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

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turned out a very strong side and gave us food for thought by scoring their eleven points before half time. In the second half they tired and the School took advantage to the tune of 1-I-ll at the final whistle. 1An out-of-season Championship match at the beginning of the Easter Term found the School team comparatively disorganized after the break. iand. though playing magnificently hard Rugger, they were unable to cope adequately with the very heavy Van- couver Champions and lost 19-lO.i Old Colours were Robinson I, Barker I and Roome. New Colours were Orford. Sundt. Leon. Turner. Shaw, Owen and Goodacre. Barry Roome. FIRST FIFTEEN CHARACTERS ROOME CCaptainJ QBreakj-Occasionally wanting on the administrative side, but fully atoned for this on the field of play. A tremendously keen 4'Break, who was very fast away from the Scrum. and a menace with the loose ball near the opposing line, Good with the ball at his feet and a merciless tackler. Developed initiative in originating team policy. which was sometimes contrary to his advisers' views but invariably proved itself by its success A shining example to his team where drive and phyical fitness were concerned. CC.F.G.j ROBINSON I tHool-:erl- Out-hooked his opponents 80? of the time. A tremendous worker in the loose as well as the tight scrums. A first- class all-round forward. LEON CFront Row u- Had never seen the game before, but rapidly became an outstanding forward. especially in attack. Very quick and dangerous near the line. HIGGS I CFront Rowi-An excellent and cheerful worker who used his weight to effect. His place-kicking' was of a high standard and in this respect his steadiness was invaluable at times when points were badly needed. ORFORD CSecond Rowm-A keen and tireless worker, especially in the loose. Always on the ball. SUNDT fSecond Rowi-Was moved to the second row. where he improved considerably throughout the season. His complete fearlessness was of great assistance to the team, particularly in defence. CROFTON I fBack Rowl-Ifnfortunately was prevented by injury from playing more than a few games. lN'as very effective both in the threes and the scrum and had a most useful turn of speed. A very hard worker in the loose. B.-XRKER II fBreakiH.Ioined the team late in the season but proved to be a valuable break. His speed and safe tackling were great assets. Very fit and always well up with the ball. OVYEN fScrum Halfr-New to the position but soon developed into a very hard worker. Produced smooth coordination between scrum and three- quarters. Served his partner well and, later in the season. was not slow to go for the line himself when opportunity offered. 20

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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

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BARKER I LYice-Captainl CStand-Off Half?-Sparked the 'Line' by his energetic attack and defence. The latter was impregnable and gave the forwards great Confidence in the situation behind the scrum. Intelligent and cool, and initiaied many useful movements. SHAW' CWYinglhRan with determination and speed. Was one of the sound- est tacklers on the team. JACKSON I fCentrel-Was moved to this position mainly to strengthen its defence and proved to be very useful indeed. Possessed a good knowledge of the game but, in attack. seldom ran with the necessary thrust. WILLIAMS I CCentrej-Had poor hands but possessed speed and a nice Cut inf A good tackler. Later in the season distressed his supporters by developing a tendency to hang on too long. TURNER UN'ingl-Fell off where tackling was concerned but fully atoned for this by his fast and tricky running. Produced tremendous dash and elusiveness and could gain considerable yardage whenever he received the ball. Scored the majority of the teams tries. TOZER CFull Backl-Saw little action in this position but dealt with the opposition most satisfactorily when occasion arose. A cornmendably safe tackler. His kicking improved steadily. Moved quickly and intelligently into the 'line' at the correct opportunity. Barry Roome. 21