Brentwood College School - Brentonian Yearbook (Mill Bay, British Columbia Canada)

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Brentwood College Magazine good run, and on being tackled near the try-line, passed to Money, who touched down. The halves also did good work, getting the ball out to the three-quarters quickly every time. Mr. Grant and Scott-MoncriefT played very pluckily, both tackling well. Brindley, in the three-quarter line, frequently relieved the situation by finding touch, while Farrer ' s tackling also calls for commendation. On the whole, however, the tackling was rather weak and showed the need of practice at going low. Mr. Cocks kicked a very good penalty, but his touch-finding was rather spoilt by our men being off-side. The College vs. The: Navy. (6-14) — Home On October 31st, a team from H. M. S. Patrician, came to Brentwood. In this match we did not show such good form as in the previous game against the Normal School. Perhaps this was because of the superior weight of our oppon- ents, but in spite of this fact, our side appeared to be acting on the saying, Attack is the best form of defence. The whole side, in particular Mr. Grant and Scott-Moncrieff , tried hard to carry the game into the opponents ' half by a series of rushes. In this respect mention should be made of the forwards ' and three-quarters ' work, for by good combination Farrer eventually made a brillant run and scored. Hope soon after- wards increased our score by three points, when he kicked a penalty from an awkward position near the touch-line. The: College: vs. the Oak Bay Wanderers. (0-11) — Azvay On November 3rd the school went to Oak Bay. The three-quarter line was rather broken up by the loss of Brindley and Henderson, who were on the sick list. Mr. Cocks and Creer took the places of the last two, the former ' s usual position at full back being filled by Morse, who did very well and greatly assisted his side by tackling and touch-finding. Not enough can be said in praise of Mr. Grant, Scott-MoncriefT and Playfair, in the back division, and Adamson, Hope, Haskamp and Redpath among the forwards, who together formed the backbone of the team. On the opponent ' s side Officer especially distinguished himself, and aided the Wanderers very much in winning in the second half by eleven points to none. The cause of this disappointing result may well be said to have been partly due to our bad tackling, and also in a small degree to the lack of combination on account of the changed positions of our players. On the whole the College played a plucky, uphill game. The College vs. The Oak Bay Wanderers. (0-6) — Home On November 17th the Wanderers came to Brentwood to play their return match. In this match we held the Wanderers very well in the first half, but were unable to do so in the last. On one occasion we were within a yard of their line, but found it impossible to get across, owing to the hard tackling of the other side. Page Twelve

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Brentwood College Magazine Rugby Football IT is probably voicing the opinion of the school to say that our first Rugby season was a successful one, — certainly in the excellent spirit of the players and in the general keenness for the game. That there are many fine points of the game that we have yet to learn is obvious, but we have made a very fair start and it is not difficult to look forward to the future with optimism. Perhaps the most pleasing feature of the past season was the total absence of unsporting words and deeds in games in which Brentwood participated. If we foster this spirit in the school we shall do much that is good for the game in Victoria. Events The College Points for: Points against : versus : 1923— J. B. A. A 8 3 Normal School 22 3 The Navy 6 14 Oak Bay Wanderers 0 6 Oak Bay Wanderers 0 11 J. B. A. A 0 6 University School 0 11 Normal School 3 3 1924 — Normal School 0 9 Victoria High School 6 0 Cowichan 6 0 University School 0 0 Cowichan 5 3 Oak Bay High School 30 0 Total 86 69 Games played, 14; won, 6; lost, 6; drawn, 2. The College vs. J. B. A. A. (8-3)— Home The first match of the season was played on Saturday, October 20th. As the teams took their places on the field, it seemed to the spectators that the odds would be in favour of the visitors, since their side was apparently far heavier than ours. However, in a few minutes, much to the onlookers ' delight, Henderson made a splendid run, scoring near the posts. His try was converted by Mr. Cocks. Shortly afterwards, one of the opposing three-quarters retaliated by getting over the line, but had hard luck as he touched down behind the dead-line. In the second half each side scored a try, Money getting ours from a touch- down in a loose scrum. Mr. Grant, Playfair, Farrer, and especially Scott-MoncriefT i, were particu- larly noticeable on account of their tackling. Scott-MoncriefT captained the side in a very capable manner. The success of the team ' s first match was chiefly due to the forwards ' good dribbling and the splendid way in which Mr. Cocks kicked. The College vs. the Normal School (22-3) — Home This game was played on October 27th, with the Normal School. The suc- cess was due to the good play of our three-quarters, two of whom scored a try each, while Brindley scored two from Henderson ' s passes. Playfair made a very Page Eleven

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Brentwood College Magazine It was rather a surprise that our forwards held their heavier opponents. In fact, in the first half, it was usually Brentwood who got the ball out of the scrum. With regard to the play of the backs, the three-quarters might have had more success if they had fallen back and gathered way before taking their passes. Playfair and Hope were awarded their colours after this match for con- sistent good play throughout this and former games. The team showed marked improvement in gaining ground by kicking. It is satisfactory to note the result, which shows an improvement on that of the pre- vious match. The College vs. J. B. A. A. (0-6) A second match with the James Bay team was arranged for November 24th. They arrived late, and we were not able to play more than twenty-five minutes each way. Owing to the fact that the ball was fumbled by one of our backs, an opposing half crossed our line. The College held their opponents back in midfield for a considerable time, when Watson made a run from a little behind our twenty- five, and he was not tackled till he was behind the goal-line. In the second half the School played downhill, and our play was a little better. In fact, it was un- fortunate we did not score when Redpath kicked the ball over the line and followed up hard, but he was just too late to be successful. We continued to hold our opponents quite well and at times pressed them some distance into their half. The most noticeable defects in our play were poor tackling and lack of vigour, most probably due to the long wait in the cold wind before the game. The scrum very seldom heeled the ball, and the three-quarters did not show their usual good combination. FOOTBALL TEAM Page Thirteen