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

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RUGBY FIRST FIFTEEN The lst, XV had a successful Season and Hnished with a record of eleven wins and three losses. In the matches against St. Georgels and Shawnigan Lake Schools we beat St. George's twice and, although we lost at Shawnigan, we amply revenged this set-back with a good win at home. The ground was extremely hard at the beginning of September and we were unable to play our first game until October 1-lth. However, the first four weeks of the season were devoted to training, with emphasis on basic skills, which proved to be useful preparation for matches. W e were fortunate to have a good nucleus from last year's XV, and after Christmas the return of Blair was very welcome. Dykes proved to be a very capable Captain who assisted extremely well in training the team and was a tremendous inspiration on the field. Stene, as Vice-Captain, led the forwards with skill, and his experience was of great value to the side, He has now made fifty lst. XV appearances, which is a fine achievement. Huston was a very impressive scrum half and pleased many with his fine play throughout the season. Unfortunately the high schools did not have good sides this year, and Oak Bay and Victoria High were beaten by scores of 40 and 35 points without reply. Vmztun' provided us with two good games and our matches with Royal Roads were perhaps two of the best games of the season. The first was a hard-fought contest under very wet conditions, which we lost 3-6, and the second encounter was a fine display of open Rugby under good conditions, which we won 14-12. XVe played extremely well to beat Oak Bay Wlanderers 14-3, and our senior opponents were impressed by our fitness and ability. Our only poor performance was against Victoria University. Wle played a spirit- less game and an injury to Dykes further plunged us into the depths of misery. In the main games of the season we did very well to beat St. George's in Vancouver, which is always a tall order. The game was quite close until the last 20 minutes, when we overcame their forwards and began to pass the ball well. The game at Shawnigan, which we lost by two penalties to a try, was somewhat of a heartbreak, but we had become too quickly dispirited and our game suffered thereby, so that we deserved to lose. However, we learned a good lesson! The return game against Shawnigan was played on a very wet and muddy field. Considering the dreadful conditions the team played extremely well, the three-quarters passing the ball and trying to play open Rugby fand, to their credit, they succeeded to some degreel. But under such conditions forward play was of paramount importance and the pack never let up for one moment. Thus, we gained our first victory over Shawnigan for three years, which was very gratifying, although the wait had been too long. XVe took the field against St. Georgels on the crest of a wave, after two fine wins against O.B.XN'. and Royal Roads, two senior teams. We enjoyed a good measure of the play but were, perhaps, a little over- 22

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SALVETE BARNACLE -Bell-Irving. D.MrD. CSask.j Cawston. W. N, lCz1lgaryJ Crofton, C. P. CYictoriaJ Dinning, B. CYictoriuJ Dykes. C. A. lvl. flN'etaskiwinl Ellis, J. A, CYictorial -Fisher. M. J. C. CBanFfl Jamieson. D. B. QNew Zealandj Kjekstad, E, CYictorial Murray. D. C. fSan Josel Binder, W. CKemanoj Brindle, A. P. CPeruj Collings, T. CSeattleJ Collins, M. R. CEdmontonj Cousens, N. B, F. fVictoriaJ Davis, YV. W. CSeatt1ej Dennis, D. N. CVictoriaj Engstrom, E. T. CCalgaryj Fleming, C. fLethbridgej Fowler, VV. S. QEdsonj Graham, R. CSeattlej Adams, R. VV, CYictoriaJ Alexander, M. S. QVanandaj Andrews, M. J. CCourtenayJ Andrews, YV. L. CCourtenayJ Barberg, F. H. QVictoriaj Davis, G. fSatuInaJ Booker, I. A. K. CVictoriaj Brinkley, J, fSeattleJ Burkheimer, C. CBainbridge I.J -Carruthers, C. P. QMercer IJ Conklin, E. M. fCaliforniaJ Cousens, G. C. R. CVictoriaj Dakin, T. D. CVancouverJ Dreaper. IV. R. CVictoriaj Farquharson, R. H. fRedwood CJ Frizzel, D. CSidneyJ -Grumbach, B. CDuncanJ -Grumbach, L. YV. CDuncanJ Harris, M. CVictoriaJ Napier. M. L. CYictoriaJ Neale. R. D. CBurnabyJ Olafson, YY. C. CYiCtoriap Russell. D. J. CPortlandj -Scott. M, J. CSeattlej Silcox, R. B. Clidmontony Smart, M. Clidmontonj Xvilfd. S. T. fEdmont0nJ IVatt, S. fYiCtoriaJ IYyrens. R. A. Cliverettj Greig. D. G. fCalgaryj Holt, P. C. CYakimaj Inglis. T. MQK. fCranbrookJ Langdon. L. L. CFortunaJ Luce, J. D. CClearlakeJ Macdonald, G. C. QDiscoveryJ Mahon, D. J. QYictoriaj -Manning, K. CSeattlej Phillet, R. D. fEdmontonj -YVerschkul. J. T. CSeatt1ej Worthington, R. K. fBellevueJ Hornby. S. IN. CVictoriaj James. D. H. L .CEntranceb Keil, E. YN. CVictoriaJ Marontate, M. VV. CTacomaj Mackenzie. P. A. P. CYancouverj McKimm, G. F. CCalgaryj Noble. R. S. CSeatt1ej Payne, J. E. fYictoriaj Petley-Jones, L. G. CVictoriaj Ramsey, L. QPortlandJ Riskin, G, A. CEdmontonJ Shelton, H. f.-Xnchoragej Skuba, R. M. CEdmontonJ Thomson, A. H. CVictoriaj Vandenberg, L. fCa1garyj Wlatson, J. VV. fVictoriaJ Wfhitmore. B. J. fSeattleJ YVilliamson, M. E. fBelleVueJ fas at August 3lst.. 19625

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