Colchester RFC

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.

Colchester

Full name	Colchester Rugby Football Club
Union	Eastern Counties RFU
Nickname(s)	Col
Founded	1925; 100 years ago (1925)
Location	Colchester, Essex, England
Ground(s)	Raven Park, Cuckoo Farm Way, Colchester, CO4 5YX (Capacity: 1,200)
Coach(es)	Craig Burrows
League(s)	National League 2 East
2023–24	Promoted from Regional 1 South East (champions)
Official website
www.colchesterrugby.co.uk

Ground

Colchester moved to their current Raven Park in 2021, having previously been based at Mill Hill which was sold off for housing.^[1][2][3] 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.^[4] 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^[5]
• London 1 North champions: 2014–15^[6]
• London 1 North third (promoted): 2021–22
• Regional 1 South East champions: 2023–24^[7]

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 table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TB	LB	Pts	Qualification
1	Tonbridge Juddians	15	14	0	1	564	307	+257	13	0	69	Promotion place
2	Barnes	16	12	0	4	493	305	+188	11	4	63
3	Dorking	14	12	0	2	528	361	+167	12	1	61
4	Canterbury	15	11	0	4	518	354	+164	10	1	55
5	Guernsey Raiders	14	9	0	5	429	332	+97	10	2	48
6	Westcombe Park	15	9	0	6	415	404	+11	9	1	46
7	Bury St Edmunds	16	7	0	9	519	517	+2	12	6	46
8	Henley Hawks	15	9	1	5	323	345	−22	5	1	44
9	Old Albanian	15	6	0	9	433	437	−4	9	4	37
10	Havant	16	6	1	9	443	505	−62	6	3	35
11	Sevenoaks	15	4	0	11	337	431	−94	5	4	25
12	Oxford Harlequins	16	3	1	12	396	590	−194	8	3	25
13	Colchester	15	1	1	13	303	537	−234	7	3	16	Relegation place
14	Worthing Raiders	15	1	0	14	328	604	−276	7	4	15

Updated to match(es) played on 18 January 2025. Source: National League Rugby ^[8]
Rules for classification: If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:

1. Number of matches won
2. Difference between points for and against
3. Total number of points for
4. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
5. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled

References

1. "Colchester Rugby Club will have to wait longer to move". Daily Gazette. 20 October 2020.
2. "CRFC Newsletter: The Breakdown". Colchester RFC. 7 May 2021.
3. "350 new homes to be built at Colchester Rugby Club as plans approved". Daily Gazette. 2 August 2021.
4. "We're extremely pleased to announce we have sponsored our local amateur sports club, Colchester Rugby Club (CRFC)". Fiducia Wealth. 29 July 2021.
5. "Hammers 22 Colchester 29". Fulham Rugby. 17 April 2010.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
6. "2014-2015 London & South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
7. "Colchester Rugby Club celebrating promotion to fourth tier". Daily Gazette. 18 March 2024.
8. "National League 2 East". NCA Rugby.