- Cambridge Colts
Rugby team
teamname = Cambridge RUFC Colts
location =Cambridge ,England
Manager = flagicon|England Mark Carrington
Coaches = flagicon|England Shaun Clark & Chris Meddle
Competitions = English Colts Club Knockout Cup, U'19 Eastern Counties Cup
season 2007/08 = National Cup 4th Round, U'19 EC Cup Runners-up
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url= www.crufc.co.ukThe Cambridge Colts represent Cambridge Rugby Union Football Club (CRUFC) at U'19 level Rugby Union. They have been re-instated for the 2006/07 season, with the hope that the stars of the future will progress to the National League Squad.
The team compete in the
English Colts Club Knockout Cup , theU'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 furtherest 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 & 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
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 September 16th 2007 - Upminster (H) - W 12-8
Round 2: Sunday October 14th 2007 - Bury St Edmunds (A) - L 13-10
Plate
Qualifying Round 3A: Sunday December 2nd 2007 - Tring (H) - W/O
Qualifying Round 3B: Sunday December 16th 2007 - Hertford (H) - W 22-5
Qualifying Round 3C: Sunday January 13th 2007 - Upminster (A) - W 12-10
Round 4: Sunday January 20th 2008 - Haywards Heath (H) - W/O
Round 5: Sunday February 24th 2008 - Weston-Super-Mare (H) - L 7-10
U'19 Eastern Counties Cup 2008The 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. Re-thinking of the walkover score will be considered for next season after it was changed from 35-0 to 15-0.
Pool B
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-*Sunday 6th January - Bury St Edmunds (H) - L 7-32
*Sunday 17th February - Norwich (H) - W/O ( 15-0 )
*Sunday 9th March - North Walsham (H) - W 20-18
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