Appleby College - Argus Yearbook (Oakville, Ontario Canada)

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Open Rugger Team FRONT ROW: Barber, Campbell, Jennings I, McKenzie, Slattery I, Milner. CENTRE ROW: MacLeod, Burns, Lyall, Zeller, Rosseel I, Robertson. BACK ROW: Mr. Larsen, Labrie, Colville, Collins, Gross, Swire, Mr. Washington. For the first time in the school ' s history, 15 aside rugby was played throughout the entire season. In years before seven aside was the standard game and 15 ' s was played only annually against Lakefield College. The team had a very successful season, finishing as ISAA 15 aside champions and having a near perfect record of 4 wins and 1 tie. In the all-Ontario Tournament, we came close to beating the eventual champ- ions but came out with a 6-4 loss. Two penalties in our half gave them sufficient points to go on to the final. In our first game against U. C. C. , we defeated them 54-0. The conditions C2?? B j • tS - ) )t -i 1 IrK n .S,..- ' were good, and our scrum played a tremendous game. The backs were a little disorganized but for our first game of the season, with many mem- bers having never played before, it was an encouraging start to say the least. Our second game of the season was against S.A.C. , after 2 weeks with no game. Again we were blessed with good conditions, which our team needed, having very fast backs. The final score resulted in a tie, both teams scoring a try. This was the only game of the season that a try was scored against us. The team was unaware of the tough competition

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Under 15 Cricket Team sr T FRONT ROW: Dickens II, J amieson, Beasley. CENTRE ROW: Bielski. Connor, Webb, Baiz I. BACK ROW: Green I, Rachmaninoff II, Johnson, Hodge II, Mr. Revill. Considering the lack of any real cricket knowledge at the beginning of the season and only 3 or 4 players having spent any considerable time at the sport; the team welded themselves into a competent side. Early in the season the batting relied heavily onjamieson. Captain; and Johnson, and when these failed, low scores resulted. It was most encourag- ing, therefore, to see the improve- ment of Connor, Webb, Green and Beasley in this department. The bowling was tidy, Beasley bowling a line and direction and deservedly topping the averages. Jamieson gave good support, after handing over the wicket keeping to Green (who made the position his own. ) The side was weak in close catching, but the outfielding was generally steady, with Bielski and Hodge having strong, accurate throws. With poor wickets it is rather difficult to bat with any confidence, let alone make correct strokes; but with the introduction of a new hard wicket I am confident that their technique will improve next year. A most enjoyable season was had by all. BOWLING Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Average Beasley 44.3 15 87 20 4.35 Jamieson 21 3 59 12 4.92 Johnson 11 1 31 3 10.33 Baiz 24.2 6 BATTING 67 4 16.75 Innings Not Out H igh Score Runs Average Jamieson 6 37 76 12.66 Johnson 6 20 69 11.50 Connor 6 1 38 54 10.80 Webb 6 23 64 10.66 Green 5 8 16 3.20 Beasley 6 1 10 14 2.80 i

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they were up against and this showed in the play of the backs and forwards. Ridley was next, and our squad came prepared to play a tough game. The outcome was in our favor, downing Ridley 7-0. The Backs had a steady game and received much support from the forwards. Our next game was against the favour- ed T.C.S. team. This game was by far the team ' s best. Conditions were favourable and there seemed no stop- ping the backs. Time and time again we went over, and the final score was 52-0. Our last game was against Lakefield. The two rival teams came out both prepared for a good hard game. In the history of the 15 aside at Appleby, Appleby had beaten Lakefield once, and Lakefield had won twice. Lakefield scored first on a penalty kick, but failed to score again. Appleby won 15-3 scoring 3 tries and a drop goal. 4? - i t-- l ' i ' . ' l The open 7 aside team was defeated in the finals of the ISAA 7 aside tournament by a score of 12-8. The conditions weren ' t ours for our fleet of foot. By the close of the season we had scored 132 points and had only 7 scored against us the entire season. nt The team as a whole would like to express its thanks to Mr. Washington, out dedicated coach, who took a team of rookies and produced a team of Champions. Also to our fearless leader, Doug Jennings, who played a fantastic season at scrum half and lead the team throughout the season.