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

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confident and careless. St. George's scored two good tries, both of which were converted. Two good penalties by Goward and a try by Dykes, converted by Stene, gave us a one point win 11-10. This was a slightly hollow victory. Throughout the season the XV was willing to train hard, and the keenness was exceptional. This factor, perhaps, accounted for the fact that we were free from injury all the season. There was an intense battle for lst. XY places and Angus I, Abel, hlousel, Palmer and 1N'indrem for a period each lost their places in the team. To their credit they joined the 2nd. XV with enthusiasm and always gave of their best in order to regain their places. Their attitude is to be com- mended. Credit is also due to those players who displaced them, especially to King and Taylor, who practised and trained hard. Prospects for next year seern to be quite good. Younger members of the lst. XV-Yaiyan, Simonson, Taylor-should be even more valuable next year, and the third fifteen appears to have an abundance of talent. Colours were re-awarded to Dykes, Stene, Huston, Chapman and Blair. New Colours were Angus H, Yaryan, Dodyk, Murdoch I, Simon- son, Taylor and Goward. The Side was as follows: Dykes CCapt.l, Stene fVice-Captj, Huston, Chapman, Blair, Goward, Keble, King, Murdoch I, Yaryan, Simonson, Dodyk, Angus H, Taylor, 1Vindrem. Perhaps the most outstanding feature of the season was the fact that all School teams were successful. This reflects well upon the spirit, enthusiasm and skill of boys throughout the School and augurs well for the future. lst. XV RESULTS School V. H.M.C.S. Venture, Wlon 18-9 School v. Royal Roads, Lost 3-6 School v. H.M.C.S. Venture, 1Von 15-3 School v. St. George's, Wlon 9-0 School v. Oak Bay High School, Wlon 40-0 School v. Shawnigan Lake, Lost 3-6 School v. Shawnigan Lake, 1N'on 9-0 School v. Royal Roads, YVon 1-1-12 School v. Oak Bay 1Vanderers, 1fVon 14-3 School v. Victoria High School, XN'on 35-0 School v. St. George's, 1Von 11-10 School v. Victoria College AH, Lost 3-21 School y. An Old Boys XV, 1Von 61-5 School v. Victoria College Bw, Wlon 11-3 R.W.W. FIRST FIFTEEN CHARACTERS DYKES CCapt.j CF1y Halfj -A good, strong Fly Half who is a dangerous attacking player. He uses his weight well and his dummy to advantage. A fine handler of the ball and has improved his defence, His kicking is still weak, having much height and little length! He captained the side with tremendous vigour and enthusiasm, both on and off the field. 2-1

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STENE CYice-Capt.J -A good. experienced, hard-working Forward. who is capable of playing in any forward position. He performed well at No. 8. and later in the second row. He led the forwards well and got the best out of them by means of drive and example, His place kicking was not of a high standard in that he lacked consistency. HUSTON CScrum Halfl -Enjoyed an exceptionally good season. He gave Dykes a magnificent service with his somewhat unorthodox style of passing. Despite his lack of weight he was always willing to fall at the feet of opposing forwards. He should try to make more breaks on his own from the base of the scrum. GOWARD CCentre Three-Quarterj -A Centre Three-Quarter with a slow but effective dummy, He is a good ball player and is one of the all-too- few capable of kicking well with both feet, lVith a little more application he could be a fine all-round player. At the moment he is prone to occa- sional careless lapses in his kicking and handling. Lacked consistency as a place kicker but. nevertheless. kicked some good goals. CHAPMAN UN'ing Three-Quarterj -Fast and powerful. he was obviously a valuable player, but as a footballer he is strangely incomplete. His handling was adequate but his kicking and defence was suspect, and he seldom looked to give a pass. BLAIR CCentre Three-Quarterj -Not a spectacular player but one who plays a competent all-round game. He did not often attract the eye of the spectator, but was rated very highly by his own team-mates, which is a great compliment to him. KEBLE UiVing Three-Quarterj -He had speed and could tackle well on occasion. His play was a tremendous improvement on his previous year's. but with a little more confidence he could have proved even more valuable. KING CFull Backl -Limited. in that he was only a defensive player: never- theless, he practised hard and learned to kick with both feet and to tackle courageously. Rather slow and awkward-looking, he always did his job and gained the confidence of the rest of the team. SIMONSON fProp Forwardj -A very young player with a good physique. He became more aggressive towards the end of the season and conse- quently his play improved. His line-out work was useful, He should do extremely well next year. MURDOCH I CHookerj -A competent and hard-working hooker. His loose play and backing up proved a great asset and his lack of poundage proved to be no disadvantage. YARYAN CProp or Second Rowj -An outstanding forward who had an extremely good first year. He has remarkable speed for such a big player, and impressed in most departments of forward play, Good in the line-out, although he did not have a lot to do. Next year he will have more line- out work against better opponents than he faced this year. but he should fare extremely well. DODYK CSeco.nd Rowj -Our largest and heaviest forward. who played some aggressive Rugby, With Stene he did most of our line-out work and did it well. He was moved from his front row position. but by the end of the season he had to admit that he enjoyed second row work! ANGIIS II Cwing Forwardj -In defence he was a worry rather than a menace to the opposition, but he possessed speed and used it effectively in attack, scoring several splendid opportunist tries. TAYLOR KNO. 8 Forwardl -Though he did not tackle very effectively in the open he was tremendously fit and strong and covered extensive acre- age during the season. A valuable member in the tight scrum with his pushing ability. his backing up was also an asset. VVINDREM QNVing Forwardl -He was lacking in speed and his play at the beginning of the season was rather lethargic, However, he regained his place'in the team after Christmas and was more at home on the heavier grounds, where he did a sound rather than spectacular job. R.W.W. 25