Shawnigan Lake School - Yearbook (Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia Canada)

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ft I THE THIRD XV Back Row: (L. to R.) P. Forster, G. Smith, T. Pratt, L. Steeves, S. Kaye, D. Mead, K. Gunning, J. Watt, Mr. J.S. Grey (Coacb) Middle Row: (L. to R.) D. Scbieldrop, B. Hollands, H. Ware, I. Malcolm (Captain), A. Keate, C. Walker, P. Roskell Front Row: (L. to R.) M. Kaumeyer, A. MacPbail 20

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THE SECOND XV The complacency that gripped the 1st XV at the start of the term, did not, fortunately, affect the play of the 2nd XV. They always played with great verve and enthusiasm although their efforts were not always crowned with suc- cess. They became a competent side at their own level of play having a strong pack and some useful backs. They suffered as 2nd XV ' s the world over do from having their ranks raided by the 1st XV as occasion demanded but they always managed to pick up the slack somehow and give a good account of themselves. Roger Hope, who played a number of positions in the scrum, was a very spirited captain, and when he was able to call upon his full side his team was a difficult one to handle. The pack was quite large and hard working and the backs moved the ball well. In Independent Schools ' fixtures they were well beaten 23-6 by St. George ' s in their first game of the season but, by the return fixture, had improved to the extent that they were able to win a close game 6-4 to inflict upon St. George ' s their only defeat. The other loss occurred against St. Michael ' s University School by a score of 13-3 in a game we ought to have won, having had a lion ' s share of the game. But an interception by St. Michael ' s University School plus the squandering away of our many chances sealed out fate. Paul McKenzie, who played many more times for the 1st XV than the 2nd XV and who was a very honest, hard working forward, was a mainstay of the pack. His partner in the second row, Joe McLean was much better in the tight than in the open although occasionally the ball would come his way and he would set off rambling towards the enemy line only to be borne to the ground by weight of numbers. Pat Rueben, Chris Wilcock and Justin Smith were a solid front row, while Glenn Boyd, Kelly Manson, Evan Meyer and Andrew Lotto all played well in the back row. The half backs were Ronnie Girotto and Larry Kau- meyer, both competent and both only needing more expe- rience in order to be ready for the 1st XV. Andrew Croft was a regular in the centre. He is very promising and is an incisive and clever runner who scored a number of very good tries. His partner was usually Jeff Keate, who also could play v ery competently at fly-half or full-back. Jeff was the best punter of the ball in the school proving once again that timing not bulk is the secret. Peter Neilson and Gra- ham Meek played on the wings. Peter, fast and a good tackier and Graham, elusive and also a good tackier. At full-back was Bruce Doyle, reliable in defence and eager in attack to round out the team. Also playing as occasion demanded were Paul Gorosh and Cody Walker, the latter ' s promise somewhat blighted through injury. D.W. Hyde-Lay Back Row: (L. to R.) C. Wilcock, G. Boyd, P. Gorosh, A. Lotto, P. Rueben, A. Croft, Mr. D.W. Hyde-Lay {Coach) Middle Row: (L. to R.) B. Doyle, P. Neilson, J. Smith, R. Hope (Captain), E. Meyer, J. McLean, K. Manson Front Row: (L. to R.) R. Girotto, G. Meek 19

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THE THIRD XV THE FOURTH XV The 3rd XV enjoyed a successful season winning its Independent Schools ' fixtures and only losing to the 1st XV ' s of two of the local high schools, namely Cowichan and Lake Cowichan. Well led from the base of the scrum by Ian Malcolm, the backs made good use of the ball won for them by a very spirited pack of forwards who were large, ener- getic and keen. The forwards always managed to get on top and thus made life a lot easier for their backs, of whom none ran more strongly than Cody Walker and Bill Hollands. It was disappointing for this team to have their St. Michael ' s University School fixtures cancelled due to the inability of our opponents to field a team. J.S. Grey The 4th XV, the other (and some say better) half of the second game, enjoyed an undefeated season in their Inde- pendent Schools ' fixtures. As with the 3rd ' s, it was a fine pack of forwards who laid the ground work for their victo- ries and the backs thus enjoyed much more of the ball than did their opponents. Chris Duncan in the centre made good use of the ball and always played hard. Stephen Heffelfin- ger, the captain, was an intelligent and sound link between forwards and backs. It would be difficult to single out any of the forwards for special praise as their success was due to team work and not to individual brilliance. Both teams were a pleasure to coach and approached their games and prac- tice sessions with great spirit. J.S. Grey THE FOURTH XV Back Row: (L. to R.) Mr. J.S. Grey (Coach), K. Chambers, C. Duncan, S. Abercrombie, M. Clarke,]. Barekman, B. Chisbolm Middle Row: (L. to R.) D. Bull, T. Hicken, H. Kato, S. Heffelfinger (Captain), B. Kenny, B. Spagnol, J. Sales Front Row: (L. to R.) D. Cooper, G. Davel 21