Cambridge Colts

The Cambridge Colts represent Cambridge Rugby Union Football Club (CRUFC) at U'19 level Rugby Union. They have been reinstated for the 2006/07 season, with the hope that the stars of the future will progress to the National League Squad.

Cambridge RUFC Colts
LocationCambridge, England
1st kit
2nd kit
Official website
www.crufc.co.uk

The team compete in the English Colts Club Knockout Cup, the U'19 Eastern Counties Cup and they also play a range of friendlies during the season.

In the 2006/2007 Season the Colts were overall very successful, equalling the furthest progression in the National Cup by any Cambridge Colts team. The team reached the 4th Round but were knocked out by Amersham & Chiltern 15–14. They reached the final of the U'19 Eastern Counties Cup, only to lose to North Walsham in the final at West Renault Park. Other highlights included betting a University U'21 team at Grange Road 35–33 and continuing the age group's unbeaten run against local rivals Shelford throughout Youth Rugby.

In the 2007/2008 season, the team took a few games to get to know each other but after that started to put some good performances together. They reached the Second Round of the National Cup where they were knocked out by Bury St Edmunds 13–10 in a match they should have won. They have a progressed rapidly as the season has continued and are progressing well in the National Plate. The team are now in the Fifth Round (the last 16) where they have been drawn at home to Weston-Super-Mare from Somerset. The Eastern Counties group has become much tricker now that the team has lost to Bury St Edmunds in the first pool game but they are confident they can turn the situation around.

2007/08 Fixtures

Month Date Opposition Competition Venue F A
September2   Training    
 9 Ipswich FriendlyH 140
 16 Upminster National Cup R1H 128
 23 Bury St Edmunds FriendlyA 732
 30   Free Weekend    
October7 Norwich FriendlyA 423
 14 Bury St Edmunds National Cup R2A 1013
 21 Fullerians FriendlyH 2917
 28   Free Weekend    
November4 Letchworth FriendlyH 2010
 11 Woodford FriendlyH 457
 18 Diss FriendlyA 036
 25   Free Weekend    
December2        
 9 Fullerians FriendlyA 240
 16 Hertford National Plate 3BH 225
 23
Christmas Break
    
 30
Christmas Break
    
January  6 Bury St Edmunds EC Cup Pool BH 732
 13 Upminster National Plate 3CA 1210
 20   Free Weekend    
 27 Rochford Hundred FriendlyA 105
February3   Free Weekend    
 10   Free Weekend    
 17   Free Weekend    
 24 Weston-Super-Mare National Plate R5H 710
March2   Free Weekend    
 9 North Walsham EC Cup Pool BH 2018
 16   Free Weekend    
 23   Free Weekend    
 30 Shelford FriendlyA 367

National Cup 2007/08

The Team have unluckily been knocked out of the National Cup 2nd Round by Bury St Edmunds in a game that they really should have won. Due to some wrong decisions at the wrong times Bury managed to squeeze a tight victory. The team managed to them reached the 5th Round of the Plate competition but were undone at home to a Weston-Super-Mare side who were runners-up in 2006/07, 7–10.

Cup

Round 1: Sunday 16 September 2007 - Upminster (H) - W 12–8

Round 2: Sunday 14 October 2007 - Bury St Edmunds (A) - L 13–10

Plate

Qualifying Round 3A: Sunday 2 December 2007 - Tring (H) - W/O

Qualifying Round 3B: Sunday 16 December 2007 - Hertford (H) - W 22-5

Qualifying Round 3C: Sunday 13 January 2007 - Upminster (A) - W 12–10

Round 4: Sunday 20 January 2008 - Haywards Heath (H) - W/O

Round 5: Sunday 24 February 2008 - Weston-Super-Mare (H) - L 7–10

U'19 Eastern Counties Cup 2008

The team failed to qualify from the pool, largely in part to the heavy loss to Bury St Edmunds with a weakened side. Hopes of making up some of the points difference against Norwich were dashed when they withdrew. North Walsham did the same but were forced to play the fixture after an appeal of unsporting behaviour. The fixture was reversed to West Renault Park, Cambridge where Cambridge ran out 20–18 winners, which was not enough to make up the points difference. Rethinking of the walkover score will be considered for next season after it was changed from 35–0 to 15–0.

Pool B

Team Pld W D L F A +/- Pts
North Walsham 32015533+224
Bury St Edmunds 32015534+214
Cambridge 32014250-84
Norwich 3003540-350
  • Sunday 6 January - Bury St Edmunds (H) - L 7–32
  • Sunday 17 February - Norwich (H) - W/O (15–0)
  • Sunday 9 March - North Walsham (H) - W 20–18
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