St Michaels University School - Black Red and Blue Yearbook (Victoria, British Columbia Canada)

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' Owen jackson Leon Crofton. P. Higgs, Tozcr Shaw Orford Barker, Rooms lCapt.7 Robinson, T. Turner Sundt Barker. H. YN'illia1ns Simpson Checke Kendall jones Rose Rooper Balxna Moffat Caswell Challoner fCapt.l Fox Higgs, G. Lee Roy Queale 16

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RUGBY FOOTBALL In last yearls 'Black and Red, Reg Henman wrote. lt was evident that 1951-1952 was to be a rebuilding season. How firmly the foundations were laid rand the edifice reared. in the Christmas Term of 1952. by Derek Hyde-Layl can be judged by the splendid record of the 1952-1953 period. which was finally rounded by the capture of the local Second Division Championship. Ancients amongst the Old Boys are confidently invited to see if they can remember a better lst. XV! At the beginning of the Easter Term this humble recorder had to inform the Team that he had been selected to fill a position which he resolutely preferred to interpret as that of bag-carrier. and that for the rest of the season they must virtually carry them- selves. It was a crucial moment. but they rose to the opportunity and. under F. B. Roome's inspiring leadership. produced a drive which never forsook them and resulted in an unbroken series of victories which must have been gratifying to the players themselves. if somewhat monotonous for their successive opponents. Only one game mfor Mr. Manners ?v was dropped during the two terms. and it must be emphasized that this success was due largely to Team Spirit. there being few individual Stars,, to save the day. On the whole. fine. open Rugger was played. a fierce Pack being supported by enterprising and thrustful Backs. Incidentally. the XV was outweighed in the majority of its games and might well deserve the title of Giant-Killers. The 'Harker-Privett' Trophy and the 'Times' Cup now rest in the School Nlemorial Hall. and long. we trust. their rest will be: but followers of Rugger know only too well that there's many a slip 'twixt Cup and home shelf. The thankless office of 2nd. XV Captain fell to R. R. Challoner. and much credit is due to him for the fact that this Team was by no means merely a nursery for the support of its Senior Brother. On the contrary. it developed an individuality of its own. playing. at times. polished Rugger. frequently registering the most embar- rassing Cricket,' scores and. even. on occasion. contriving to beat opponents who had previously been dealt with by the lst. XV itself. The Colts were not so successful as usual. but they showed that there is promising material lower down in the School. XN'e must thank Nlessrs. Rlelly. Macadam and Seale for considerable assistance on the coaching sideg nor must we forget Major YVise. our l6th. man. whose kindly-critical presence on the touch line is almost a 'sine qua non' for a victorious game. His Union Club hospitality at the lst. XV Annual Dinner will long be warmly remembered. The number of Parents and Friends who so unselfishly provided transport is too large to be given here in detail. Vile are fully aware that the Game's the thing. but we are sufficiently human not to be able to resist the temptation to exhibit 15

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herewith the full results for the season: lst Wlanderers-Crusaders 2nd, XV . ,,... ,,...., X Von lst J.B.A.A. 2nd, XV .......................... ...... l ,ost lst Victoria College 2nd, XV Wlon lst lfVanderers-Crusaders 2nd. XV ....... ....... X Von lst Shawnigan Lake School .. Won lSt St. George,s School ............ ....,. X Von lst J.B.A.A. Qnd. XV ..,....,.....,.,, ....,.. X 'Von lst Victoria College 2nd. XV Wlon lst Victoria High School ,..,....... ....... X Von lst Victoria College 2nd. XV W'on lst lst Oak Hay High School ...... Shawnigan Lake School ..,.... ,...... XVon VVon lst St. George's School ....,,............,........,. ....... Y Von lst J.B.A.A. 2nd. XV ......,..............,..........,......... Won C2nd. Div. Championship Finalj lst The Old Boys ...,...,,,......,,,,,..,.,..,,,.,,.,.,...,,,.,.. Wlon Played l5: lVon 14: Drawn O: Lost l. Points for 316: points against 55. C.F.G. FIRST FIFTEEN MATCHES The first fixture of the season was against 'XVanderers- Crusadersi. The School played a hard. if somewhat uncoordinated. game and managed to return the impressive score of 35-O. Sundt. Turner, Higgs l. Orford. Crofton I and Shaw scored, and Barker showed much fire in the loose. Our next match produced the only set-back of the season. for we lost to a strong 'james Bay' side 9-6. The game brought out our poorest Rugger of the year and the team obviously lacked enthusiasm, spirit and condition. Crofton I. howeyer, gaye an exceptionally promising display at centre. This defeat was compensated by a resounding yictory against a side of lst. and 2nd, XV players from Victoria College. We chalked up a total of 35-O. and the forwards discoyered that they could score as well as the three-quarters. From this game on the forwards scored many points. A return match against a strengthened 'Wanderer's-CIrusaders, side resulted in a 25-3 win for us and then came our first important encounter. against Shawnigan Lake School at Macdonald Park. We were successful by 26-0. After the opposition had been bottled in their own half for a long period a quick heel from a loose scrum 17