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

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2nd. XV Photo by I. Gillis Standing: (L. to R.) R. Jacobs, M. Thome, C. Crossfield, T. Isaac, A. Cunningham, D. Tranter, B. Bolster, Mr. D.W. Hyde-Lay. Seated: (L. to R.) P. Martin, D. Stevenson, J. Gritter, T. Dewhurst - Captain, D. Shore, J. Bird, P. Assu. On the Ground: (L. to R.) L. Wild, R. Lorens. 2nd XV (cont.) Bolster, Thorne and Degelder all playing at one time or another. Wild and Dewhurst at the halfbacks had occasional problems with the passing but generally worked well together. Lionel ' s stockiness was a definite asset when he ran with the ball. The forwards sometimes took unnecessary penalties but were very well led by Lorens and Gritter. Ralph Lorens also showed great promise as a hooker and had a fierce competitive spirit. What Gritter lacked in skill, he made up in desire and proved to be very valuable during the last few games. In the 2nd row, Isaac and Stevenson were steady, hard workers who went unnoticed throughout most of the season. Assu and Martin worked hard and always seemed to be on the bottom of the rucks. Tranter had a nose for the ball and was always around the action. The two elements that the seconds ' lacked were support and team play. When we had these we won games, as was apparent in our victories over S.M.U. and Lake Cowichan. All in all, a satisfying season with some promising talent for future years. Tim Dewhurst (Captain) 3rd XV The Third XV had a good season this year with a record of five wins and two losses. We lost both our games against Brentwood, but the first match against them took place after only two or three practices. The whole team improved after that game, especially the scrum, who towards the end of the season were winning almost every set and loose scrum. Our best games were against St. Michael ' s and St. George ' s. The scrum worked as one, and got the ball out to the three-quarters, where the likes of Jody Martin burst through the opposing line and raised havoc with their full backs. Another player who stood out was Gordon Penley who gained many yards and scored many points with his first class kicking ability. In the scrum it would be hard to single out any player because everyone almost always had an exceptionally good game. One player that did stand out however was Doug Harkness who was always moving and tackling hard. The team ' s spirit was high throughout the year and I think everyone on it enjoyed themselves. Our thanks go to Mr. Grey, our coach. Paul McCulloch (Captain) 18

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1st XV The First XV had a good season that produced some excellent rugby. The season was interrupted with cold weather which had the team wondering if it would be possible to play the remaining games. Through rain and snow they were able to complete their game schedule, winning 7 of them. The scrum was very small but by the end of the season they were able to hold their own against the best. The backs on the other hand started out well and kept the same level of play throughout. Patrick Halls, Peter Olesen and Rick Parr played excellent defense with extremely hard tackling. Special congratulations should go to Peter and Patrick for their good kicking. Peter kicked field goals consistently while Patrick broke the school drop kicking record with 5 from his position at fly half. Brad Jones, a fast and dangerous wing, had a good season but was unfortunately injured and had to be replaced by the hard-tackling Dave Shore. On the other wing, Andrew Balshaw started out shakily, but ended as the most improved player on the team. Frost Prioleau was new to the prop position but quickly adapted to become a valuable player. The two work horses of the team were Calvin Offereins and Darrell Oswald who could be seen rolling in the mud before each game. John Salt got around the field but was known for his jumping in the lineout. During the season School Colours were awarded to Patrick Halls, Calvin Offereins, Darrell Oswald and Andrew Balshaw. Overall a most enjoyable season. Torn Trafford (Captain) 2nd XV The Seconds started out slowly and were in full stride when the bad weather forced the cancellation of the rest of the schedule. Unfortunately injuries too affected the development of the team as a unit. The backs with one exception, suffered from anaemic tackling throughout most of the season, although in some games - notably against S.M.U. - the defense was excellent. Dave Shore led the backs with great offensive and defensive play, notably in his tackling. Chris Crossfield ' s kicking was good from the first game on and he got us out of many dangerous situations during the course of the season. John Bird made many breaks in attack and was competent defensively. The wings were hardly ever the same for two games with Cunningham, .,■: ■ ■ ■■.-. . ■. ■ ■■ 1— 4! 17

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4th XV 5th XV Although our enthusiasm was dampened by a thorough thrashing by Brentwood in our first game, we continued to improve as the season went on. When we went to St. George ' s we lost 24 - 14 in quite a close game which was only lost in the final stages. Mike Thorne scored two tries while visiting from the cross-country group. In our next fixture, we suffered a narrow defeat at the hands of S.M.U., who squeaked by with 7 points to Jim Mead ' s 4. Our rise to supremacy, although incomplete began with a well deserved victory over St. George ' s whom we trounced 26 - 4. Mead and Jeff Sutherland led the scoring with two tries apiece. In company with most teams we were unable to finish the season due to frozen ground. As a result we couldn ' t continue our winning streak, but we did have a hilarious snugger game against the 2nd XV. Although not statistically stupendous it was a season very much enjoyed by all concerned. Malcolm Swann (Captain) This year the Fifth XV proved to the school and themselves that they were not the spastics everyone thought they were, but half decent rugby players. We played two games against Brentwood - and lost both - but not without putting up a great fight. I found out later we were playing a team equivalent to our Third XV. We also played teams in the school who were supposed to be better than ourselves but we soon found out who had the team spirit to win. We played the 4th XV and won. We played the Colts A and won with a very high score thanks to Mark Barlow and Phil Dutton. We also played the 3rd XV but lost. The team itself worked together and had lots of spirit. We were ready to play anyone. During the season we had two coaches. Mr. Findlay injured himself while playing in a practice and Mr. Nicholls (who learned not to give us practices in the snow) replaced him. Our thanks to both. I hope all the 5th ' s in the future will play as hard as ours did this year. Rick Wilson (Captain) 6th XV The Sixth XV did not have a very active season this year. Only two games were played. One was against Brentwood and the other against the Jr. Colts B . We lost our game to Brentwood 40 - 6, our try being scored by Chris Wilson and converted by Mark von Schellwitz. After this he was moved to the fifths! Halfway through the season Mr. Findlay broke his collar bone tackling Ken Larrow. Mr. Nicholls took over as coach and arranged a game with Mr. Halls against the Jr. Colts B . It was an embarassing finish since we lost 8 - 4. Those who showed the most spirit included Jeff Phillips, Kerby Wong, Ryo Inoue and Jochen Boehm. After Mr. Findlay ' s shoulder healed, he arranged another game with Brentwood. St. Michael ' s was playing at Brentwood also so all the fields were taken up and we had to cancel the game. With no games won the sixths can only get better next year. Stephen Reynolds (Captain) Photo by R. Maddocks 19