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

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Brentwood College M a g a z i n e McCAFFREY (wing three-quarter): A strong runner, dangerous in attack, and sound in defence. KELLEY (forward): A useful hard-working forward. He pushed well in the tight and dribbled well in the loose. MANNIX (forward): A player who improved considerably during the season. A good tackle and useful in the lineout. NEWCOMB (centre three-quarter): He has picked up the game well. He has safe hands and with more experience should prove a useful player. PHILIP (forward): A heavy forward who used his weight in the scrum. He must learn what to do with the ball when he rinds it in his hands. WEST (fullback): He tackles hard but too often misses his man. His kicking improved considerably. Davidson, Osier and Hyde also rendered valuable assistance to the 1st XV on several occasions. SUMMARY— Played 10, won 6, lost :!, drawn 1. Brentwood CollKGE v. Oak Bay Wanderers ( Draw, 3-3 ) The first match of the season produced keen competition. Although, through lack of practice, there was not much team work, the forwards showed promise, and Philip scored from a good forward rush. The play was evenly contested throughout the second half, but within a few minutes of the final whistle the Wanderers were awarded a free kick which they converted from the School twenty-five. Page Nine

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B r e n t w o o d C o liege M a g a z i n e ) HE 1st, under the able captaincy of Woods, have every reason to feel satisfied that they have kept up the reputation of previous years. An overwhelming defeat at the hands of Shawnigan Lake School at the very beginning of the season did much to put them in the right frame of mind in which to start the season, for the team improved consistently throughout the two terms and finished the season on the top of their form. They did not enter the Intermediate League this year. Nevertheless, the keenness of September was maintained until the very end, and in the second term they managed to beat the winners and runners-up of that League. More attention should be given next year to the training of an accurate place-kicker. The 2nd XV played a number of matches and gained valuable experience in the game for next year. The thanks of the 1st XV are due to them for the opposition they afforded and the knocks they suffered in practice games. WOODS (captain, fly half) : A good tackle and safe hands. He was quick off the mark and usually managed to get his three-quarters moving. A good captain on the field. TODD I (wing three-quarter): He has improved very much in attack and defence. Quick off the mark, fast, and a prolific scorer. WILKINSON (centre three-quarter): He returned late to the team owing to injuries sustained last year. A strong runner; sound in defence, who combined well with Todd. KINLOCK (forward): A good hard worker who led the pack well. ANGUS I (scrum-half): Keen and hard working. A safe tackle and a good kick that did much to spare the forwards. ROBERTS (forward): A hard worker. He played some good games but was rather prone to freeze onto the ball. MACKIE (forward): A fast winging forward. He always got across well to smother the opposing attack. He was occasionally carried away by excess of zeal. ELMORE (forward): A sound, hard-working but rather noisy forward. Good in the loose. CAMPBELL (forward): A good hook. Very useful in the loose. Page Eight NOTES ON THE PLAYERS

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Brentwood College Magazine Brentwood College v. Shawnigan Lake School (Lost, 5-52) This match, played at Shawnigan, was not quite as one-sided as the score would suggest. Every member of the team played hard throughout, but weight and experience were against us, and despite our best efforts, the Shawnigan three-quarters were able to score with regularity throughout the game. In the second half Mackie made an opening for Todd, who made a spectacular run to score between the posts. Angus converted it. Brentwood College v. Oak Bay High School (Won, 11-6) In this match the 1st XV showed an all-round improvement over the form shown in the two previous games. This was especially noticeable amongst the three-quarters. The High School opened the scoring after a determined attack. Play centred for a time in mid-field until Todd broke away for a try for us, which Angus converted. In the second half Todd carried the ball into High School territory and Philip scored. Todd soon added another try for Angus to convert. The High School forwards, who had been pressing hard for some time, went over for their final try. Brentwood College v. Victoria College (Won, 11-0) The play opened with the home team forwards in control of the ball ; it was quickly heeled and passed out to Todd, who went over for a try within two minutes of the opening whistle. Angus converted the kick. For some time play centred about mid-field, neither side showing any decided superiority. Just before half time we again pressed our opponents to their line but a good kick relieved the pressure. After half time our forwards again showed their superiority, and after a short passing movement, Roberts scored. Shortly after this Victoria College started a strong attack, but Todd, receiving the ball in our own twenty- five, promptly ran through the visiting team for another unconverted try. Brentwood College v. Shawnigan Lake School (Lost, 28-3) Todd opened the scoring with an unconverted try, but the Shawnigan team soon got into its stride and scored five times in the first half. None of these tries were converted. In the second half we forced the ball into their territory where an unsuccessful attempt was made to convert a penalty kick. Four more tries were added to the visitors ' total, one of which was converted. We again went down to defeat to a much superior team, but the difference in the scores of the two games showed the extent of the improvement of the Brentwood team. Brentwood College v. University School (Lost, 14-3) This game was played on our own ground in heavy rain. The visiting team outweighed us in the scrum, and after a good run by the three-quarters, which resulted in a try by Todd, their forwards dominated the game for some time, but their repeated forward rushes only produced one try for them before half time. After half time the game became almost entirely a duel between the forwards, of which the University School pack got the better. They scored their second try early in the second half, and before the final whistle had added two more tries to make the final score of 14 points to 3. Page Ten