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

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THE SECOND XV Back Row: Mr. Hyde-Lay (Coach), J. Keate, D. Roskell, E. Meyer, ]. Connolly, P. McKenzie, S. Gault, D. Hyde-Lay Middle Row: R. Dyson, R. Drassinower, G. Penley, D. Constable (Captain), R. Goody, C. Kelman, J. Smith Front Row: R. Cooke, A. Forster The 2nd XV were a very workmanlike side and, like their elders in the 1st XV, were stronger at forward than in the backs. Practising against the 1st XV pack enabled the 2nd XV forwards to develop their basic skills rather well, merely in order to survive. A number of very good forwards thus emerged; Roberto Drassinower, who played several times for the 1st XV; Redmond Goody, the hooker; Cameron Kelman at prop and Evan Meyer in the back row in particular. The backs, again like their counterparts in the firsts, had some good days and some not so good. Consis- tency in their play was lacking, and one or two key injuries; to Danny Constable, the captain, and David Hyde-Lay at full back necessitated some shuffling with the usual unset- tling effects this normally entails. Gordon Penley, when not called upon to play in the 1st XV played well and Charles Crossfield ' s strong running finally earned him a well deserved promotion. Both St. Michael ' s games were won; the St. George ' s matches were split, each school winning at home, while we lost the two Brentwood matches very narrowly. There was, in fact, very little to choose between Brentwood, St. George ' s and ourselves and the general standard of play amongst the schools was higher than usual. We split our matches with Cowichan Senior Secondary 1st XV and defeated Cariboo Hill and Oak Bay. The team was better than the record indicated, but allowed one or two victories to slide into defeat with some last moment faux pas. Unlike the past three or four years, we appear to have a fairly large number of players, some of them very good ones, returning from this year ' s 1st and 2nd XVs and there are even whispers of a rugby tour in the offing next season -- I wonder! D.W. Hyde-Lay 16

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THE THIRD XV Buck Row: Air. J. Grey (Coach). D. Fyles, G. Lust.]. Barber. J. McLean. M. Roenicke, P. Neilson Middle Row: J. Cray. S. Blaylock. M. Angus, R. Dawson l Captain). Gunnard Anderson, D. Brinham, P. Linden Front Row: D. Hughes, K. Manson This year ' s 3rd XV was the School ' s most successful at that level in recent years. The team was undefeated among the independent schools at this level and boasted such scores as 48-6 over St. George ' s, 46-0 over S.M.U., and 24-6 against Brentwood, the only team which tied us in the 2nd round. The main factor in these devastating victories was the intense team spirit which has become a trademark of everything Mr. Grey, the coach, is involved in. The play throughout the season was never totally domi- nated by any one person and team play became essential when a few of the best men were moved up to the 2nd ' s and some were put out of action by injuries. Despite the player turnover, a solid scrum was made which consisted of Mark Roenicke, Gunnard Anderson, and Gavin Last in the front row; Mike Angus and James Barber in the 2nd row; Darren Hughes and Kelly Manson as breaks and Joe McLean supp- lying his talents as 8th man. After Paul Fenton broke his ankle just as the season started, Paul Linden was converted to scrum-half and did a great job of getting the ball out to our fly half, Rob Dawson. Dave Fyles, Dar Brinham and Scott Blaylock along with Peter Neilson on the other wing completed an excellent scoring line backed up by John Gray (The Texas Mole) at full-back. The main reason for the team ' s success was a determina- tion to achieve the best. As a result, everybody enjoyed playing. Although some practices were reduced to joke sessions about Joe ' s weight or Mike ' s inability to cut inside on the Prince Rupert play, all who had the pleasure to be on the team would not have given up the opportunity to play in a single game. Gavin Last (Grade 12) THE 4TH XV The fourths had a good year under the direction of our coach Mr. Grey. As usual there were many changes in the team during the year. The captain, Mark Lewall, however, led the team for the entire season. He, along with Andrew Pal and Hiroki Kato, who were late additions from the 5th XV was the basis of the pack. The three-quarters owed its strength to Bruce Doyle and Graham Johnson, another late-comer. With the addition of Jay Connolly to the scrum we finished the decade with an exciting victory at Brentwood. Malcolm Kaye (Grade 12) 17