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

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FIRST FIFTEEN CHARACTERS SEEGER tVice-Captainj Qhookerj -A first-class hooker, which more than made up for his lack of size. He did much to get the best out of his forwards and took the task of scrum-leader very seriously. LEPPMANN gprop forwardj -A consistent rather than brilliant player, he proved very useful in the set scrums and at times showed that he was a good runner with the ball. FILTNESS Qprop forwardb -He had rather a mixed season. At times his lack of fitness slowed him down almost to a stand-still, at others his vast frame, hurtling forward, struck terror into the hearts of the enemy. WYILKE Lsecond-row forwardl -He was the outstanding player on the side. A late recruit to the game. he soon used his height and basketball techniques to dominate the line-outs. Always first into the loose, he covered more ground than any other forward, and was one of the few players who could be counted on not to miss a tackle. NUTTING I Csecond-row forwardj -At first he was a little hesitant to get his head down in the loose, but he developed into a useful performer, often providing a valuable link with the backs. BROOKE fwing forwardj -His experience of a few games with last year's lst. XV was valuable in settling the pack down. Apart from a hesitant patch in the middle of the season he was a very reliable member of the side. MacLEOD fwing forwardj -A late entrant into the side, he soon showed himself to be an aggressive forward in the IVilke mode. His main weakness was that of missing some of his tackles through going in too early. WILLIS KNO. 8 forwardj - He made some good attacking runs with the ball, but could too often be seen lurking at the back of loose scrums. His tackling was usually sound. and he amply made up with his enthusiasm what he may have lacked in skill. GRAHANI tscrum halfj -A quiet, una.ssuming player, he carried out a deceptively great amount of work. His defence was sound and his pass-out reliable. and he took all the punishment bequeathed from the poor covering of the forwards without a word of complaint. By his example he did much to give the team its confidence. DYKES CCaptainj ffly halfh -A better Captain than player, he gave the team a steady lead throughout the season. His defence was the best of any of the backs and an example to all, and he was the only consistent faller on the ball. He often made many crucial tackles, and only when he tried to attack did he 'icorne unstuckf' HARDY I Ccentre three-quarteri -A natural ball player fone of the few in the sideb, he often failed to show the thrust of which he is capable. His short kick-ahead was most effective when he used it, but his defence was at times a little suspect. His place-kicking was alarmingly variable. BARKER Ccentre three-quarterj -A very useful addition in the Easter term, he made up for his lack of speed by intelligent kicking and the occasional break-unfortunately a rare sight this season. His tackling, however, was not completely reliable. BAPTY Cwing three-quarterj -A speedy runner, he unfortunately saw little of the ball until the end of the season. He clearly had the potential, but for the most part it remained untapped. GALLELLI Cwing three-quarterj -Although he relied on pushing his op- ponent into touch rather than tackling him, he was generally reliable in defence and sometimes enterprising in attack. WENMAN ffull backj - He had the natural sense of positioning of the good full back and was a source of comfort to the retreating three-quarters. One alarming tendency of his was to try to beat half the opposing side before making his kick. Often he got away with it. A. H. A. O. 26

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Christmas with an old knee injury and was replaced by Barker, they had even less. By the end of the season, however, they were learning to overcome this handicap by short kicks ahead. They also began to look tidier. Dykes, with his fearless tackling and readiness to fall on the ball, and Graham. with his quiet determination, led the way. The ball was being passed out more smartly and the wings were being brought into the game more frequently. Yet the hard fact still re- mained that they had no more penetration at the end of the season than at the beginning. This can only come from experience. Prospects look excellent for next year, with nine of this year's side in Grade Xl. The 1966-67 season should see the completion of the good work begun in this one. 1, The team was composed of Dykes K Captainl , Seeger fVice-Captainl , YVilke, Graham, Brooke, Wenman, Hardy I, Nutting I, Leppmann, Filtness, MacLeod, Willis, Bapty, Gallelli and Barker. Additional players were Wlatkins Il, Rosenberry, Harris and Garrigues. Colours were awarded to Dykes, Seeger, Graham and Wilke. RESULTS oCToBER 16 School Oak Bay Wanderers, lost 8-17 27 School Royal Roads, lost 3-6 NOVEMBER 2 School Victoria High School, won 21-3 6 School Brentwood College, lost 3-6 13 School the Old Boys, lost 0-32 20 School St. Ceorge's School, won 10-8 27 School Shawnigan Lake School, lost 5-9 30 School Victoria High School, drawn 6-6 DECEMBER 4 School Prince of XV ales School, won 9-3 FEBRUARY 16 School University of Victoria. lost 8-14 23 School Victoria High School, won 22-0 26 School Brentwood College, lost 0-19 MARCH 2 School Claremont High School, won 3-0 5 School St. Georges School, won 16-8 12 School Shawnigan Lake School, won 9-3 A. H. A. O 25

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SECOND FIFTEEN The 2nd, XV closely resembled the lst. XV where its fortunes were concerned. The Hrst term saw a row of defeats, while the second found them capturing their form. They were, as usual, heavily handicapped by calls from the senior side. RESULTS NOVEMBER 6 School v. Brentwood College, lost 6-32 20 School v. St. George's School, lost 6-12 27 School v. Shawnigan Lake School, lost 8-12 FEBRVARY 26 School V. Brentwood College, lost 8-16 MARCH 5 School v. St. Georges School, drawn 6-6 12 School v. Shawnigan Lake School, won 19-9 A. H. A. O. THIRD FIFTEEN The 3rd. XV had quite a good season under the capable captaincy of Scott. All home games were won, but both away games were lost. The side improved steadily throughout the year and showed that it could operate as a team rather than relying upon a few individuals. The three-quarter line was well fed with the ball, and Stubbs showed that he was a penetrating runner when on the attack. The combination of Scott and Clark frequently caused anxiety among the opposing teams as a result of hard running and useful kicking, but much credit for this aspect of the play must go to the scrum, where Houston, Wolfe and Adams in the front row were a good combination. They were ably assisted by Woodcock, Hughes and Fortune elsewhere. The weaknesses in the team were poor tackling generally Cparticu- larly on the part of the centre three-quartersl , and slow heeling from the loose scrums. However, special mention must be made of Helm, whose play at full back was good and whose tackling was deadly. Home games against Brentwood and St. Georges were won, away games lost: Shawnigan was beaten in two home games. Points for were 65, against 12. The team was composed of Scott CCaptainl, Helm, Paul, Russell, Stubbs, Petley-Jones, Clark, Adams, VVolfe H, Houston, Fortune, Douglas, Hughes, Dickens and Wloodcock. N. C. B. C. FOURTH FIFTEEN The -lth. XV had a good record this year. losing only one game. They played with commendable spirit and at times showed that they were not lacking in skill. No one player contributed more than the others 27