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

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B r e ntwood C o 1 1 e g e M a g a z i n e House line, and Sharlarid scored the final try. None of the tries were converted in the Senior game. The Lower House had much the best of the match throughout. Brentwood College v. Victoria High School Played February 28th. ( Won 9-0) In our third game with the High School this season we fared much better than before. The play was fast ; the forwards did much work during the game, while the three-quarters showed in every way their mettle. Both sides tackled well. Brentwood pressed hard from the start. After incessant pressing from forwards McNeill caught a pass, and, dashing across towards the other side line, scored the first try. Ten minutes later Brentwood scored again, this time after a fine piece of teamwork from Weir and Wootten. Weir picked the ball up on the High School ' s twenty-five, and made a fine opening for Wootten, who took a beautiful pass and crossed the line. In the second half the High School fought much harder than in the first, but failed to make much headway, in spite of a good three-quarter run led by Hum- ber, their best player. He and Cuzner later left the field, but Hunter also went off. For the rest of the half we pressed hard. Just before the whistle, Wilson made a fine run along the sideline to score the final try. None of the tries were converted. Brentwood College v. University School Played March 8th. (Draw 0-0) In our annual match with University School the teams fought hard to a scoreless draw. In all except the first team match we had won from their teams at different times. The two teams were very evenly matched, and neither team showed any superiority. At one time in the first half the University School came very near scoring but we finally gained a twenty-five yard kick. Near the end of the first half Brockie dribbled the ball to their touch, and would have scored but for their fullback. In the second half the University School again nearly scored, while Mitchell ii, receiving a pass, was only brought down within a few inches of their touch- line. There were several occasions where the wing three-quarters might have scored, but they failed to receive the ball in time. The game was, on the whole, one of tit for tat but it was a hard battle and clean always. Brentwood College v. Victoria High School Played March 18th. (Won 11-3) In the final game of the season the College played a very satisfactory game against the High School. The ground was very hard, which made the play fast. The three-quarters did not show so well as in the third game with Victoria High — the outsides were unable to make so many runs — but in other ways the game played by our team was very commendable. At first both sides made several attacks ; in fact at one time, but for the expert tackling of Hanbury, two of their men would have scored. Soon after, Leeming, of the High School, was hurt for the rest of the game, but Hunter went off voluntarily for our side. Page Nine

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B r e 11 1 w o o d C o 1 1 e g ( k M a g a z i n e After Slater of Shawnigan had narrowly missed a drop at goal Brentwood forced the play and from a scrum in Shawnigan ' s twenty-five Wootten made a good opening and Wilson scored near the flag. Wootten failed to convert. 1 lalf- time found us in the lead 3-0. Shawnigan nearly scored at the commencement of the second half on a good opening made by Slater. Our forwards, led by Genge and Sharland, carried the ball to our opponents ' twenty-five where it was passed to McNeill who scored between the posts. Wootten converted (8-0). Towards the end of the game Brockie i scored from a line-out. The kick failed (11-0). The game was hard fought throughout and our lighter opponents were unlucky not to score. Brentwood CollivC.iv v. Victoria High School Played Wednesday, November 27th. (Lost 3-6) In the return game, Victoria High School beat us by the same score that we made in the first match. The field was in a much better condition for play- ing, and, as it was played on their own ground, they had the small advantage this time. The score would have been much higher, but the defence of both sides was excellent, and both teams lost several chances to score by not following up. The first try was scored, after many attempts, by McNeill, after a fine run by our three-quarters. The play continued with no further scoring for the remainder of the first half. In the second half the High School scored twice, first by a penalty kick, and then from a good three-quarter run by Humber. No tries were converted. Brentwood had by far the upper hand in the first half but Victoria High be- came much stronger in the second. UppivR Housl v. Lowlr Housl House Matches. Played February 8th, 1930. (Won by Lower House — 1st, 9-0; 2nd, 35-0) Two House Matches were played this year — a Junior and a Senior — both on the same day. The field was decidedly muddy, making it a grueling game to play, with much forward work. In the Junior match the Lower House team played a very good game, the three-quarters especially showing themselves in a good light. In the Senior game the Upper House put up a very good fight considering the superior team the Lower House had collected. After even playing for the first few minutes, the Lower House gained a penalty kick, which Wootten con- verted. The Lower House then made a supreme effort to score. Though the ball came four times within a few inches of the line they finally failed to score. The Upper House, having beaten off a formidable attack, then pressed the Lower House in a similar manner. Genge finally dribbled the ball out to centre but failed, to go further, and the play remained even for the rest of the half. In the second half, after successive attempts to score, the Lower House three-quarters at last succeeded in bringing the ball up, and McNeill touched it down. Just before the finish, Hanbury brought the ball up to near the Upper Page Eight

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B r e ntwood 0 oil e g e M a g a zinc In the second half the High School, after a few minutes of play, gained a free kick in front of our goal. The hall landed on our line and bounced back. Fetch, following up the kick, rushed over to score their first try, which was con- verted. A few minutes later, Stewart and Mitchell brought the ball near their touch by a good combination. McNeill then broke through their line to score our first try. This was followed by a try from Wilson, which Wootten converted, and, on the final whistle, Stewart made two attempts to cross, one of which was successful. WOOTTEN (Captain): A very capable captain who strove with great enthusiasm and much hard work to improve the XV. Excellent spirit and a splendid all-round player. FOGG (Vice-Captain): A tireless scrum-half who put his all into the game; steady and uses -his head; a fearless tackle. BROCKIE, P. W. : New to rugby this season; shows every sign of becoming a very good forward; a good tackle. BROCKIE, J. A.: Like his brother he tackles well and should develop into a splendid forward. CAMERON, A. L. : A very light forward but keeps on the ball and does excellent work; splendid spirit. GENGE: Has developed into a first-class forward, breaks very quickly and controls the ball well at his feet. A pack of such players would be unbeatable. HANBURY: A steady full-back with safe hands; has a good turn of speed on the field and is capable of making good openings; follows well to get his man. HUNTER: A fast three-quarter who is developing a swerve. Played in the difficult position of five-eighths and did well for a first try. MALKIN: A steady and hard-working forward. Lacking pace, his chief use is on the scrum. MITCHELL, F.G.: A fast and tireless forward; shows excellent promise for next season. McNEILL: Moved to inside-three this season which was probably not for the good of the team, as, though he is the most difficult m ' an on the side to bring down, he does not pass and scoring chances are lost. Very fast and can tackle splen- didly. STEWART: A very fast wing-three; a most determined runner and good tackle. Should develop swerve and hand-off. THA: A very good hard-working forward, he was responsible for rather too many free kicks against us, due to his anxiety to break quickly, thus overstepping the ball. WEIR: Has developed into a skilful inside three-quarter; runs, kicks and tackles splendidly. WILSON, C. E.: A very fast and clever wing three-quarter, with ability to swerve and side-step. He had the distinct fault of leaving it to someone else on the side to retrieve a mistake of his own, but now seems to have overcome this. Notes on Players Valete FOGG Pratt Fletcher . Francis Gray Moore; Mitchell i WlLMOT Rogers MaYhEw Lux TON Stubbs Wootten Frith Han bury Young Lawson Bury Cameron ii Hayward Woods Nickson McNeill Genge Stewart Vogler I Calland Page Ten