Colchester RFC
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| Full name | Colchester Rugby Football Club |
|---|---|
| Union | Eastern Counties RFU |
| Nickname | Col |
| Founded | 1925 |
| Location | Colchester, Essex, England |
| Ground(s) | Raven Park, Cuckoo Farm Way, Colchester, CO4 5YX (Capacity: 1,200) |
| Coach | Mikey Haywood |
| League | Regional 1 South East |
| 2025–26 | 1st (promoted to National League 2 East) |
| Official website | |
| www | |
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, following their promotion from Regional 1 South East at the end of 2025–26 season.
Ground
[edit]Colchester play their home games at Raven Park. The ground is situated on the northern edge of the city, just off the A12. The complex consists of two AGP pitches, seven grass pitches and a clubhouse with a covered balcony. The main capacity is around 1,200, with 1,000 standing pitch side plus 200 in the clubhouse. The club moved to Raven Park in 2021, having previously been based at Mill Road which was sold off for housing.[1][2]
Honours
[edit]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
- London 1 North champions: 2014–15[3]
- London 1 North third (promoted): 2021–22
- Regional 1 South East (level 5) champions: 2023–24,[4] 2025–26
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
References
[edit]- ↑ "Colchester Rugby Club will have to wait longer to move". Daily Gazette. 20 October 2020.
- ↑ "350 new homes to be built at Colchester Rugby Club as plans approved". Daily Gazette. 2 August 2021.
- ↑ "2014-2015 London & South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
- ↑ "Colchester Rugby Club celebrating promotion to fourth tier". Daily Gazette. 18 March 2024.
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