Rory McAuley has joined Chelmsford City on loan until January 4th.
The U's defender was sidelined for over 8 weeks after injuring his ankle in the U's 1-0 win at Aldershot in August.
Director of Football, Jez George, said: "Rory needs some match time having come back from his ankle injury. This is a good opportunity for him to get a number of games under his belt between now and January"