U.S Sports Scholarships is delighted to officially announce our exciting new partnership with Bury St Edmunds Rugby Club.
Founded in 1925 as Bury and West Suffolk Rugby Football Club Bury St Edmunds Rugby Club is a high level rugby union club based in Suffolk, England that plays its rugby from The Haberden ground that has a capacity of over 3,000 spectators. Its men’s 1st XV currently play in the fourth tier of the English league system, National League 2 East. 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.
Speaking on the partnership William Affleck, Player and Partnerships Manager at Bury St Edmunds Rugby Club stated: “As a proud Community Club with an outstanding Mini and Youth section, we are always considering how we may improve and enhance our player pathway for the 1st XV players of tomorrow – both on and off the rugby field. Whilst our Elysium is to have players join our senior section at the end of their Mini and Youth journey, we realise that there is more to life at this crucial stage of a young person’s life. To that end, we want to provide as many opportunities as possible for them through their affiliation with our club; whether that be links to colleges and universities, academies or employers.
Our most recent partnership with US SS is an exciting and unique development of these endeavours, so we are delighted to have partnered with this outstanding organisation on this. We are proud to add this offering to our young players and to give them another opportunity to mould their future through the unique, value driven medium of rugby. There is no doubt that the landscape of rugby in the United States is entering an exciting phase and we have partnered with the best to maximise this.
We, of course, hope that many of our youth products return to The Haberden – in some capacity – in the future. But, we know that through opportunities such as this, they will return more rounded individuals with great life experiences to draw upon. So, we welcome this partnership and look forward to developing it for many years to come.”
Our Managing Director Liam Barrett said the following regarding the partnership: “The whole team is so excited to be partnering and working closely with Bury St Edmunds Rugby Club – an organisation that we have admired from afar for a long while now and one that we have been very familiar with the incredible work they do both on and off the field. Bury provides an incredible platform and support system to its talented young rugby players, male and female, that enables them to become the best players possible. For those that also have an interest in the opportunities that America can provide to continue their studies and their playing careers we are delighted to be able to help them with this journey.”
If you would like further information on Bury St Edmunds Rugby Club, please visit their website.