Appleby College - Argus Yearbook (Oakville, Ontario Canada)

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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.

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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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Senior Rugger Team FRONT ROW: Maslon, Rosseel II, Cantle, Crosbie II, Kaneff, Katz. CENTRE ROW: Stuart, Hyde-Lay, Keevil, Hodge I, Wright, Reid. BACK ROW: McMurchy II, Van Tighem I. Gall I, Peart, McAlister, McWilliams. Our season, much to our surprise, turned out to be very successful. During the first week or so we lost most hope for a good rugger season. However, after much work and Rev. Stuart ' s patience, we were ready to play our first game against Upper Canada. Fortunately, perhaps, our inexperience was matched by their ' s. Cantle and Rosseel must be congratulated for scoring several tries. Despite the 12-0 victory the team still needed a lot of work. We had gained much experience by the time we met Ridley. A score on a penalty kick gave us a 3-0 lead for the first half and a convert later on gave us a 7-0 victory. We played two seven aside games against Hillfield. In the first Slattery scored a try on a great run but lost the convert when the ball hit the cross- bar. The final score was 4-4. In the second game we worked much better as a team and came home with a 14- 10 victory. After a season of no losses we looked forward to victory at the ISAA tournament. Our first game was played in rain and mud against T.C.S. under-17. T.C.S. proved to be much more sure-footed in the mud and were soon winning. We were not on the score board by half time and were losing hope. Despite many individual efforts the team could not get moving and we lost the game and a chance at the championship. We played our second game against U. C.C. Both teams realized they had no chance at the championship and so there was no real pressure on either side. The game was played purely for enjoyment. Our team showed the spectators that in fact we did know what rugger was all about and the score indicated a decisive Appleby victory. In regular season play we did not lose any games. Despite the loss at the tournament all the team had a reward- ing season partly due to the experience gained, but also to the fun we had. Reverend Stuart deserves particular thanks for his patience and hard work, both of which turned a collection of boys with only three or four experienced rugger players into an effective team. St. Andrew ' s came the next week for what proved to be our toughest game. They soon scored, but a good try by McAlister put Appleby ahead. In the second half we lost our lead when S.A.C. scored two quick tries. Cantle intercepted a pass and closed the gap. After two converts by Hyde-Lay we finished the game in a 12-12 tie.