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

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Brentwood College Magazine Notes on Players PLAYFAIR (Captain): His never-failing interest throughout the season was an example for all. A determined player, adept at marking his man and following up. BRINDLEY: Probably the hardest working member of the XV. A tower of strength at scrum half. BRYDEN: Full back, small in stature but great in defence; our certain strength in time of trouble. COLEMAN, J.: Hard-working and, together with his brother, indispensable in the scrum. COLEMAN, F. : A steady and hard-working forward. CREER: Has developed great pace and is of exceptional use in that he is equally at home as forward or three-quarter. EUSTACE: Very reliable and hard-working; knows the game well and uses his head to advantage. FARRER: Our scoring machine; indomitable in attack and defence. He deserves more praise than it would be good for him to receive. HASKAMP: An enthusiastic and hard-working forward; a useful kick. Deserving of special mention in that he has played in every match since the founding of Brentwood. HENDERSON: In helping us to win our first game with the Wanderers he was un- fortunately hurt and out of the game for the season. With him we might well have come through the season with an unbeaten record. HOPE: A very hard-working and reliable forward. Kicks, tackles, and follows well. Also deserving of special mention as above. McPHERSON: Our most recent acquisition, who did his share with great vigour. We expect much of him next year. MORSE: His kicking and speed are his strength. We were unlucky to lose him for a considerable time from our line. REDPATH: Alert, energetic, and always in the thick of it. Never forgets to mark his man, and never lets him escape with the ball. SCOTT-MON CRIEFF: One of our most reliable kicks, quick to do the right thing in an emergency. SIMPSON: A very strong and determined runner, he ' more than earned his place on the First XV. TAYLOR: A very capable and fast inside three, always dangerous in attack. WILSON: Uses his weight and feet to great advantage. We missed him sadly towards the end of the season. FOOTBALL TEAM— 2nd XV Page Seventeen

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Brentwood College Magazine Fifteen minutes after the start, the Services were awarded a free kick. Following up hard, one of their forwards scored, but Wood failed to convert. Later in the half, Farrer equalized, scoring near the touch-line. Early in the second half Farrer put Brentwood in the lead when he scored, after getting the ball from a fine forward dribble. Taylor scored the final try after some very pretty three-quarter work, Hope converting. The final result was 11-3. The: College vs. Victoria College: (11-0) — Home Played February 21st. This match was one of the second round of the knock-out competition. Brentwood had gained their previous match by default. Brentwood started off well and Victoria College had to touch down four times in rapid succession. At last Brentwood could be held off no longer and, after some fine three-quarter work, Simpson scored near the flag. Very soon afterwards Mr. Grant got the ball and, slipping through their line, scored between the posts. Farrer converted. Play was a bit closer in the second half, and Victoria College seemed to tackle better and more effectually. Taylor closed the scoring with a fine try, Farrer again adding extra points. The game was marred by the accident which put Favrish out of the game just after the commencement of the second half. He was heavily tackled and a slight concussion ensued. The: College vs. Wanderers (0-6) — Azvay Played February 28th. This was the final game of the knock-out league, and resulting as it did, Brentwood had to resign their claim to the shield. The Wanderers were nearly always attacking and were very seldom in danger. During the first half we held them scoreless, due chiefly to the fine tackling of Bryden. Once the second half began, we could hold them off no longer and they broke through twice. Wenman, feigning a pass, scored a very pretty try. Then an unfortunate accident occurred to Bryden, and Officer scored right at the corner. Neither of the tries was converted. The College vs. Cowichan (14-0) — Home On March 7th we played our return game with Cowichan, at Brentwood. After a hard-fought game, our team emerged victorious, winning by fourteen to nil. Farrer was the hero of the day, and scored four tries in fine style. Hope converted one. Cowichan outweighed us in the forward division, but our backs were superior to theirs. Good three-quarter play resulted in three of our tries and combined forward work in the fourth. Edwards played a very hard game for the losers, while Farrer, Mr. Grant and Eustace played well for Brentwood. Immediately before this game our second fifteen played the Duncan High School team. Playing hard, we scored rapidly and piled up the highest score made during the season by a Brentwood team. De Pencier and Ruttan scored three tries each, and Phillips, Head, Symons, Wilson ii and Peacock, one each. The score was 38-0 in our favour. Page Sixteen

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Brentwood College Magazine SECOND TEAM RUGBY The 2nd Team played six matches this season, of which they won four, drew one and lost one. They more than deserved the successful results for which they worked so hard, and practised so earnestly. Among other things, their keenness throughout the year and their spirit of co-operation for the Team ' s sake were most praise- worthy. The experience, which many of them have acquired from these games, should be invaluable to them when they play for the 1st Team next year. Second Fifteen Events Brentwood 2nd XV versus: Points for: Points against: Oak Bay High School 20 0 University School 1st XV 0 0 Victoria High School 3 0 Duncan High School 33 0 University School 1st XV 0 3 Duncan High School 38 0 Total 89 3 THE ALL-BLACKS We were fortunate enough to be able to attend the game between the All- Blacks and Victoria, and thereby were spectators of a game, which, in spite of its one-sidedness, was both thrilling and instructive at every moment. It is by no means easy to learn a great deal from one game, but some features of the All-Blacks play stand out clearly, and these we shall do well to emulate. Fitness of body and mind are the first essentials. This we know, but are loath to take the trouble to train to the same state of perfection as the New Zealanders, or to learn the rules of the game thoroughly. Team work and backing up go hand in hand. An All-Black cuts through with the ball and in miraculous fashion there are running with him at top speed, four or five, or even six or seven backs and forwards ; this means straight running for all, a constant watch kept on the ball, and an estimate of what will most probably happen to it. Speed from the mark : this is absolutely necessary and can be improved with practice. You cannot effectually back up your man of equal speed unless you start running with him. Pass : it is a crime to be tackled with the ball in your possession. Kick : when penetration seems unlikely by other means, a kick across or punt ahead is probably ground gained if (important) your own side are expecting it. Kicking to touch is confined to one ' s own 25 . Scrum : each man being in his own particular place, energy is not wasted in pushing, but rather is the art of hooking brought to perfection. The scrum breaks in an instant and is away with the play. These and other points we noticed and in some measure tried to put into practice. It is to be hoped that next season will prove we have benefited from having seen the All-Blacks in action. Page Eighteen