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

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resulted in the ball's travelling along the line to Turner, who beat his man and scored near the corner flag. Barker converted with a good kick. Shawnigan's dangerous centres were held in check by jackson I and W'illiams I. with Barker covering soundly in defence. The forwards. with Robinson. Orford and Goodacre well to the fore. were too much for their opponents to handle, and the heeling from the loose was excellent. Dropped and forward passes cost the School more than one try. but before half time further points were added by Hfilliams and Barker. Barker again converting one. The second half was largely a repetition of the first, with Shawnigan seldom out of their territory except for an occasional dash by one of their centres. However. they kept defending well against continuous pressure. Further tries were registered by Shaw 1 after a good three-quarter movement ' and Turner. who went over under the posts after a very good run. This try was converted by Leon. The final try. and perhaps the best. showed the value of the quick heel from the loose. The ball passed rapidly down the line to Shaw. who stepped over the line unmolested. The team played extremely well and the forwards were very effective. both individually and as a unit. Barker played his usual steady game. and the 'line.' while lacking somewhat in thrust in the cen-tre and being inclined to lob their passes. ran intelligently and defended well. On December 6th. the School. at home. defeated St. George's School. Vancouver. by a score of five goals and two tries to nil. St. Georges were completely outclassed in every department and only a spirited defence kept the score from rising further. Barker kicked off against a strong wind and the School were soon attacking. In a few minutes Turner had scooped up a dropped pass and was over in the corner. Barker failing with the kick. St. Georgels were soon on the defensive again and from one of several fine loose rushes by the School forwards Roome dived over the line. Barker made no mistake this time and the score was 8-0. St. George's now attacked desperately but the School defence was sound, Barker twice averting almost certain tries by superb tackling and kicking. just before half time Turner scored again after a fine run down the left wing and. when Barker had converted, the score was 13-O. The second half saw the School dominate the play completely. Wfililams scored the first try by swerving through the middle to the posts. Roome and Barker were also successful and, aided by the latter's excellent kicking. the result was 31-0 at the final whistle. The foundations for this victory had been laid early in the game by the forwards. who lost little time in mastering their opposite numbers. From then on Robinson's hooking and some effective heeling gave the backs an abundant supply of the ball and the issue was never in doubt. In the last game before Christmas J.B.A.A. '2nd. XV were beaten ll-O. This was a particularly satisfy- ing match to win. as we defeated a previously unbeaten side and 18

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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

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avenged our defeat at their hands in the second game of the season. After Barker had kicked off the team lost little time in confining their opponents to their 'twenty-five' by robust forward play. Robinson was hooking from every set scrum and the pack was very quick on the ball in the loose. The three-quarters were not playing with their usual intelligence and dash and it was Roonie who opened the scoring by going over from a loose scrum near the line. 'james Bay' then pressed for a while but never looked really dangerous. and the School forwards gradually pressed them back. Our next try came from Owen,s pass to Turner on the blind side. There appeared to be no opening at all but Turner somehow squirmed over past six players and Barker converted. After a good three quarter movement and a try by Shaw the School were leading 11-0. After the change-over 'james Bay' kept the game well inside the School half. but only once did they come near to scoring. the effort being frustrated by good tackling on the part of Shaw. Towards the end of the match the School broke from a certain lethargy and Roome kicked over to touch down after a loose rush. After this game colours were awarded to Goodacre. Shaw and Turner. In the second half of the season the School soon disposed of the 'College' Htwicei. Victoria High School and Qak Bay High School with reasonable ease, though the High Schools were heavy opponents and gave us some awkward moments. Then came the return match with 'Shawnigan' Iawayi. This game got away to a very fast start and caused us some alarm at first as our old rivals scored the first eight points. Vie then retaliated, Barker being responsible for a goal, and at half time. after more spirited play by the School. the score stood at 11-11. In the second half the play was almost entirely in the School hands and we eventually won by 31 points to 11, Leon being prominent with a goal and a try. The School went with great confidence to Vancouver for the return game against St. George,s but soon found that they were facing a much better side than they had expected. For the first twenty minutes St. George,s were well on top. Then the School seemed to get back on their feet and scored two tries before half time. After the resumption the teams were very evenly matched. which made an exceptionally hard-fought encounter. The final score was 18-16 for the School. Higgs I must be mentioned for his good all-round playg incidentally. he converted three tries and also scored from a long penalty kick. One of the most spirited games of the season was our final meeting with 'james Bay,' which decided the 2nd, Division Championship. Both teams played excellent Rugger but the School eventually won 11-O. Tozer produced his best game to date. stopping two dangerous breaks away by our opponents. Our last match was the traditional one against the Old Boys. This year they 19