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

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eorge ' s 23-16, and also on return fixture Brentwood where the fired up home taken eked out a narrow, hard fought 10-8 win. Drew Swanson proved to be a fine Captain, enthusiastic off the field and energetic and hard- driving on it. He played lock and was the anchor that solidified the pack in the sets. He was committed and uncompromising in both the tight and loose play and never shirked his duty in any situation. He was sorely missed when injury prevented him from playing in the final three matches of the season. His fellow lock, Brent Gough, also enjoyed a fine season too, and was probably one of the most improved forwards on the team. He was our best lineout jumper. The front row was solid with props, Dave Merry and Paul LeBlanc being very steady. Mike Kobus as hooker was also one of the most mobile of the pack and was always to the fore in all loose play. The back row had some excellent games and flankers, Mashi Akiyama and Roland Brakop, were very quick to the point of breakdown, with number 8, Curt Sigfstead never far behind. Curt, Uke Drew, missed the final 3 matches through injury which weakened our pack co nsiderably. The backs developed well as a unit and their positional play, especially in attack and coun- terattack improved greatly. Roger Schmitt, while

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1ST XV RUGBY The first game was an enjoyable group to coach. There were no stars on the team, but there were a number of returnees from the Summer tour to New Zealand and Australia and the 1st XV was built around these players. They always worked hard and cheerfully and produced some very attractive rugby during the season. We preferred the dry going, not being a large side, and our results were not as impressive once the grounds became wet and soft. We were only beaten once, our first encounter at S.M.U. where we lost 22-4 to a very polished team. We conceded 13 tries in 1 1 matches whilst scoring 30 and most of our tries were due to excellent support play. Undoubtedly, our biggest weakness was the lack of a reliable place kicker, as only managing to convert 7 of our 30 tries will attest. In addition, numerous very kickable penalties were missed. The season opened with three good wins over St. Benedict ' s School of Ealing, England (25-3) who were out on a B.C. tour; Oak Bay Juniors U19 XV (16-3); and Hillside Secondary School (25-3). We then received a rude shock going down 22-4 to St. Michael ' s in Victoria. We were well beaten by a smoother side. We followed this game with two more victories, a hard earned 12-3 win over St. George ' s and a much easier one, 22-3 over visiting Magee Secondary School. A well played draw with the S.L.O.B.S. was followed by probably our strongest showing of the season, another draw, this time 7-7 against St. Michael ' s University in a return match. We were unlucky not to win this game. We got back on our winning ways again with a surprisingly easy 22-0 win over Brentwood at home, but ended the season disappointingly, losing an exciting game at St. 1 22

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Standing: (L. to R.) Mr. D. Hyde-Lay, D. Gough, P. LeBlanc, B. Cough, A. Harke, C. Costello, D. Merry, Mr. J. Davies Seated: (L. to R.) M. Akiyama, M. Kobus, I. McPherson, D. Swanson, B. Patel, R. Brakop, C. Sigfstead Fron .- (L. to R.J R. Schmitt, P. Robinson 24