Appleby College - Argus Yearbook (Oakville, Ontario Canada)

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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

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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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Bantam Rugby FRONT ROW: J. B. Dineen, Steifenhofer, Follows 1, Mollenhauer. Follows 2, Mull 2. MIDDLE ROW: Mr. Day, Sutton, Smith, Stott, Alton, Sopinka, Wilson. BACK ROW; RisUc, O ' Hearn, Locke. Paletta, Cobham, Scott, Kelly. This year the Bantam rugby team had an excellent side. At the start, the team was generally an inexperienced one. However, as the season wore on, the en- thousiasm and hard work of all the players resulted in several victories over many of our op- ponents. Throughout the season, minor injuries disrupted team organization. Many players found themselves in a new position each game! No doubt, a large nimiber of players became widely ex- perienced with several aspects of the game. David Tasi, Angelo Paletta, Randy Sopinka, and David Roberts all provided outstanding drive to the scrimis and lineouts. The backs, led by the Follows connection , and supported by O ' Hearne, Locke, Cobham, and Dineen, formed an attacking line which just couldn ' t be stopped. Thanks must also go to Aiigelo and Peter for their accurate and indeed game- saving kicks. In closing, a special thanks goes to Mr. Day, our indefatigable coach, who, through his hard work, and patience, most cer- tainly led us to many of our vic- tories. Finally, a special word must be said about our rookie bystanders who, though, they got in one or two games only this year, definitely promise well for next year - good luck! Keith Stott