Men’s 1st and 3rd Division Schedules Now Available.

Men’s 1st and 3rd Division Schedules Now Available.

[important] Island 1st Division Five team Cowichan Cup league - triple round. Only Cowichan cup games count for playoff seedings. The Comox Valley Kickers RFC play a single round robin exhibition schedule against Cowichan, Nanaimo, Port Alberni and Velox Valhallians. Clubs are encouraged to play Comox on bye weekends when possible. [/important] [notice] Island 3rd Division This is a five team league - double round robin, 8 games each with every team starting with 0 points. (That is, Fall 2012 standings does not apply.) Comox games are Saturdays Island Semifinals April 21, 2 @ 1. 3 @ Comox Island Finals. Location to be determined. Neutral site possibility. Consolation final possibility at neutral site curtainraiser. BC Playoffs: Island to produce two teams: Island 1 and Island 2. Island 1 to host a BC semifinal in BC thirds tier one. Island 2 to host a BC semifinal in BC thirds tier two. [/notice]...
Kickers come out firing in Nanaimo!

Kickers come out firing in Nanaimo!

The 2012 fall rugby season has been frustrating for the undefeated Comox Valley Kickers men’s team, who have accrued almost as many wins by default as they have by actual games played. Sunday provided the opportunity for the Kickers to vent in a big way against the Nanaimo Hornets. With an average age of 22 the Kickers started the game with what might be the youngest full set of forwards in the last six years so the stage was set for a fast rucking game. The youngsters did not disappoint quickly gaining enough ground within a couple of minutes of the starting whistle to make room for veteran center Chris Ostertag to run in the first try. Following up almost as quickly was rookie flanker Brandon Krejci leaping over for five more points. Front row forwards Brandon Robertson and Brodie Squire kept up a barrage of bone crunching tackles creating turnovers and clearing the way for team Captain Andrew Hextal to range far and wide gaining huge yards and setting perfect platforms for structured play. Planned back line moves through several phases sent Leigh Burley over for the first of an impressive three tries in a row. The Hornets rallied from time to time and despite sustained forward crashes and some brief backline forays Nanaimo could not put points on the board. Instead the Kickers continued to pour it on with Nathan Holley bolting a full fifty meters before scoring a well deserved try. In the early part of the second half the Kickers were somewhat slower putting points up until Chris Ostertag dropped four would be tacklers in succession with his devastating straight arm fend and went in under the posts for a second...
Comox Valley Kickers Rugby 82 vs. 0 Powell River Otago (23/09/2012)

Comox Valley Kickers Rugby 82 vs. 0 Powell River Otago (23/09/2012)

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