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

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The Side consisted of: Taylor fflaptainj, Burns QVice-Captainj, Copeland, Lerna, Meeker I, Meeker II, Grumbach, Smith I, Duthie I, Faught, Blackie, XYay, Higginbotham and Avila. Scott D. Taylor, Captain. FOURTH FIFTEEN The season did begin with some promise, but yet again we were plagued by a shortage of players, many of whom were pressed into service with the 3rd. XV, with a consequent weakening of the Fourths. However, I should like to commend both Teams for the manner in which they practised and took the Field, and in particular do I thank Scott Taylor for the very Fine way in which he captained the Thirds. s.J.H.w. 'Q M N IV , 'gy' I . , . x .pw M-,W ' i . -.vw .ww .. V- e P+- 1 II, 1QAA,y.fv N,ai Y- ws p X1 . mjtqq. r IJ.-i -V rv ,A f ., -M,,,vJjm,1:,sf6 f' '9' ' 'f2v1'! ' lf' mi ':i. '- ' Ji-31: ' 4th. XV Standing: R. Fowler, P. Powell, R. Storrie, R. Keenlyside, L. Hanna, R. Wolf, W. Hope, R. Doak. Seated: D. Crane, D. Brinton, W. Consentino, R. Miller, L. Duthie, A. Bexton, J. Baker. 28

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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

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COLTS FIFTEEN On the whole it was a satisfactory season and some good Rugby was played, particularly behind the scrum. The forward play, how- ever, was neither clever enough nor spirited enough, and certain mem- bers of the pack have yet to learn to get stuck inf' all the time, rather than from time to time. Playing against Independent Schools the Side was always at a weight disadvantage, and, with the forwards never in the ascendant, some very promising backs were always struggling. Oakley captained the Side ably, and his loss, through serious injury soon after Christmas, was a heavy blow. Results of the Independent School games were as follows: School v. Brentwood College, lost 5-15 School v. Brentwood College, lost 8-20 School v. St. George's School, lost 0-11 School v. St. Georgels School, won 12-3 School v. Shawnigan Lake School, lost 0-13 School v. Shawnigan Lake School, lost 0-15 Matches, all of which were won, were played against various Public Schools in the area. W.R.G.W. JUNIOR COLTS FIFTEEN The Junior Colts Fifteen had a relatively successful season, with victories over Brentwood, Shawnigan, St. Georgels, Central Junior High and Mount View Junior High. Features of the team play were determined running by the backs and hard scrummaging by the forwards. However, the tackling was poor on many occasions, and this resulted in matches being lost that could easily have been won. Outstanding performers were Hopkins, whose running was a great asset, Pappajohn, who proved a very useful centre, and, amongst the forwards, Dykes, McLean and Spicer, who were consistently hard- working. The results were as follows: School v. Mount View High School, won 21-0 School v. Central Junior High School, won 10-0 School v. Brentwood College, won 13-3 School v. Brentwood College, lost 3-6 School v. Shawnigan Lake School, won 6-3 School v. Shawnigan Lake School, lost 3-6 School v. St. George's School, lost 6-18 School v. St. Ceorge's School, won 8-3 The Team consisted of: Spicer CCaptainj, McPhee, Bennett, Cerdes, Pappajohn, Hopkins, Thomas, Dyson II, Lang, Vallance, Dykes Keelan, McLean H and Whyard. D.G.W. 29