Appleby College - Argus Yearbook (Oakville, Ontario Canada)

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Junior Rugby FRONT ROW; Appleby, Lau, Cartotto, Stevenson, Hewitt, Coxon, Richards. MIDDLE ROW: Mathieson, Thompson, Wannamaker, Gibson, Harmer, Wood, Mull, Pollen, Da Re BACK ROW: Mr, Stuart, Pike, Bethune, Mitchell, Skinner, Cole, The Under-17 Rugby Team this year had its ups and downs, and yet, looking at it in retrospect, it is safe to say that the season was indeed a successful one. Under the inspirational coaching of Mr. Stuart and the capable captaincy of Dave Stevenson and Rob Cartotto the team was oc- casionally pushed but usually led into competition. It is true that, on occasion, it took a while for the team to get fired up for a game- and this, in fact contributed to our most disappointing loss, against Ridley- and yet once it was in gear it was virtually unstoppable. This will be attested to by the fact that the Under-17 ' s beat SAC, UCC, TCS and Selwyn House from Montreal, in addition to winning many of their exhibition games. The most important thing to consider about this particular team, when all is said and done, was the enjoyment everyone had, both in games and in practice, I suppose, if special mention is to be made, a note of appreciation must be extended to Tim Pike and

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r c- . ' - V r 5 Washington. It was he who riveted our attention to the projection-room blackboard until leather balls oozed from our ears. It was he who was the cause of all the sheets which were torn by boys passing rugby balls in their sleep. And yes- it was he who devised the dreaded (Oh horror!) fartlek, those two soul destroying miles of wheelbarrows, piggybacks and other assorted bodily tortures. Indeed, for the first two weeks of the spring term, Jim Washington was undoubtedly the most unpopular man on campus. The results however were inevitable and the team won all but one of our exhibition matches. Our loss to Victoria Park, a superb team, was a learning experience for all and gave us the stiff kick in the pants which got us rolling right to the I.S.A.A. championship. Our first and perhaps most closely conteste d match found us locking heads with Ridley. We emerged victorious with a 9-3 score and special credit must go to the hard-driving forwards, particularly John Piatt, Ron Withey, Paul Grimes and our fearless leader, Frazer McKenzie. Several backs too, deserve honourable mention. Lang Moffat, Don Green and our assistant captain Graham Leggat led us to an undefeated championship of the I.S.A.A. Congratulations to all involved. Alasdair HoJliday 76

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John Pollen, both of whose skills helped pull us through many tight situations, as well as Jim Coxon and Rob Cartotto. the power behind the scrum. It is safe to say that when the stakes were set everyone gave equally of their best. In conclusion let it be said that although the season was more than acceptable as far as results were concerned, the one outstanding quality was the fun everyone had. Thanks, of course, must go to Mr. Stuart for his patience and semi-divine wisdom as well as to all who participated on the squad. CoJin Richards -ItC. - J Jf}mi Li jj 78