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

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MCLEAN fsecond rowj -This was his first year of Rugby. A good jumper, and strong and fast, but he lacked the necessary weight for second row. His tackling was often very good. He frequently seemed to tire too easily, and lagged behind when the strain was on. He must learn how to go hard for the whole game. By the end of the season he was improving and getting rid of his habit of cross-field running. MOILLIET Csecond rowl - This was his first year of Rugby. A strong, willing forward, very good in the ruck, but poor in line-out protection. Rather slow and clumsy, with the result that he is lacking in basic skills and ineffective in broken field play. CHELLIN Cblind-side wing forwardl - At times a very useful player, capable of intelligent moving and distribution of the ball. Not slow, but often un- willing to cover across in defence. DOBSON Copen-side wing forwardj -A destructive thorn in the flesh for the opposition. He was capable of disrupting enemy half backs and snapping up loose balls. He made several good breaks, but lacked the pace and con- fidence to make use of this ability. GROVE Cnumber eight-scrum leaderj -A very promising and intelligent player. When he has put on more poundage he will be even more effective. A good pair of hands, a good boot, good speed, great determination and in- telligent use of the base of the scrum combined to produce a very creditable player. CONDUIT Qscrum halfj - Had outstanding spirit and determination. A good tackler and a much-improved kicker, from the base of the scrum, from the line-out and for goal. His erratic passing must be improved next season. BRINKLEY CCaptainj Cstand-off halfj -A very determined and hard- working player. He has excellent hands, and his touch-kicking and tactical kicking improved greatly throughout the season. A good tackler. His basic shortcoming is a certain lack of speed. A very conscientious and industrious Captain. JENKINS Qwing three-quarterl-A very determined runner, but makes the tragic mistake of trying to cut inside his opponent. His lack of pace, poor tackling and comparatively small stature cut down his effectiveness against big, strong wings. He must learn to kick effectively on the run. McKAY Ccentre three-quarterj -He has no inside or outside break, and lacks the pace to outrun opponents. Sound tackling, a very useful grubber kick and an effective cross kick on the run are his most valuable attributes. His main fault is a head-down run straight at his opponent. WILSON Ccentre three-quarterl - A very strong and powerful player. With a little more speed he would be a most difficult runner to stop. He is inclined to lie too flat and too far away from his other centre. Has an excellent kick, and can gain very long yardage. He must learn to use his physique to tackle hard and low. His handling at times is also suspect. KEIL Cwing three-quarterl - Exceedingly determined. His lack of stature and speed are usually offset by very hard running and excellent tackling. He also has the ability to kick for touch and gain valuable ground just as he is tackled. WATKINS ffull backl -A very keen player, and it is unfortunate that a full back must be a good tackler, and, also, able to field the ball before it bounces, and then deal with it immediately. He is not slow, but his fielding and tackling were very, very weak. His touch kicking was adequate. B.C.C.S. 25

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SECOND FIFTEEN The 2nd. XV played with great enthusiasm and, although they lost most of their games, they had several exceedingly well-matched en- counters in which they were unfortunate to lose by the odd point. There was a great deal of 'cchopping and changingw in both lst. and 2nd. XVs in attempts to find the best combinations, and many boys were promoted from the 3rd, XV, and found permanent places in the 2nd. Altogether it proved a willing Side, providing promise for next year. Eleven matches were played, of which three were won, seven lost and one drawn fpoints for 73, against 991. The results were as follows: OCTOBER 19 School v. Claremont High School, won 19-0 25 School v. Oak Bay High School, won 11-0 4 Sc iool v. Brentwood College, lost 5-8 11 Sc ool v. The Old Boys, lost 0-23 19 Scfiool v. St. George's School, lost 3-15 22 Scfiool v. Claremont High School, drawn 5-5 NOVEMBER l h FEBRUARY 21 School v. Oak Bay High School, won 14-3 24 Scfiool v. Brentwood College, lost 3-5 MARCH 2 Scfiool v. St. Georges School, lost 10-11 7 School v. Shawnigan Lake School, lost 3-8 9 School v. Shawnigan Lake School, lost 0-21 B.C.C.S. THIRD FIFTEEN The Team began the year with great hopes of success, only, in the end, to see many of its members Hll vacant spots in higher teams. The scrum was well-balanced, but could not show how effective it truly was until the return match with St. Ce0rge's, when it played superbly fmaking up for a much-weakened back linej and scored all the School's points in the 6-6 draw. The three-quarters were effective both in defence and offence, but were plagued regularly by having to forfeit members to the 2nd. XV. Copeland proved an asset in the first game against St. Ceorgels, when his kicking kept the School in the game for a 9-9 draw. Games against Brentwood were split, each team winning its game 3-0. Both the St. Ceorge's games were drawn f9-9 and 6-6 respec- tivelyl. The first Shawnigan game was lost 3-0, and the second 33-3, at a time when the Team had less than half of its regular members playing. 27