FRANK BAULCOMB 1962 – ­2016

FRANK BAULCOMB 1962 – ­2016

by | Feb 29, 2016 | Club Events

Frank Baulcomb was born in Suva, Fiji on December 7th, 1962, when his father was stationed there as an employee of Air New Zealand. When Frank was a young boy his father’s job took the family back to New Zealand where Frank enrolled in a Catholic school that, like all schools in that rugby­mad country, had a strong rugby program and Frank took to it like a duck to water. Frank continued played all through his schooling and at 18 he followed his parents to Canada where he joined the Richmond Rugby Club. His no compromise playing style and physique quickly earned him a spot on the club’s First Fifteen. In Richmond, Frank met his wife Christine and on their wedding night, they attended the Annual Awards Banquet before flying off for their honeymoon. As time passed Frank and Christine had two daughters, Celina and Jackie, and both of them spent their childhood around the rugby club. It was like a second home to them and they would come home dirty and happy every Saturday from the club. Frank became a leader at Richmond Rugby and his brutal but honest play and words still resonate with his teammates even today. They respected him for he, as their player/coach, pushed them to be better players and when it became time to retire from playing Frank became the club’s head coach. In 2001, Frank and family moved to Nanaimo, where, missing rugby, Frank went down to the Nanaimo Hornets and watched a few games, but reluctant to join the club, he spent most of his weekends at home, feeling depressed. On Thursday evenings when he should have been at rugby training, Frank’s daughters began to ask: “Daddy...
Junior Rugby Recruitment Camp – 13 September

Junior Rugby Recruitment Camp – 13 September

by | Aug 19, 2015 | Club Events

Interested kids age 12 and up, come out and try the sport everyone is talking about. Skills in the morning, lunch and chalk talk, and then game play in the afternoon. Rugby is a sport where everyone is welcome and teamwork is paramount. This contact sport is growing on our island and around Canada with the introduction of Seven-a-Side rugby at the Rio Olympics in 2016. Cleats and mouth guard required, lunch to be provided, free registration. RSVP on the Facebook event or email us at - cvkickers@gmail.com See you on the pitch!...
Come out for a run and some fun.

Come out for a run and some fun.

by | Jan 12, 2015 | Uncategorized

Hello current and past Comox Valley Kickers members, The Comox Valley Kickers Men’s Team are starting their Spring 2015 Season training and we would like to invite you out for a run. Training will be held on Thursdays at 6:30pm, and we will be starting this Thursday with a friendly game of touch followed by drinks in the club house.   For those in a less competitive mode either due to life, family, or injury please come out this or any Thursday after practice for a drink. Practice usually ends around 7:30ish. Our website address has changed due to some piracy, and the new address is: ComoxValleyRugby.ca Please visit our new site often to help increase its usage and therefore priority on the Google search list. We hope to have the new Club Calendar up on the website within the next couple weeks with the Men’s and Women’s Game...