Kincumber Colts Explained

Clubname:Kincumber Colts RLFC
Colours:Red
White
Ground:MacKillop Oval
Premierships:1
Premiershipyears:2012
Minorpremierships:nil
Runnerups:1
Runnerupyears:2015
Mgrtitle:Secretary

The Kincumber Colts are an Australian junior rugby league football club based in the suburb of Kincumber, New South Wales. They have numerous teams competing in competitions run by the Central Coast Division of Country Rugby League, from U/7s through to First Grade. The Colts' current home ground is MacKillop Oval and their traditional colours are red and white.

History

The club began with a single team entered into the 1978 Second Division competition. Juniors teams began playing in the early 1980s. Kincumber's first senior competition victory came in 1986 when they were Second Division minor premiers and defeated Budgewoi in the Grand Final.[1]

Grand Finalists in 1991,[2] Kincumber won three successive Second Division premierships in 1992 (beating Budgewoi 11–6),[3] 1993 (beating Central Wyong 16–10),[4] and 1994 (again beating Central Wyong, 16–8).[5]

Kincumber's last season in Second Division was in 2000. The junior club continued during 2001 and 2002. In 2003, Kincumber entered the Under 17 competition. This team finished in second place, and upset league leaders Wyong in the Grand Final.[6]

In 2004, Kincumber entered teams in the First Division, Under 19 and Under 17 competitions.

Kincumber's First Grade team finished the 2012 regular season in third place. The Colts' overcame a loss to Umina in week one on the finals series, to beat Ourimbah-Wyoming, Terrigal-Wamberal to make their maiden First Grade Grand Final Appearance. Kincumber defeated Umina, 12–10, to claim the Premiership.[7]

Honours and records

Team

Juniors

Team Numbers

Team numbers obtained and compiled from competition tables and match results published in the newspapers, Central Coast Express, Wyong Shire Advocate and Central Coast Express Advocate. Numbers for 2003 and 2011 taken from copies of the Central Coast Division Junior Rugby League Yearbook of those years, supplied by Toukley Hawks RLFC. Age groups Under 9 and younger not included as team numbers from 1985 to 2011 not known to the author.

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Mackay Steers Colts Home. Central Coast Express . Gosford . 13 August 1986 . State Library of NSW – Microfilm RAV 61 . 38.
  2. News: Experience key to Kangaroos' victory. Central Coast Express . Gosford . 14 August 1991 . State Library of NSW – Microfilm RAV 61 . 63.
  3. News: Kincumber inspired by the coach. Central Coast Express . Gosford . 12 August 1992 . State Library of NSW – Microfilm RAV 61 . 65.
  4. News: McLeod Hero Of Victory. Central Coast Express . Gosford . 18 August 1993 . State Library of NSW – Microfilm RAV 61 . 64.
  5. News: Colts On Fire – Third straight league crown to Kincumber. Central Coast Express . Gosford . 17 August 1994 . State Library of NSW – Microfilm RAV 61 . 72.
  6. News: Hawks swoop. Central Coast Express Advocate . Gosford . 1 September 2003 . State Library of NSW – Microfilm RAV 61 . 32.
  7. Web site: 2012 CCRL First Grade Grand Final. foxsportspulse.com . 14 July 2016.