Tonbridge Juddians RFC

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 currently play in National League 1 since being promoted from the 2024–25 National League 2 East.

Tonbridge Juddians

Full name	Tonbridge Juddians Rugby Football Club
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 1
2024–25	Champions (promoted from National League 2 East)
Team kit
Official website
www.tjrfc.co.uk

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

Men's First XV

• London 2 South East champions (2): 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
• National League 2 East champions: 2024–25

Youth

• RFU National Colts Cup (U18) champions (2): 2015, 2023
• RFU National U17 Cup champions: 2017

Current standings

2025–26 National League 1 table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TB	LB	Pts	Qualification
1	Birmingham Moseley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Promotion place
2	Blackheath	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Promotion Play-off
3	Bishop's Stortford	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Clifton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Dings Crusaders	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Leeds Tykes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Leicester Lions	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Plymouth Albion	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Rams	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Rosslyn Park	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Rotherham Titans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Sale FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation place
13	Sedgley Park	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Tonbridge Juddians	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: September 2025. 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. Number of matches drawn
3. Difference between points for and against
4. Total number of points for
5. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
6. 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.