Colchester RFC

Colchester Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union club based in Colchester, Essex. The first XV team play in Regional 1 South East at level 5 in the English rugby union system, following their relegation from the 2024–25 National League 2 East.

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)	Mikey Haywood
League(s)	Regional 1 South East
2024–25	Relegated from National League 2 East (13th)
Official website
www.colchesterrugby.co.uk

Ground

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 Hill which was sold off for housing.^[1][2]

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
• London 1 North champions: 2014–15^[3]
• London 1 North third (promoted): 2021–22
• Regional 1 South East champions: 2023–24^[4]

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