Tonbridge Juddians Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union team based in Tonbridge in Kent. The club runs four senior teams, a ladies side and the full range of junior teams.[1] The first XV play in National League 2 East for the 2022–23 season having been relegated from National League 1, the previous season.
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| Full name | Tonbridge Juddians Rugby Football Club | |
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| Union | Kent RFU | |
| Founded | 1904 (Tonbridge), 1928 (Old Juddians), 1999 (clubs merged) | |
| Location | Tonbridge, Kent, England | |
| Ground(s) | The Slade (Capacity: 1,500) | |
| League(s) | National League 2 East | |
| 2023–24 | 5th | |
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| Official website | ||
| www | ||
History
editTonbridge RFC was formed in 1904 and Old Juddians was formed in 1928. 'Old Juddians' were former pupils of The Judd School in Tonbridge.
The two clubs merged to form Tonbridge Juddians in 1999. The merged club began life in London 2 South, the same level at which Old Juddians was placed in when the league system was founded in 1987. The club suffered two further relegations before turning semi-professional[2] and beginning a rapid climb up the pyramid, including a hat-trick of promotions, with the club joining the national leagues in 2011.[3]
Honours
edit- London 2 South East champions: 1990–91,[a] 2009–10[4]
- Kent 2 champions: 1990–91[b]
- Kent 3 champions: 1995–96[c]
- London Division 4 South East champions: 2008–09
- London Division 1 South champions: 2010–11[5]
- Kent Plate winners: 2012
- Kent Cup winners (2): 2015, 2017
- National League 3 London & SE champions: 2016–17
- RFU National Colts Cup (U18) - Champions 2015, 2023
Runners-up 2022
- RFU National U17 Cup - Champions 2017
Current standings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TB | LB | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tonbridge Juddians | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 405 | 222 | +183 | 10 | 0 | 50 | Promotion place |
| 2 | Dorking | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 409 | 252 | +157 | 10 | 0 | 46 | |
| 3 | Guernsey Raiders | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 350 | 256 | +94 | 9 | 1 | 42 | |
| 4 | Barnes | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 333 | 209 | +124 | 7 | 3 | 38 | |
| 5 | Henley Hawks | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 248 | 227 | +21 | 4 | 1 | 35 | |
| 6 | Canterbury | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 377 | 256 | +121 | 7 | 0 | 35 | |
| 7 | Bury St Edmunds | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 344 | 347 | −3 | 8 | 4 | 28 | |
| 8 | Westcombe Park | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 268 | 326 | −58 | 7 | 0 | 27 | |
| 9 | Old Albanian | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 296 | 361 | −65 | 7 | 1 | 24 | |
| 10 | Havant | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 309 | 336 | −27 | 5 | 2 | 23 | |
| 11 | Oxford Harlequins | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 275 | 381 | −106 | 6 | 1 | 17 | |
| 12 | Sevenoaks | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 224 | 341 | −117 | 4 | 3 | 11 | |
| 13 | Colchester | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 218 | 369 | −151 | 5 | 2 | 11 | Relegation place |
| 14 | Worthing Raiders | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 246 | 419 | −173 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
Rules for classification: If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
- Number of matches won
- Difference between points for and against
- Total number of points for
- Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
- Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ Club website
- ^ http://www.kentlive.news/golds-believes-plenty-come/story-12011759-detail/story.html [dead link]
- ^ Club website history page
- ^ "1st XV Match Reports 09/10". www.tjrfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 January 2012.
- ^ "Havant open their league campaign vs Tring | Havant Rugby Football Club". Archived from the original on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- ^ "National League 2 East". NCA Rugby.
