After just one season away, Cantabs are back in London 2. We have been promoted along with West Norfolk, following mathematical completion of the league standings for the 2019/20 season. We were adjudged to have finished runners up to West Norfolk - so close yet so far. 

The long awaited show-down game at Sedley Taylor Road between the two clubs, for bragging rights, will now not take place until next season, in a higher divisi...

Message from RFU Chief Executive Bill Sweeney

My thoughts and those of all of us at the RFU are with everyone impacted by COVID-19 as well as recent flooding events, both across the country at large but also within our own rugby union community.

In order to provide clarity and to assist with immediate and longer term planning, the RFU is today announcing the end of the 2019/20 rugby season for all league, cup and county rugby...

It took a virus - probably the only way we were going to lose again this season. Covid - 1XX, very unfair odds against our Cantabs XV.

We are on lock-down down until April 14th; and that date will be subject to future review by HM Government and the RFU.

NO GAMES, NO LUNCHES, NO LONDON PRIDE, NO TRAINING EVEN. 

Watch this space for further updates. Keep yourselves safe and fit - see you all later in the year.

With parts of the pitch under water and the College pitch also unavailable to us, because of the ground conditions; we have had to abandon any hopes of a home game this weekend. Very disappointing for Cantabs and our supporters who had been hoping for a continuance of the unbeaten run for the 1st XV which goes back to the second game of the season.

As a consequence, the Members' lunch which should have preceded this game, is al...

UPDATE - GAME OFF AT BECCLES - WATERLOGGED PITCH

1st Team squad was:

1 Ben Tozer, 2 Tom Bailey, 3 Isaia Barbieri, 4 Jonny Heaver, 5 Tim Kirkconel, 

6 Pete Collins, 7 Finn Morrison, 8 Danny Richards (capt), 9 Ollie Townsend, 10 Jos Crush, 

11 Fergus Wilson, 12 James Hayward, 13 Adam Fastnedge, 14 Francois Eve, 15 Finlay Laing, 

16 Jon Perks 17 Harry Hill, 18 Andrew Tilley.

O...

Cantabs having last played a month ago, were keen to continue their winning run, which stretched back to the second game of the season. Wisbech had made it across the Fens to Sedley Taylor Road and were badly in need of league points to move away from the drop zone. Rich Ford was back at 2nd row behind an unchanged front five and Adam Fastnedge had recovered from injury to resume at inside centre. The Cantabs scrum would doubt...

Our members will have two games to keep them awake after Julie's pre-match meal and the odd pint or two. A resurgent Thurston are the visitors at Sedley Taylor Road in a London 3 NE encounter, with Cantabs 1st XV hoping to maintain their six match winning run and posting a virtually unchanged squad. Just two additions to the eighteen. Tim Kirkconel, who starts on the bench as a utility forward replacement. And new recruit Jos...

Following the AGM, the committee roles for the 2019/20 season are confirmed as follows:

Captains:

1XV Danny Richards , VC Adam Fastnedge 

2XV Gary Nightingale, VC Ryan Moclair
3XV Tom Heaver, VC Scott Jackson

Committee:

President: Daren Sheward
Chairman: Laurence Jones
Secretary: Will Riggs
Treasurer: Nigel Faben
Fixture secretary: John Edmonds
Ground Manager: John Edmonds
Facilities Manager: Eddie Richardson
Sponsorship: Danny Ric...

Cantabs headed off to Canterbury for the weekend for their annual pre-season camp. This year we were hosted by friend of the club and Fiji rugby legend Nicky Little. 

After arriving on Friday evening, tents were pitched, leaving just enough time for a quick game of kick tennis on the 3G before lighting up the barbecue. Tom Bailey displayed his excellent knife skills in fashioning some beautiful salad bowls (good nutrition is vi...

Fellow Cantabrigians, 

The new rugby season is soon with us and we open our season with a home match against Ipswich RFC.

I would firstly like to thank all off the club members for voting me in as the new President for the coming season, it will be a honour and a privilege to represent the club, something I am truly looking forward to.

All comments and suggestions are welcome going forward, as I would like to attract many more pe...