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

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B r e n t v o o d C o 1 1 e g e M a g a z i n e bard from the outset. Matthews scored our first try after a beautiful individual run, which was converted by Robertson. Other tries in the first half were secured by Campbell (two), one of which was scored after a race for the ball with a Navy forward, and Nickson i, which resulted from a fine three-quarter run. In the second half the Navy ' s team retaliated and for some time play was in our territory, but without score. Later Mitchell i kicked a splendid drop goal from just outside our opponents ' twenty-five. The visitors ' lone try was secured after a series of brief attacks b y Louis. Shortly before time, Campbell scored a fifth try for Brentwood, which was not converted. The outstanding players were Campbell and Robertson. Brentwood v. Victoria Colli-XK Played October 20th. (Won 6-5) This game, played on the Victoria High School grounds, was a real test for both the strength and the skill of our 1st XV. Throughout the game both sides fought hard, especially the forwards. In the first half Mitchell i was unfortunate in missing a free kick close to our opponents ' goal. After a spectacular three- quarter run, Nelson succeeded in scoring the first points of the game against us. The try was converted. Shortly after the second half had commenced, Ives scored : Robertson failed to convert. Then Elmore, helped along by the rest of the forwards, scored for us what proved to be the winning try. It was not converted. Robertson well deserves special praise for his fine kicking. the; i st xv. Page Six

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B r e 11 1 w o o d C o 1 1 e g e M a g a z i n e HE 1st XV under the able leadership of their captain, Robertson, have every reason to feel satisfied that they have added to the school ' s rugger reputation of previous years. We may well feel proud of the team which has lost only two games during the season. The standard of play from year to year is difficult to judge, but as we twice met, and twice defeated, the Island Intermediate League winners, we may feel assured that for the time being all is well. Next season will demand much from the players of this great game, for owing to the epidemic of influenza very few games were played after Christmas ; this lack of play and match experience will no doubt be felt by the new members of the various XVs in September, and the school will look to them to overcome this handicap. Played October 6th. (Won 32-7) Our 1 st XV opened the rugby season this year with a skillful game against the Oak Bay Wanderers. Matthews opened the scoring with a try for us early in the game : Mitchell i converted. Nickson i, Matthews, and Ferris added to the score in the first half : Mitchell i converted Nickson ' s try. In the beginning of the second half the Wanderers forced the play into our twenty-five, and were finally successful in obtaining a field-kick. We then scored as follows : — McNeill (two tries), Robertson (two tries). Robertson was successful in converting his own tries. Shortly before the end of the game, one of the three-quarters of our opponents scored. A dry field enabled the three-quarters of both sides to display their skill thoroughly. Played October 16th. (Won 20-3) In spite of the fact that the ball was very wet and heavy, there was a good deal of brilliant play by the three-quarters of both teams. The College pressed Brentwood v. Oak Bay Wandkrhrs Brentwood v. H. M. C. S. Vancouver Page Five

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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