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

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SECOND FIFTEIQN D. Webster. E. Eaatirk. R. Tracy. J. France. G. Abel. T. Price. M, Sylnons. A. Geissler. Bloufel. D. Angus. Palmer. E. Ralph. T. Seeger. R. Rivera. D. Skidmore. J. Jefferson. Y .1 . 1- ' lil' fha.- 'W J .. f-fffi f 'D .1-N-N11 'Y ,Q ,, 7.4.-its 1- ' THIRD FIFTEEN C. Mackid. D. MacDonald. P. Frost. M. Johnson. G. Hunt. M. Shanaman. D. Dillon. TNI. liargolus. ll. Kelly. BI. YYyatt. R. Dobell. B. Blurdoch. L. Bell. K. Seholelielcl. R. Barker.

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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

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RUGBY SECOND FIFTEEN The 2nd XV won fiye games. drew one and lost four. It was the least successful of our teams, losing twice to St. Georges Cbut gaining two wins oVer Shawniganl. The side suffered from a lack of good three-quarters and the forwards were rather lethargic on occasion. Angus I proyed to be a good Captain. and those who played on the lst. XV sometimes acquitted themselves well. The most promising player on the side was Seeger I. He should make a Very valuable hooker for the lst. XV in the future. 2nd. XV RESULTS School V. Oak Bay lN'anderers fjuniorl . Drawn 3-3 School V. Qualicum lst. XV. lYon 5-3 School V. Port Alberni. Lost O-3 School V. Oak Bay High School 2nd. XV, Won 42-3 School V. St. Georges 2nd. XV. Lost 3-ll School V. Shawnigan Lake 2nd. XV, lN'on 6-O School V. Shawnigan Lake 2nd. XV. Won 3-O School V. Qualicum College lst. XV, Lost 5-l3 School V. Port Alberni, Won 6-O School V. St. Georges 2nd. XV. Lost 8-26 R.lN'.W. RUGBY THIRD FIFTEEN The 3rd. XV enjoyed an exceptionally Fine season this year. Only one school match was lost, against St. Georges and this defeat was more than made up for when St. George's were crushed 35-O in the return match. Shawnigan Lake School 3rd. XV was defeated decisiyely three times, Royal Roads 3rd. XV twice. Oak Bay High School 2nd. XV +7-O and Brentwood College lst. XV -l2-0. Apart from in school matches, Victories were also recorded against the P.P.C.L.I. Cadets and Mr. Prowseis i'Footsloggers XV. In addition three extremely close games were played against the School 2nd, XV, in which the superior weight of the 'fseconds' just made the difference each time. There is no doubt that the success of the XV was based on team work. The three-quarters backed each other up well both in attack and defence, while the forwards always played as a pack in the loose. All in all the players showed tremendous confidence in each other-the basis of all good teams. For this reason it is diflicult to pick out any special indiyiduals for special mention. Neyertheless, among the three- quarters Kelly I must be quoted for his Very powerful running on the right wing, lN'yatt for his tackling and Barker I for the way in which he deVeloped into a fine. fast-thinking scrum half who took a tre- mendous amcunt of punishment. Among the forwards Dobell and Murdoch II must be mentioned for their hard and liyely play in the loose. In conclusion it should be stressed that the 3rd, XV played good rugby in their matches because they practised hard and with enthus- iasm. Dobell was a most efficient Captain. N.R.B.P. 27