Shawnigan Lake School - Yearbook (Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia Canada)

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L, BORTLES — Left lock. A large and strong forward, he proved a disappointment. It was not until he was dropped from the team that he realized that living on last year ' s reputation was not enough. He then played well, but the season was almost over. I. ROBERTSON — Right lock. He was a useful player both in the tight and in the loose, though rather weak in tackling and kicking. Especially good in the lineouts. he gave the impression, generally speaking, that he could have tried harder and brought other aspects of his game up to this standard by being more aggressive. I. BEARDMORE — Wing forward. A fine all-round player, he performed magnificently in one or two games. Although he is not fast, he is never far from the ball because he knows the game. A very good tackier and ball-handler, he excelled in the loose and in the lineouts. J. LECKY — Number eight. Because of his height he excelled in the lineouts where only the most aggressive opponent could prevent him from getting the ball. Although he did not always do his share of pushing in the set scrums, he was useful in the loose and at times tackled well. He has plenty of confidence, but is inclined not to listen to advice if he has other plans on his mind. ft ft ft SECOND RUGBY XV If the Second XV had been able to keep the same side from match to match, the team would have had a much better record. This is never possible, however, and on two occa- sions because of unfortunate circumstances it was necessary to supply well over half the numbers to the First XV. The result of this showed in our second game with St. George ' s, which we lost, al- though we had scored a comfortable victory over them earlier in the season, and in the first Oak Bay High School game when our opponents gave us a sound beating. In our return match with the latter, when our side was at full strength, we were victorious after an interesting game. During the season it became apparent that the Second XV, at full strength, was of above average calibre and could play most attractive rugby. An active pack led by Stewart proved the undoing of more than one opponent. In the art of getting the ball our scrum was always more successful than the opposition ' s. Benson and Witt were a hard working pair w ' ho played consistently well throughout the season. Pratt, the wing forward, was unfortunate in that the First XV was well supplied with players for this position. Warren and Keith both had some successful games, but must try to be more consistent. Until they were promoted to the First XV, the halves, Armstrong and Ross, played extremely well together and were, responsible in no small way for the early success of the team. Ross, indeed, scored six tries in the first three matches. Howe played well in the centre both in attack and on defence, but the other centre. Wilson, must play with more aggression if he wishes ever to find his way to the First XV. For the seconds the season opened with a resounding victory over St. George ' s against whom everyone played well. Then followed a rather easy win over a disorganized Victoria College side. It was in this game that Stewart received congratulations for having con- verted a try, the first successful conversion in thirteen attempts — a new experience for the Second XV! For the first time in the school ' s history the Old Boys fielded two sides, but paid the price for their rashness when they went down to defeat. A weakened Second XV then lost to St. George ' s and to Oak Bay. The most disappointing game of the season, played at University School, resulted in a victory over our opponents. The least said about this match the better. The season came to an end with two fixtures against Victoria High School. In the first of these, things went very much our way, but in the second stronger opposition resulted in defeat for us. ft ft ft THIRD XV In addition to the members of the First and Second XV there was a residue of players, nuite keen and reasonably energetic, who lacked either skill, size or both these qualities. It was decided to form these boys into a Third XV and to arrange matches for them. Two games .were played. The one against University School was lost, 6-26; the other, against Qualicum College, was won, 8-6. Both games were most enjoyable and two players emerged from the Third XV who later played quite well for the Second XV. Page Twenty-Eight I

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