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

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SECOND FIFTEEN As a result of an abnormally high rate of injuries amongst members of the lst. XV, the 2nd. XV was seldom able to field a team at full strength. The pack, under Tolman's leadership, strove manfully to ob- tain an adequate supply of possession, but were frequently dominated by heavier and more skilful opposition. Outside the scrum there was general reluctance to tackle, and poor defensive work led to a number of high-scoring defeats. Goorevitch II and Rainsford were the most consistent of the three-quarters, while Smith, at full back, proved a useful asset when he had overcome the nervousness which had plagued his performances in the lst. XV. Eleven matches were played, of which two were won, one drawn and eight lost fpoints for 59, against 2l6j. M.W. THIRD FIFTEEN The victory against the seconds at the beginning of the season may not be spoken of with bated breath in future years, nor will posterity Q and particularly the secondsj care to remember the score. What was ably demonstrated was one cheering fact--we had a nucleus of players who were experienced enough to promise much for the forth- coming session. Unfortunately, the evil eyes of various talent scouts were upon us during this match, and the covetous ones spirited away at least half-a- dozen of our better players, leaving a sadly-depleted B group. Such is the price of brilliance. It would now be logical to record that we never recovered from this blow, and that we proceeded to lose all our matches with varying de- grees of ignominy. This was not so. True, we did lose our first three major encounters, but in the second term we remained undefeated. It would be quite unrealistic to say that we played good', rugby, for we lacked that blending of experience which is normally essential to a team, and I do think that we had, per- haps, more than our share of good luck. However, none of this detracts from the outstanding feature of the thirds, this year, --good team spirit and discipline. There were both in ample measure. My thanks go to Brinton and Morgan for their dual captaincies. S.J.H.W. 27

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Stir Qnd. XV Standing: G. lN'ay, J. Duthie, J. lNIcDonald, P. Salmon, D. Stelck, Hughes, P. Mc.-Xrthur, D. Goorevitch II. Seated: W. Mackay, R. Miller, D. Goorevitch I, G. Tolman CCapt.j, C. Rainsford, J. Roxburgh, D. Seibert. 3rd. XV Standing: D. Carson, XV. Hemphill, Steuart, D. Harding, R. Neal, M. Fellner, J. Sladen. Seated: J. Turmicliffe, A. Niven, D. Brinton, R. Morgan CCapt.J, VV. Cosentino, Johanson, P. Hfilder.

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4th. XV Standing: R. McGowan, D. Cornwall, D. Dennison, R. Fowler, D. Mundell, XV. Hope, C.. Fuzak, D. Li, NV. Logan, I. McArthur. Seated: M. Tabuteau, G. Lee, P. McDermott, S. Keenlyside fCapt.j, B. Brinton, G. Hansen, T. 'Woo. . f ' 5th. XV Standing: R. Evans, I. Boon, K-L. Vlfong, W. Sealey, R. Martin, N. Hirtz, F. Scrimes, D. Killoran. Seated: R. Watson, P. Dyson, B. Falkins CCapt.j, LI. Briggs, R. Niven, On Ground: K. Adams, Howard.