Tonbridge Juddians RFC

Tonbridge Juddians
Full nameTonbridge Juddians Rugby Football Club
UnionKent RFU
Founded1904 (Tonbridge), 1928 (Old Juddians), 1999 (clubs merged)
LocationTonbridge, Kent, England
Ground(s)The Slade (Capacity: 1,500)
League(s)National League 2 East
2023–245th
Team kit
Official website
www.tjrfc.co.uk

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.

History

Tonbridge 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

Runners-up 2022

  • RFU National U17 Cup - Champions 2017

Current standings

2024–25 National League 2 East table
Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts Qualification
1 Tonbridge Juddians 14 13 0 1 519 290 +229 12 0 64 Promotion place
2 Dorking 13 11 0 2 485 319 +166 11 1 56
3 Barnes 14 10 0 4 416 260 +156 9 4 53
4 Canterbury 14 10 0 4 494 339 +155 10 1 51
5 Guernsey Raiders 12 8 0 4 374 294 +80 9 2 43
6 Bury St Edmunds 14 7 0 7 446 436 +10 10 4 42
7 Westcombe Park 14 8 0 6 381 384 −3 8 1 41
8 Henley Hawks 14 8 1 5 304 333 −29 5 1 40
9 Havant 14 6 1 7 409 431 −22 6 3 35
10 Old Albanian 14 5 0 9 395 425 −30 8 4 32
11 Sevenoaks 14 4 0 10 320 411 −91 5 3 24
12 Oxford Harlequins 14 2 1 11 346 540 −194 7 2 19
13 Colchester 13 1 1 11 263 442 −179 6 3 15 Relegation place
14 Worthing Raiders 14 1 0 13 311 559 −248 7 4 15
Updated to match(es) played on 21 December 2024. Source: National League Rugby [6]
Rules for classification: If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Difference between points for and against
  3. Total number of points for
  4. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  5. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled

Notes

  1. ^ 1990–91 London 2 South East title was won when the league was known as London 3 South East and was won by founder club Old Juddian.
  2. ^ 1990–91 Kent 2 title was won by founder club Tonbridge.
  3. ^ 1995–96 Kent 3 title was won by founder club Tonbridge.

References

  1. ^ Club website
  2. ^ http://www.kentlive.news/golds-believes-plenty-come/story-12011759-detail/story.html [dead link‍]
  3. ^ Club website history page
  4. ^ "1st XV Match Reports 09/10". www.tjrfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 January 2012.
  5. ^ "Havant open their league campaign vs Tring | Havant Rugby Football Club". Archived from the original on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  6. ^ "National League 2 East". NCA Rugby.