted down the leagues, ending up at level 8. In the mid 2010s the club won two consecutive promotions{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2014-2015/group/18358|title=2014–15 London South-East Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU |accessdate=5 May 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2015-2016/group/19822 |title=2015-2016 London South-East Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU |accessdate=25 April 2016}} and now play at the 5th level.
Honours
- 1992–93 Courage National 4 South champions{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyarchive.net/pagine/StagioneCompetizioni.aspx?ID=24|title=Courage League - Division 4 1992/93|publisher=The Rugby Archive|date=2 December 2017|access-date=17 June 2019|archive-date=30 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171230232916/http://www.rugbyarchive.net/Pagine/StagioneCompetizioni.aspx?ID=24|url-status=dead}}
- London 2 North East/West promotion play-off winners (2): 2015–16,{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2015-2016/group/19822 |title=2015-2016 London South-East Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU |accessdate=25 April 2016}} 2017–18{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2017-2018/group/23049 |title=2017-2018 London South-East Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU |accessdate=21 April 2018}}
- London 3 North East champions: 2014-15{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2014-2015/group/18358|title=2014–15 London South-East Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU |accessdate=5 May 2017}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/sudburyrfc Official club site]
{{Rugby union in England}}
Category:Rugby union teams in England
Category:Rugby clubs established in 1908