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

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Bre n t w o od College Magazine Both teams opened the second half by dangerous three-quarter rushes. I »oth teams were gaining a great deal of ground by long kicks. Finally Lynn Patrick took the ball from a lineout and ran through for a try, which was converted. Brentwood pressed hard and were rewarded when Cooper went through and scored a good try. The kick failed. Brentwood was fighting hard when the final whistle blew. Forwards and outsides all played a good hard game, and if any were deserving of especial mention, they were Cooper, Weir and Brockie. Brentwood College v. University School Arkell ' s penalty goal just before the final whistle, saved Brentwood College from defeat at University School. Lieutenant-Governor Randolph Bruce attended the game, which was played before a large and enthusiastic crowd. Both teams staged determined rushes in the opening few minutes. Brentwood nearly went over, but Hamber relieved with a good kick. Sharland led a forward rush to the School twenty-five yard line, where Weir opened the scoring by taking the ball from the scrum, and after making a clever run, passed to Wilson. University School pressed hard after this, but failed to penetrate Brentwood ' s good defence. Shortly after the interval, University School received a free kick, and Hess converted, tying the score. Both strove to score again, but Hunter and Nickson relieved the pressure. Then Holmes scored for the School, following a three- quarter run. After this, Brentwood forced, but were driven back to their twenty- five yard line. Sharland, with the finest dribble of the entire game, took the ball almost the entire length of the field. Soon after this, when it was almost time, Arkell made a wonderful convert from an awarded free kick, and saved the game. Arkell, Weir and Sharland were outstanding for Brentwood, while Hess and Holmes played well for University School. Captain Levien refereed. Brentwood College v. J. B. A. A. Played February 14th. Brentwood suffered defeat at the hands of J. B. A. A. Weir was absent from this match and the 1st XV could not get going during the first half. Dunn opened the score when he went over after a good run. Brentwood tried hard after this, but despite their efforts, Rush crossed, following a scrum. Brentwood retaliated with a determined rush, nearly crossing, but were stopped near the line. Soon after this Dunn ' crossed. Just before the end of the half, he again ran, finally passing to Ford, who crossed the line. No converts were made during this half. Hunter got our first try when he crossed early in the second half after a fumble by Parrot. From then on, until Arkell converted a free kick, the teams fought hard. Soon after this, Dunn crossed for the last try of the game, George converting the kick. Page Eight

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B r e n t w ood College Magazine Brentwood v. Shawnigan Lake: School Played November 29th. (Won 11-0) Play was very even at the start, but after about ten minutes of play our scrum heeled in Shawnigan ' s twenty-five ; a good run by the three-quarter resulted in Thorn scoring. The kick failed. From a free kick Shawnigan got well up to our line, but our good defensive work prevented them scoring. In the second half we made determined attacks. From the half-way line, Weir cut through well and passed in to Wilson, who scored between the posts. This was converted to bring the score to 8-0. We attacked again, the threes running and passing well. The ball reached McNeill, on the wing, who drew the defence skillfully and passed in to Wilson, the latter ran through and scored. Not converted. Shawnigan, though lighter and not quite so fast as Brentwood, contested every moment of the game. Brentwood College v. University School, Played at Brentwood on December 6th. ( Won 8-6) University School kicked off and early in the first half Leggatt put the University School in the lead by two fine tries within ten minutes. Both tries were not converted. From this time on, the Brentwood tackling improved and the forwards, working well together, carried the ball to their opponents ' twenty- five line, where Mitchell took a pass from Sharp to force his way over for Brentwood ' s opening score. Weir converted, and the score at half-time was 6 to 5 in favour of the visitors. Play was resumed by our forwards carrying the ball to the opposing line, and after several determined Brentwood three-quarter runs, Wilson i went over for what proved to be the winning try. Mayhew missed the try for extra points by inches, from a difficult angle. After this, both teams made very fine attempts to add to the score, but both backfields held strongly and the final score being Brentwood 8, University School 6. The entire Brentwood team played remarkably well as a team, there being- no outstanding player, forwards playing their game as well as the three-quarters played theirs. Captain Levien very ably refereed the hard-fought game. Brentwood College v. Victoria High School Played on December 10th. (Lost 6-10) Victoria High rushed the play into Brentwood territory from the start and soon went over for a try, which was converted. Brentwood fought back hard and after stopping several of the visitors ' rushes, the three-quarters brought the ball into their opponents ' territory. Here Mayhew took a beautiful penalty kick to open our scoring. Victoria High pressed hard, but a penalty kick held them off until the half -whistle. Page Seven

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B r e ii t w oo d College Magazine Brentwood College: v. Oak Bay Wanderers In a fast game, and played on a good field, Brentwood College defeated the Oak Bay Wanderers ' senior team, 14-3. Due to the Rep game, the Wanderers lacked three of their regulars. Weir opened the scoring with a thirty-yard run in the first minute of the game. The kick failed, but five minutes later Arkell converted a free kick. The Wanderers made their lone tally towards the end of this half when Symons converted a free kick. The play from then on was even, both sides staging determined rushes. The second half opened with both teams trying hard. Fraser made the second down, crossing the line midway through the half. The last try of the game was made by Weir, who crossed for his second down about two minutes before the end. The kick was successful. Wilson and Weir, by their runs, were the outstanding players for Brentwood. Arkell converted with accuracy. Hearns and Symons were the leading Oak Bay players. Visit oe the Japanese Imperial Rugby Team On Thursday, September 18th, the Japanese Imperial Rugby XV visited the College in order to take lunch and to spend the afternoon informally with the staff and the boys. Some of the visitors enjoyed themselves in sculling and sailing and in trying out the various boats placed at their disposal by the Boat Club. A few gave an exhibition of swimming and diving. Others were completely happy on the squash and badminton courts. Before departing, about half a dozen of the visitors gave us a most interesting display of jiu-jitsu in the gymnasium. Many locks and throws were carefully shown ; the matrons think it fortunate that no broken necks or limbs were reported from Brentwood boys later in the evening. The visitors were nearly all representatives of the various universities in Japan and impressed everyone with their politeness and courtesy and considera- tion for others. They were evidently members of some of the best Japanese families. All the visitors were delighted with their visit and said they had spent their happiest day at Brentwood since arriving in Canada. Notes on Players WEIR (Captain): Fly-half. A keen captain who got the best out of his team on the field. Sound in defence and cpiick in attack. A good tackle. CAMERON (Vice-Captain): Wing-forward. A fast, hard-working forward; he always broke quickly and was valuable in the loose. BROCKIE: Forward. A very valuable, hard-working forward. A good tackle; he uses his weight to good effect at all times. MAYHEW: Forward. A heavy forward who used his weight in the scrum. McNEILL: Wing-three-quarter. He played for the latter part of the season only; he is fast and difficult to stop. MITCHELL: Forward. Invaluable to the team for his hooking. Fast and tireless in the loose. A good kick. Page Nine