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

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COLTS A The Colts A this year had a good season with 5 wins, 5 losses and one tie. Our last game was against Brentwood, and we won it 10-8. Everyone worked well together which contributed to our victory. Special thanks go to Norman Sewid, Reider Eidsvik and Dean Johnston who played well throughout the year and to Mr. Hall who coached us well this season. I should like to thank everyone on the Colts A and wish them well on teams in the future. The line was composed of Danny Constable as scrum half and Jeff Keate, fly half. The centres were Mike Thornborrow and Page Tucker. Wings were Gino Anderson and our place kicker, Paul Fenton. The fullback was Bruce Doyle. The Junior Colts A this year had a lot of team spirit and never gave up. Jeff Keate (Captain) John Martin (Captain) JUNIOR COLTS B COLTS B The Colts B team did not have a very successful year compared with other years. We had one tie, one win and eight losses. We played against some very fine rugby clubs and we tried our best but it wasn ' t good enough. Our coach was Mr. Hall. He was a fine coach but our team was lacking in team spirit, drive and ball handling. One of our toughest competitors was Brentwood. We lost all games to Brentwood because they had what we lacked. Next year we hope to have a very successful season and we look forward to the new Colts B team. Gunnard Anderson (Captain) The fall term was an exceptional season for the Junior Colts B Rugby Team! With an unfortunate record of no wins we had a great deal of incentive to excel in each successive game. This incentive led to much hard work and training. Much to our misfortune the opposition seemed also to have the same motivation. When all was added up the opposition seemed always one step ahead of us. Our losing streak threatened to give way only once in our last game of the season against Brentwood. Here we maintained a nil-nil score and lost by only a few points during the second half. In all the team played some electrifying rugby once we got the wheels turning! An excellent season. Congratulations and thank you Jr. Colts B . C. Shaw (Captain) JUNIOR COLTS A The Junior Colts A this season had limited success. Out of the first four games we won three, but due to injuries and other setbacks our play began to deteriorate. Excluding the St. Michael ' s match, all the other games were close and we had a good chance of victory over most of the teams. Against our main rival, Brentwood, we won the first game but lost the second. However, we compiled a better scoring record than Brentwood in our matches against them. In the front row of our scrum were Gavin Last and Todd Ellner as props, and James Manning as Hooker. The breaks were Roberto Drassinower and Andy Keate. The second row consisted of Jim Barekman and Karl Chambers. Our eighth man was Peter Neilson. The scrum spare was Paul McKenzie who played in most of the games as either break or second row. JUNIOR A XV The Juniors ' kicked off to a good start this year, with a convincing win over Brentwood. This winning streak stayed with us for the next game which was a victory over Wellington. After that pair of wins we had a long stretch of defeats which were due to bad tackling by the backs, poor rucking and mauling by the forwards and very poor passing by everyone. The weather didn ' t help. During this period which consisted of most of the season we won only one game, over Lake Cowichan. The highlight of the season was a ' squeaker ' which was lost to S.M.U. 14 - 16. Everyone played well during the game, but we were unlucky enough to have a convert hit the post. The team clearly out-played S.M.U. but just could not get in for a score. Much credit should go to Russell Dyson for his good kicking. Over the season we were always a scoring threat when 20

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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

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within the opponents 25 yard line. Credit should go to Greg Lukenbill, Doug Torrie, Roger Hope and Alberto Girotto for their excellent running and tackling. Other players had a good season as well but lack of experience showed through. David Hyde-Lay (Captain) JUNIOR B XV This year the Junior B games went mostly downhill. We won only two games out of five. We beat Glenlyon and David Thompson but lost against Brentwood, St. George ' s and St. Michael ' s. We had a fairly good scrum but sometimes they wouldn ' t be there to back up the line. Apart from that our scrum was very strong. Our line wasn ' t very good at the beginning of the season but got better. They tried very hard but sometimes ran straight or knocked the ball forward. I should like to thank the Junior B . We started well and all tried very hard. Jorge Albert (Captain) The final was all Magee as they dominated Brentwood in all phases of play and came out fairly easy winners, 18-3. They played superb Rugby and were in peak form. They thus retained the trophy, the Woodward Shield, they won last year. The tournament was a success and much enjoyed by all. We benefited from the four matches we played and some very attractive Rugby resulted. We played especially well against St. Michaels; with forwards and backs alike combining with flair and imagination. B.C.H.S. Fall Rugby Tournament For the first time in its relatively short history, this tournament was played on the Island and we at Shawnigan were the hosts. A ferry strike seriously affected the entry but nevertheless twelve teams were entered. These were divided into four groups which played off amongst themselves to produce four group winners to advance into the semi-finals. By winning both of its group A matches 17-0 over Nanaimo and 23-0 over St. Michaels, Shawnigan joined Brentwood, Magee and Burnaby South. In the first semi-final we were beaten 6-3 by Magee (2 penalty goals to 1) in a game in which Magee had the edge in play but were unable to force home any kind of advantage against our very stout defense. Brentwood had their hands full in the other semi-final, but scored late in the game to defeat Burnaby South 6-0. In the battle of the losers for third place we beat Burnaby South 14-7, jumping to an early lead with three fine tries by our wings, two by Brad Jones and one by Andrew Balshaw. However the bigger Burnaby team applied the pressure in the second half, and, keeping us penned in our own half for much of the time, narrowed the scoring gap by kicking a penalty goal and scoring a try in the dying moments of the game. RUGBY POSTSCRIPT Although the overall school record on the rugby front may not have been as good as some in recent years, it was achieved under the leadership of some excellent captains. These boys, of varying degrees of rugby skill and knowledge, fulfilled their duties, both on and off the field, as well as one could wish and made certain that Shawnigan ' s reputation for sportsmanship and fair play on the rugby field remained untarnished. Foremost of these boys must be Tom Trafford, Captain of the 1st XV. Not an exhorter of troops from the rear, but rather, a leader from the front, Tom never played poorly and set a splendid example of tireless work for all to follow; not big, nor fast, nor strong, he put his talents to their best use and surprised many by his elusive running, his nose for the ball and his overall courage. Tim Dewhurst, Captain of the 2nd XV, had the always unenviable task of leading a team from which the 1st XV frequently borrowed its best players. In fact, he never had the same team under him for two consecutive games. He cheerfully accepted this as his lot and carried out his duties with the fatal resignation of one who knew that there must be better days ahead. The other captains, all of whom one would quite happily reappoint if a new season were to start tomorrow were: 21