Colchester RFC
{{Short description|English rugby union club, based in Colchester}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}}
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| teamname = Colchester
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| union = Eastern Counties RFU
| fullname = Colchester Rugby Football Club
| nickname = Col
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| founded = {{Start date and age|1925}}
| location = Colchester, Essex, England
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| ground = Raven Park, Cuckoo Farm Way, Colchester, CO4 5YX
| capacity = 1,200
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| coach = Craig Burrows
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| url = www.colchesterrugby.co.uk
| league = National League 2 East
| season = 2023–24
| position = Promoted from Regional 1 South East (champions)
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Colchester Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union club based in Colchester, Essex. The first XV team play in National League 2 East at level 4 in the English rugby union system, having been promoted from Regional 1 South East at the end of the 2023–24 season.
Ground
Colchester moved to their current Raven Park in 2021, having previously been based at Mill Hill which was sold off for housing.{{cite web|url=https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/sport/18807606.colchester-rugby-club-will-wait-little-longer-move/|title=Colchester Rugby Club will have to wait longer to move|publisher=Daily Gazette |date=20 October 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.colchesterrugby.co.uk/news/crfc-newsletter-the-breakdown-2614689.html|title=CRFC Newsletter: The Breakdown|publisher=Colchester RFC |date=7 May 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/19481085.350-new-homes-built-colchester-rugby-club-plans-approved/|title=350 new homes to be built at Colchester Rugby Club as plans approved|publisher=Daily Gazette |date=2 August 2021}} The new ground is situated on the northern edge of Colchester, just off the A12, and consists of two AGP pitches, seven grass pitches and a club house with covered balcony.{{cite web|url=https://www.fiduciawealth.co.uk/2021/07/joining-the-scrum-fiducia-sponsors-colchester-rugby-club/|title=We’re extremely pleased to announce we have sponsored our local amateur sports club, Colchester Rugby Club (CRFC).|publisher=Fiducia Wealth |date=29 July 2021}} The main pitch ground capacity is around 1,000 standing pitch side and 200 in the clubhouse (either on the covered balcony or under the sheltered entrance).
Honours
1st team:
- London 3 North East champions: 1994–95
- Eastern Counties 2 champions: 2001–02
- Eastern Counties 1 champions: 2002–03
- London 2 (north-east v north-west) promotion play-off winner: 2009–10{{cite web|url=http://www.fulhamrugby.co.uk/fixtures/reports/2010-04-17-1st-xv-vs-colchester/|title=Hammers 22 Colchester 29|publisher=Fulham Rugby|date=17 April 2010}}{{Dead link|date=November 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
- London 1 North champions: 2014–15{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2014-2015/group/18357|title=2014-2015 London & South-East Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU |accessdate=27 April 2015}}
- London 1 North third (promoted): 2021–22
- Regional 1 South East champions: 2023–24{{cite web |title=Colchester Rugby Club celebrating promotion to fourth tier|url=https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/24191609.colchester-rugby-club-celebrating-promotion-fourth-tier/ |website=Daily Gazette|date=18 March 2024}}
2nd team:
- Eastern Counties 2 (South) champions: 2014–15
3rd team:
- Eastern Counties 3 (South) champions: 2014–15
- Eastern Counties 2 (South) champions: 2015–16
4th team:
- Eastern Counties 4 (South) champions: 2014–15
Current standings
{{2024–25 National League 2 East}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Rugby union in England}}
Category:Rugby clubs established in 1933
Category:Rugby union clubs in Essex
Category:1933 establishments in England
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