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High alert status for Colchester's players

8:30am Saturday 10th September 2011

Colchester Rugby Club’s players will be placed on high-alert for the trip to Bury in London League division one north.

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Grimsey: our early play was uglier than Freddie Krueger

11:44am Friday 9th September 2011

Colchester Rugby Club head coach Tim Grimsey had mixed feelings about the split performance he saw from his players either side of the break in their 43-10 win against Braintree.

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Last gasp try sends Colchester into Suffolk Cup final

3:55pm Wednesday 6th April 2011

COLCHESTER 14 BURY ST EDMUNDS 13

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Crozier set for next step in international rugby progression

12:44pm Friday 1st April 2011

Colchester Rugby Club's Tom Crozier is set to take the next step of his intrenational progression on Sunday when he pulls on the shirt of the England Under-18s Clubs and Schools.

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Relaxed approach doesn't win Tim's favour

10:49am Friday 1st April 2011

Tim Grimsey has allowed his Colchester Rugby Club players some relaxation time this week, but he doesn’t want to see it intrude on to the pitch.

• Unhappy Grimsey rings the changes as Colchester head to Tabard
• More energy in defence would give Tim's thumbnail a rest

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Solid defence wins festival honours for Vikings

10:57am Friday 1st April 2011

Colchester Rugby Club’s minis teams competed at their own festival at Mill Road.

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Under-13s bounce back for Suffolk Cup success

11:01am Friday 1st April 2011

Colchester Rugby club’s under-13s put the disappointment of defeat at Ipswich behind them with a well-deserved 39-24 victory over Bury in the season’s final Suffolk Cup game.

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Grimsey: we need to be switched on with some 100 watt rugby

10:00am Saturday 26th March 2011

Colchester Rugby Club coach Tim Grimsey insists his players will need to be switched on with some “100 watt rugby” if they are to repeat their success of last weekend against Brentwood.

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Colchester have all the right angles

11:25am Friday 25th March 2011

A solid platform laid down by the forwards and mesmerising running by their backs left Colchester Rugby Club coach Tim Grimsey singing the praises of his players after their seven-try demolition of Brentwood.

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