KCB Rugby Football Club

• Lions fall to Impala in Floodie final

  Posted: May 24, 2009, 11:49 pm by KCBRFC

  Young KCB forward Ken Isindu emerged top try scorer and most promising player on a night when Impala RFC claimed their first Floodlit title since 2004 with a comprehensive 31-14 win over Kenya Commercial Bank RFC. The Gazelles signaled their intent right from kick off, taking the game to KCB who ably dealt with the challenge thrown their way.The Lions from KCB soon took control of the game,

• Impala win Floodlits title

  Posted: May 23, 2009, 1:53 am by KCBRFC

  Impala RFC claimed their first title since 2004 with a comprehensive 31-14 win over Kenya Commercial Bank RFC. The Gazelles signalled their intent right from kick off, taking the game to KCB who ably dealt with the challenge thrown their way.

  The Lions from KCB soon took control of the game, dominating in the forwards and were rewarded on nine minutes when their mercurial scrum half Peter Mutai scored the game's opening try on nine minutes. His brother Edwin Kiprono was sure with the conversion to take the scores to 7-0 for KCB.

  Impala were stung by this and gave their response to the Lions but they had to contend with their solid defence. KCB continued to dominate in the forwards but were unable to turn their dominance into points, something that they would rue later on in the match. Innocent Simiyu was a constant threat to KCB and indeed his fourty yard sprint led to an infringement from KCB. Nato Simiyu scored the resultant penalty kick to reduce the deficit to 7-3.

  KCB's response was swift, their attack led to an Impala infringement. Kiprono's penalty bounced off the upright as the scores stayed at 7-3.

  Impala continued to cause KCB problems and they missed an opportunity to go ahead when their backs conspired to knock the ball with the try line in sight. They however kept up the pressure and were awarded a penalty after another KCB infringement. Felix Makori scored to reduce the deficit to 7-6.

  Kiprono missed another penalty for KCB as they went into the break leading 7-6.

   

  Impala's Bill Githinji gave his team a pep talk at half time that spurred them into a second half resurgence. Makori scored immediately after the restart to signal an Impala comeback. They led for the good, 11-7.

  Buoyed by this try, the Gazelles camped in the Lions half, their early pressure paying dividends when they forced KCB into another error. Makori was sure with his penalty to give Impala a 14-7 lead. Makori touched down again on fourty seven minutes but missed his conversion. Impala 19-7.

  Vincent Mose, playing for Impala,soon broke through the KCB defence but was thwarted by Benjamin Otieno's crunching tackle. Bryan Omondi of KCB was sinned on fifty five minutes and his team mate Anthony Ochino soon followed him to the cooler. Impala took advantage of their numerical superiority to score another try through Vincent Mose on sixty minutes. Moses Kola's conversion bounced off the posts as the red shirts led 24-7.

  Simiyu crowned his evening with a try on sixty five minutes. Kola converted to extend Impala's lead to 31-7. Kenya Under 20 international and tournament most promising player Ken Isindu scored a try KCB late in the game.Kiprono converted, bringing the scores to 31-14. It was a sweet victory for Impala who won also won the under 20 title with a 29-14 win over Mwamba.Action now shifts to the Great Rift Tens in Nakuru from 30^th May 2009.
  
  

• Impala Floodlit Final Preview

  Posted: May 22, 2009, 4:04 pm by KCBRFC

  KCB and Impala,the two teams left in contention at the end of the three week Impala Floodlit face off tomorrow from 7.30pm for the overall crown.Both sides have come through some intense games in very good shape and it is very likely that their respective coaches have kept changes to a minimum ahead of the big clash.They have been improving week to week and, now with the final beckoning , they

• Impala Floodies Semi Final Report

  Posted: May 18, 2009, 1:18 pm by KCBRFC

  Hosts Impala RFC will play 2007 winners Kenya Commercial Bank RFC when the curtains fall on the 27th edition of he Impala Floodlit Rugby Tournament on Saturday 23rd May 209.The two sides qualified for the final in contrasting fashion. A resurgent KCB edged out 2008 Kenya Cup champions Kenya Harlequin FC 20-12 in a thriller-a-minute semi final while the Gazelles of Impala blitzed past defending

• Lions through to Floodie final

  Posted: May 17, 2009, 5:01 pm by KCBRFC

  The Lions have qualified for the 2009 Impala Floodlit final courtesy of a 20-12 win over Kenya Harlequin last night. They led 15-12 at the break. Match report to follow.

  
  

• KCB face Quins in Floodie Semis

  Posted: May 15, 2009, 6:38 pm by KCBRFC

  The Lions take on Kenya Harlequin in the semi final of the 2009 Impala Floodlits tomorrow evening at the Impala Club. There is a lot of history between the two sides and tomorrow's clash promises to be as eventful as any other fixture.
  
  Hosts Impala play reigning champions Mwamba RFC in the evening's other semi final. Expect interesting, entertaining rugby action.
  
  We will keep you posted.
  
  

• KCB through to Floodlit semis

  Posted: May 9, 2009, 8:03 pm by KCBRFC

  KCB have advanced to the Impala Floodlit semi finals with a 26-6 win over Mean Machine in a match played at the Impala Club this afternoon.
  
  KCB under 20 bowed out of the tourney, going down 8-17 to Strathmore in the under 20 category played at the RFUEA.
  
  Impala RFC have booked their semi final slot with a had fought 15-13 win over Nakuru RFC.

