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

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Brentwood College Magazine told. His tackling would be better if he positioned himself more carefully, as he was inclined to miss his man owing to this fault. A good pair of hands. Very useful kick, but must develop more accuracy. A. IZARD — Centre Three-Quarter : He developed well in a new position, and was one of the most dangerous of the outsides when given a chance. Quite a good pair of hands, also a useful tackle. Kicking was rather inaccur ate. D. HOLMES — Three-Quarter : After his accident, it was thought advisable for him to play outside the scrum, which he did with some success; at present he is inclined to snatch at his passes. A determined runner, but must try to develop a hand-off. Goes hard for his man but is apt to get hurt by bad timing of his tackles. He is a very good, hard-working forward and should be very useful in that position next year. A. JOHNSTON — Five-Eights: A clever footballer, with a very good pair of hands, and a useful dummy. He has worked in very well with his partner. He is a good attacking player, but his defence needs much improvement, especially going down on the ball. A good kick, also a sound place kick, more accurate with the long kicks that the short ones with which he must take more care. F. ANGUS — Forward: He has developed into a very fine forward. His leadership was at times inspired. If the rest of the pack had followed his example they would have been a very dangerous machine. He was always well up on the ball. A good tackle, his handling improved as the season went on. He will be a great loss to the team. A. GILLESPIE — Scrum-Half: He took some time to settle down to a new position, but once he had done so, he was a most useful player both in attack and defence. Has no fear, and is always in the thick of the battle. His passing from the scrum needs more accuracy. A useful kick. P, IZARD — Forward: A light, hard-working forward who shoves his weight, keeps well up on the ball, but must try to control the ball more closely when dribbling, and realize that his fault will often be a great advantage to the opposition. Poor hands; tackling needs to be more determined. The following played for the 1st XV. but were not awarded their colours: M. HETT — Forward: A slow, and rather lazy player who should have done more for the side. It was not until towards the end of the season that he realized that he could use his weight, and height, to the advantage of the side, after that, he played some useful games. Poor pair of hands. Developing into a good hooker. P. HINTON — Forward: Although on the light side, he has the makings of a good forward. Early on, he was inclined to slack off in a game, but overcame this and played well. He is usually well up on the ball, and is a very fair dribbler. Quite good hands. Must tackle with more determination. J. T. CLARKE — Forward: Rather slow at present, but has the makings of a very useful player. Is learning to shove his weight. Good in the line-out, breaks away well, and has at times made much ground. Good hands and a very keen tackle. W. H. BIB EE — Forward: Took some time to learn the game, but when he did, he developed into a very hard going player, one who was difficult to stop from the line- out. Very fair hands; tackling needs to be more determined. B. HARVEY — Three-Quarter: Started late in the season as a fullback, and was latterly tried as an outside. He has the physique, and speed, for this position but lacks the determination to go all out whatever the consequences. He has good hands and Page Fourteen

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Brentwood College Magazine THE season started in September on a note of optimism. We had in Capt. Levien an unrivalled coach, we had a fair sprinkling of last year ' s Fifteen, and we had a greater number of players to choose from than for many years past. The prospects seemed good for a better First XV than we had seen for sometime. In view of the fact that we did not win any of our inter-school matches, this optimism may seem unwarranted, but actually our lack of success was due more to the excellence of our opponents than to our own shortcomings. We were not really a good side, our defence lacked determination and our attack lacked speed, but we did play better football, more knowledgeable and more constructive, than we have played recently. It was perhaps a misfortune for us that both University School and Shawnigan should have produced outstandingly good sides this season. However we finished the year with a feeling that many useful lessons had been learned and that the general standard of play through the school had been raised. Eight of this year ' s XV will be here again next year and there is some promising material among the Colts to draw from, so there seems no reason why we should not be the equals of our school opponents next season. 1st XV. CHARACTERS R. FIELD — (Captain) Five-Eights: He captained the side very well and always set a good example by his determination, which the team would have done well to have followed more whole-heartedly. He worked out some clever pieces of play with his partner which showed that he had thought seriously about what he had been Page Thirteen

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Brentwood College Magazine a good swerve, but is far too inclined to slow up when being tackled, with the result he slows up the whole attack. Very fair kick. N. WILBY — Three-Quarter : He made very sound efforts to overcome his short-sight, and. at times, played well. He goes for the line hard, and has scored some good tries as the result. He must make a more determined effort to recover, and to get back and cover up his mistakes. Can tackle well when in the mood. Handling only fair; too inclined to snatch at his passes. Poor kick. D. WILBY — Forward: did not start playing until after Christmas and is developing into a useful forward, though he is at present too inclined to hang about outside the scrum, with the result he impedes the work of the outsides. He must get down into loose scrum more quickly. Good in the line-out; too inclined to kick the ball too hard when dribbling. Tackling needs improvement. A. BROWN — Fullback: Came into the side late in the season, as the result of his per- formance with the Colts. Has a good sense of position, and is developing into a very plucky tackle. Kicks well with both feet. With experience, he should develop into a very useful player anywhere outside the scrum. RUGBY FOOTBALL— MATCH RESULTS— 1937-38 Date November November November December December February February February March 5... March 12. February 1st XV. Opponents Ground Result 6 Navy B XV Brentwood .Won 19-0 20 University School Brentwood Lost 17-3 27 Shawnigan Lake School Shawnigan Lost 27-0 -1 St. George ' s School t Vancouver Lost 7-3 11 University School Victoria Lost 24-0 2 Navy B XV Brentwood .Lost 9-0 12 Duncan High School Brentwood .Won 34-3 19 Navy B XV Esquimalt Lost 11-6 St. George ' s School Brentwood Tie 6-6 Duncan High School Duncan Won 9-3 24 Lower House beat Upper House by 13 points to 11. COLTS XV October 23.. Mr. Dunlop ' s XV.. November 20 Mr. Dunlop ' s XV.. November 27 Fairbridge December 4. Fairbridge Brentwood Won. Duncan Won. Brentwood Won. Duncan Lost. . 9-C .21-5 . 8-5 .11-8 December 11 University School - Victoria Won 19-5 January 29 Mr. Dunlop ' s XV Brentwood - Won 11-6 March 19 St. George ' s School Vancouver.. Lost 14-0 Page Fifteen