The curtains fall on the pre-season Impala Floodlit when the tournament’s most dominant team over the past decade takes on a side that has not won the title in a decade.
Defending champions KCB are eight time winners of the tournament that was first played in 1983. Six of their titles have been won since 2013 while Nondescripts, winners of the inaugural tournament 39 years ago claimed their last title in 2012.
These sides last met in the Floodies final on Saturday 26 October 2013, Oliver Mang’eni steering KCB to a 28-3 win over the then champions. The bankers point scorers on the day were Allan Omuka who landed a brace of tries, Elphas Adunga and Dennis Mwanja who responded with a try each with Peter Mutai adding two penalties and a conversion as Filden Sinei scored the sole points for Nondies from a penalty.
Nondies had the previous year won the title with a last gasp try from the fleet footed Calvins Biko at the stroke of full time to beat defending champions Mean Machine 17-12 and clinch their first floodlit title in since 2002.
Their paths to the 2022 final.
KCB began their title defense with a 14-10 quarterfinal win over Kenya Harlequin before edging Blak Blad 14-3 in last weekend’s semifinal action.
Nondescripts were 33-7 quarterfinal winners over Impala before defeating Menengai Oilers 16-11 in the semis.
This fixture will be preceded by the third place playoff between Menengai Oilers and Blak Blad.
Other matches on the day will pit Nakuru Universities Combined against USIU Martials in the Varsity final while Impala and Northern Suburbs battle in the women’s final.
Order of Play
All matches at Impala Club
Saturday 12 November 2022
Varsity Third Place Playoff
Catholic Monks v Daystar Falcons | 11.30am
Women’s Final
Impala v Northern Suburbs | 1.30pm
Varsity Final
Nakuru Universities Combined v USIU Martials | 3.30pm
Third Place Playoff
Menengai Oilers v Blak Blad | 5.30pm
FINAL
KCB v Nondescripts | 7.30pm
Floodies Roll Of Honor
1983: Nondescripts
1984: Mean Machine
1985: Barclays
1986: Mwamba
1987: Barclays
1988: Mwamba
1989: Barclays
1990: Kenya Harlequin
1991: Mean Machine
1992: Barclays
1993: Mean Machine
1994: Mean Machine
1995: Mean Machine
1996: Mean Machine
1997: Kenya Harlequin
1998: Kenya Harlequin
1999: Impala
2000: Impala
2001: Impala
2002: Nondescripts
2003: Impala
2004: Mean Machine
2005: KCB
2006: Mean Machine
2007: KCB
2008: Mwamba
2009: Impala
2010: Impala
2011: Strathmore Leos
2011: Mean Machine
2012: Nondescripts
2013: KCB
2014: KCB
2015: KCB
2016: Impala
2017: KCB
2018: KCB
2019: KCB
2020: Not played
2021: Not played
*There were two editions of the tournament in 2011. Strathmore Leos won the 29th edition of the tournament in March 2011 with Mean Machine winning the 30th edition of the tournament in October 2011.
Most Successful Teams
Mean Machine 9 titles ( 1984,1991, 1993, 1994, 1995,1996, 2004,2006,2011)
KCB 8 titles ( 2005,2007,2013,2014,2015,2017,2018,2019)
Impala 7 titles (1999,2000,2001,2003,2009, 2010, 2016)
Barclays 4 titles (1985,1987,1989,1992)
Mwamba 3 titles (1986,1988,2008)
Kenya Harlequin (1990,1997,1998)
Nondescripts (1983,2002,2012)
Strathmore Leos (2011)