• Impala Floodlits kick off tomorrow

  Posted: May 8, 2009, 1:30 pm by KCBRFC

  The 2009 Impala Floodlit tournament kicks off tomorrow when the KCB Lions get the club matches underway with a game against Mean Machine at the Impala Club from 2.30pm. Other club fixtures on match day one are Impala v Nakuru @ 4pm Nondies v Quins @ 6pm Mwamba v Strathmore @ 8pm The KCB under 20 team faces off with Strathmore in the under 20 floodlit fixture from 4pm at the RFUEA.

  
  

• Romania claim the JWRT as Kenya finish fourth

  Posted: May 4, 2009, 12:56 pm by KCBRFC

  Romania  have won the 2009 JWRT with a 25-13 win over the USA. Romania went into the lead through Stefan Patrascu who kicked over a penalty on 7 minutes. Tai Enosa levelled for the Junior Eagles with a drop goal on 15 minutes. Robert Johnson kicked a massive penalty from inside the USA half to enable the Junior Eagles take the lead on 22 minutes but Patrascu soon brought the Romanians back in the game with his second penalty.The scores were 6-6 in this tense half. Enosa scored a try minutes to half time and Johnson converted as the USA led 13-6 going into the half time interval. The second half was an evenly contested affair, both sides prodding each other and it was evident from the way both sides played.  Adrian Apostol scored a try on 44 minutes that was converted by Patrascu. At 13-13, the game was finely poised for an exciting finish. Both sides defended resolutely but Romania got the better of the USA just as the game seemed to be headed for sudden death. Marian Pirvu scored a try on 72 minutes before Patrascu killed off the Junior Eagles on 77 minutes after scoring and converting his try. Final score Romania 25 USA 13. The win earned the victors a ticket to the IRB World under 20 champions. Hosts Kenya were unlucky in their loss to  Chile, going down 17-19 after trailing 3-14 at the half time break.They finished fourth behind Chile. Felipe Beltran put Chile ahead on 14 minutes when he touched down .Nicolas Hereros' conversion put Chile 7-0 up on 15 minutes. Francisco Fernandez added a second try try that was successfully converted by Hereros. 14-0 to Chile on 27 minutes as they dominated Chipu in the forwards. Chipu began to claw their way back into the match and Felix Ayange reduced the deficit to 14-3 when he put away a penalty on 34 minutes after a Chile infringement. Second half action saw a rejuvenated Chipu take the game to Chile. Ayange was put through after the Kenyan backs played the ball in hand and Joseph Abala scored under the posts on 47 minutes courtesy of a flamboyant overhead pass from Ayange. Ken Andola converted as the score board read 14-10 in Chile's favour. Realising that the game was within reach, Chipu came hard at Chile, who had to cope with unrelenting pressure from the home boys. They however made Kenya pay for poor finishing when Mauricio Rey scored a try on 63 minutes. Hereros missed the conversion as the scores read 19-10 to the South Americans. Kenya responded in their characteristic athletic style and Graham Dinda's 72nd minute try that was converted by Andola set the stage for a frenetic finish. Chile held out to win 19-17 and claim the bronze medal. Namibia claimed fifth place with a 48-43 win over Papua New Guinea while South Korea crushed the Cayman Islands 62-12 to  finish seventh.

  
  

• Curtains fall on the JWRT 2009

  Posted: May 1, 2009, 10:50 pm by KCBRFC

  The IRB's Junior World Rugby Trophy draws to a close when the unbeaten Romania face the USA in the championship match at 3.30pm (1230GMT) on Sunday at Nairobi's RFUEA Grounds.
  
  The Romanians have been ruthlessly efficient in disposing of their opponents en route to the final. Even as they played Chile in their Pool B decider on Wednesday, they knew when to pile the pressure and were rewarded with a 26-20 win that their captain Eduard Marinca described as "their toughest match at the JWRT yet."
  
  Marinca refused to speculate on his team's tactics ahead of their clash against the USA, saying their approach was top secret. Spectators should nonetheless expect a bruising clash between two sides that on paper appear evenly match.
  
  The Junior Eagles of the USA have on the other hand given their fans some anxious moments. Leading 32-14 against home side Kenya with 14 minutes left to play, they dramatically collapsed, going down 32-33. They seemed to be heading out of the JWRT when they trailed Namibia 15-17 with 20 minutes of play left but they overhauled the Africans, scoring that much needed bonus point as they claimed a close29-24 win that landed them the final berth.
  
  Captain Robert Johnson acknowledges the tough task ahead but believes his side's experiences at the 2009 JWRT have given them that extra edge required to stop Romania.
  
  In fly half Tai Enosa and winger Zach Test who have received call ups to the senior US side, the Junior Eagles have players who can turn the game in their favour and indeed the match between the tenacious US Junior Eagles and the well oiled Romanian rugby machine makes for one interesting final.
  
  In other fixtures on Sunday, home side Chipu play Chile at the RFUEA from 1.30pm (1100 GMT) in the third place playoff. Chipu have done Kenya proud, missing out on the JWRT final by a single point and they should definitely take the game to Chile as they seek to end the tournament on a high. Chile have been equally impressive in Nairobi, only missing out on the final after that nerve wracking 20-26 loss to Romania.
  
  Namiba play Papua New Guinea in the fifth place playoff at the Impala Grounds while South Korea play Cayman Islands at the RFUEA. Both matches kick off at 11.00am (0800 GMT)
  
  
  
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