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

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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

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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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and the team spirit was noticeable. All members worked hard for their positions, and they had four close, hard-fought games, three of which went in their favour. Biaclean II proved himself to be a good leader and is to be congratulated on the keenness of all concerned. Brentwood, St. Georges and Shawnigan were beaten at home, and Brentwood away. The away match against St. Georges was lost. Points for were 63. against 18. The team was composed of Maclean II QCaptainl, Code I, WVatkins I. Wise. Watt, Smith I, Bett, lNIcLean I. de Rosenroll, Fraser, Andrade, Weaver. Maxfield, Harrison and Macdonald. N. C. B. C. COLTS FIFTEEN .X light scrum and slowish outsides are seldom conducive to success- ful rugby, and this season was no exception, all our six games being lost. Stelck, at hooker, together with Sime and Kelly in the line-out provided more than an average supply of the ball from set pieces, but for some reason the backs preferred running towards touch rather than the try-line. Moreover, lack of weight and experience led to the pack's inability to dominate in the vital department of loose play. On the credit side, however, this was a young and raw team with plenty of enthusiasm and intelligence. That these are not enough the side has now painfully and fully realized: but they should take heart from their great improvement towards the end of the season, and understand also that they do have the potential to be a good and winning team. The side was composed of Timmis Captainl , Angus, Wlalsh, VVilson, jenkins I, VValdron, Vlatson, lN'ilder, Stelck I, Gillespie, Sime, Kelly, Payne, Brock and Strander. R. A. N. JUNIOR COLTS The junior Colts had a busy and, on the whole, a successful season. They were, however, an extremely light side, and under the rules in force this season, where age, not weight, was the guiding factor, they were always at a great disadvantage. They were defeated twice by Shawnigan and once by Brentwood, while winning once against St. Ceorge's and playing to a draw against Brentwood. Conduit I, the Captain, played spirited football, and most of the backs were promising. The forwards were slow, but were well served by Chapman, Grumbach II and Kyle. As a side their main weakness was in tackling and falling. W. R. G. W. 28