Following the amazing success of the Memorial cycle ride in 2014 where the team raised £187,000 we have decided to run the event again to remember our friends and family who were tragically killed in the 3rd March 1974 air disaster.

The plane crash in March 3, 1974, was the worst the world had ever seen.

The players, staff and colleagues at the club had visited France in good spirits – to watch the England versus France Five Nations match and take part in a friendly against a local side – having just won the Suffolk Knockout Cup.

But after their friendly scheduled for the day of the crash was postponed, 18 of the 21-strong party opted to take an earlier flight on the ill-fated Turkish Airlines DC-10 as a two-day strike at Heathrow had halted any British flights.

In total 346 people perished in the tragedy, which caused incomparable grief in the west Suffolk town and rugby community. Ten local women had been widowed and between them they had 19 children who were now fatherless.

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All money raised on the Memorial Cycle Ride will be split between Bury St Edmunds Rugby Club (60%) and St Nicholas Hospice Care (40%).

All money received by the Rugby Club will go towards the development of a new all weather pitch for all age groups to use.