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

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Br ent w o od College Ma g a z i n e the Old Boys succeeded in holding us, but Nickson i broke away and Matthews went over for his second try. Robertson scored the only other try for us. A few minutes before the end of the game, Miller scored for our opponents : Wilson failed to convert. Playing for the Old Boys were: — Symons ma, Symons mi, Pugh, Phillips, Forrester, Gilbert, McGaw, Furber, Strain, Hamersley, Lammers, Wilson, Miller, Hope, and Hall. Brentwood v. Victoria College Played November 17th. (Won 9-0) This match was played on our own ground under fairly good weather condi- tions. Our opponents pressed us at first, but could not score. Then, for a time, play was centred in mid-field. Campbell made a fine run, which gained much ground for us. For the remainder of the half we pressed hard, but were unable to score. At the beginning of the second half, Nickson i made two good runs, and finally scored. The try was not converted. Victoria College then pressed for a time, but without avail. Once again Campbell made a fine individual run. Later, our opponents just failed to kick a penalty goal. Our next try was scored by Matthews, after a good run by McNeill, but it was not converted. Campbell secured our last try, close to the corner: Robertson just failed to convert from the difficult angle, the ball hitting the bar. The outstanding players for Brentwood were Fogg, Robertson, Campbell, Ferris, and Nickson. Brentwood v. Oak Bay Wanderers Played November 24th. (Lost 6-8) When we met the Oak Bay Wanderers on our own field for our second match with them, they were a vastly improved team. Our opponents won only after a hard-fought game, in which the forwards did most of the work. In the first half McNeill scored a try for us, which Robertson failed to convert. For the remainder of the half, the Wanderers held sway, but failed to penetrate our defence. Early in the second half, our opponents ' forwards dribbled the ball into our twenty-five and Sherwood scored a try. It was not converted. Then Eagle went over for the Wande rers ' second try, after a fine run. : Jones converted. McNeill again scored for us : Robertson failed to convert. Throughout the game, their forwards showed their greater weight, both in the scrum and the loose. Brentwood v. University School Played December 1st. (Won 3-0) This match, played on a muddy field, was one of the hardest games of the season. Our opponents at first took up the offensive, but were soon repulsed, Nickson and Matthews making a fine break. For a time, play was first in our territory, and then in theirs, both teams playing good rugby. Finally Matthews made a very praiseworthy run, which took the ball well into the University Page Eight

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B r e n t w o o d College Magazine Brentwood v. Victoria High School Played October 26th. (Won 32-3) Although the first few minutes of this game caused much apprehension on our behalf, our minds were soon set at rest when our three-quarters began to play with combination and brilliancy. Tries in the first half were scored by Campbell, Fogg, Ives, and Nickson i, Robertson converting the second try. Matthews made a fine attempt at a drop kick, but just missed the post. In the second half, our opponents pressed hard, but could not score. Later, Robertson, for the College, made a beautiful drop goal, thus making the score 18-0. The next scores were added by McNeill, Matthews (after a fine run of sixty yards ), and Campbell, Mitchell i converting the last try. Our opponents had bad luck in this half, Gaunt just failing three times to kick goals. Finally, how- ever, he scored the home team ' s only points on a penalty goal. The last points in our favour were added by Robertson, who made a splendid penalty place kick. Cameron ii made a very good showing on his first appearance on the 1st XV, Pitfield being unable to play. It was impossible to pick out any outstanding player in this match, as the whole team played a fine game. Brentwood v. Vancouver Rowing Club Played November 3rd. (Won 25-0) This match was played at Brockton Point, Vancouver, on a fairly dry field. The Rowing Club pressed at first but were soon forced back. Mitchell i just failed to kick a goal on a penalty. Soon after, however, Nickson i opened the score with a try, but it remained unconverted. For a time we pressed, Mitchell i scoring after a fine run by Robertson. Our opponents then took up the offensive, forcing us to our five-yard line, but failed to score. For the remainder of the half both teams played hard, but without scoring. Matthews and Ives both made good runs for the College. At the beginning of the second half, Ives, after a short run, passed to Matthews, who scored : Robertson converted. Play was then in mid-field, until Nickson i broke away on a splendid run, and then passed to Campbell, who crossed the line for our fourth try, which was not converted. From then on we had the advantage. Shortly afterwards three more tries were scored; one by Nickson i after a short run, one each by Campbell and Cameron ii, both after outdistancing two Rowing Club players. Robertson converted the last one. The whole team played excellent rugby, nobody being especially outstanding. Brentwood v. Old Boys Played November 10th. (Won 22-8) This match was not such a one-sided affair as the score would indicate. The Old Boys played a hard-fought game, but they lacked the combination of our 1st XV. Nickson i scored our first try within five minutes of the commencement of the game. Shortly afterwards, Phillips scored for the Old Boys and Wilson converted. Other tries in the first half were scored for us by McNeill and Matthews. Neither try was converted. During the first part of the second half, Page Seven

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B r e 11 1 w o od C o 1 1 e g e M a g a z i n e School ' s twenty-five. Campbell received the ball indirectly from the scrum, and raced across for the only try of the game : Robertson failed to convert from a very difficult angle. For the remainder of the half, play was chiefly centred in mid-field. At the beginning of the second half, University School one again attacked, but were unable to score. Robertson ' s kicking and following up were largely responsible for the much-needed ground we gained. Our forwards then made a fine rush, but were unsuccessful. Then, for about ten minutes, our opponents were in our twenty-five without a break. However, they were unable to score, mainly due to our forwards. Robertson relieved the tension with a long, high kick, and followed up so quickly that the University School full-back had no chance to kick. From then on Brentwood pressed hard until just before the whistle, when our opponents made a final rush, but in vain. Robertson, Nickson, Matthews, and Campbell were outstanding in the backfield, while Wootten, Elmore, and Harrison played well for the forwards. Brentwood v. Vancouver Rowing Club Plaved January 19th. ( Lost 5-9) The Vancouver Rowing Club played us a return match on our own grounds, which they won 9-5. From the outset of the game, the Rowing Club took up the offensive, nevertheless we managed to carry the ball into their half, but close tackling prevented any scoring. Chanter scored the first try for our opponents, after a spectacular run. The try was not converted. For some time after this, play was centred in mid-field, but by superior weight the Rowing Club ' s forwards carried the ball into our half, and Hodgson scored. No extra points were added. Soon after play commenced again we managed to penetrate our opponents ' half, and after a fine three-quarter run Matthews scored : Robertson converted. During the beginning of the second half, both teams had some anxious moments, but no scoring took place until Pinkham dribbled the ball over our line to score the Rowing Club ' s third try. The try was not converted. After this, Brentwood pressed hard, but did not score, and the game ended in mid-field. Upper House v. Lower House Played March 6th. (Won by Lower House 15-3) The Lower House, playing with the wind, took up the offensive from the beginning, and the ball was carried well into their opponents ' territory. After an attempt by Robertson to kick a penalty goal, Weir, for the LIpper House, eased the tension with a fine kick to touch. However, the Lower House three-quarters soon began to work well, and Matthews scored: Robertson failed to convert. Soon afterwards, however, he kicked a beautiful penalty goal. After some fine three-quarter passing, both Robertson and Matthews added points for the Lower House with tries, neither being converted. The Upper House rallied at the start of the second half, and began to press, both Nickson and Campbell playing well, the former making two very creditable attempts at drop kicks. Play was then centred in mid-field. However, the Lower House again scored after a forward rush, Mitchell i going over. Both Fogg and Page Nine