Colchester played Southwold in the semi finals of the Eastern Counties Cup, the visitors started strongly scoring two converted tries in the first 10 minutes leading by 14 points. Southwold played to their strengths using width and enabling their very fast backs to expose Colchester and looking the better side and look likely to score more points. However Colchester started playing a more controlled game with their forwards running straight and hard with Hexley and Hudson leading the charge, this allowed the backs front foot ball allowing Adejuwon to make good yardage breaking through tackles and Olaboyee was extremely dangerous running from fullback showing great pace and strength. Colchester scored 9 unanswered tries from Hexley, Hudson(2), Peterson (2),Shepherd,Olaboyee, Harvey and Attwood and 2 conversions by Peterson.