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

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Back Row: (L. to R.) R. Price, D. Horstbuis,J. Bradbury, A. Howartb, F.S. Panjwani, B. Brown, S. Higgins, D. Bryden, D. Ganason, Mr. M.R. Hall Front Row: (L. to R.) S. Tang, P. Lavin, J. Taylor, F. Pletcber (Captain), K. Nicolls, T. Land, P.C.C. Wong Back Row: (L. to R.) J. Bannister, R. Nelson, A. Parker, I. Esmail, M. Dyck, B. Gougb, A. Barkley, M. Loew R. Malcolm, Mr. LA. Hyde-Lay Front Row: (L. to R.) R. Brakop, D. Haaland, D. Beer, R. Bain (Captain), D. Swanson, C. Sigstad, A. Harke 20

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THE COLTS A - 1 Back Row: (L. to R.) A. Linden, I. Mackay, T. Cameron, M.D. Stewart, M. Allsopp, S. Pabl, A. Wooldridge, W.G. Cbisbolm, F. Ueberscbar, Mr. M.R. Hall. Front Row: (L. to R.) C. Wright, A. Dieckmann, I. McPberson, P. Scbieldrop (Captain), J. Colbourne, C. Atzesberger, M. Hoatb This year ' s Colts have been somewhat disappointing, playing well against the weaker schools and badly against tougher opposition. Most of the poor performances can be attributed to a lack of confidence and a desire to get stuck into the play. On the whole, the team had a great deal of athletic ability but lacked the discipline so essential in tough games. The front row of Mackay, Dieckmann and Wright scrummaged reasonably well in the latter part of the season but were inconsistent in keeping up with the play, an area where many of the players were weak. Wooldridge and Allsopp were the most consistent members of the pack playing as locks. Allsopp provided some excellent lineout work while Wooldrige was instrumental in all of the Colts ' successes. Back row players, Pahl, Linden and Anders came along very strongly in the last few games. Pahl ' s place kicking was erratic but impressive, particularly those long kicks from the side line. Schieldrop, the Captain and scrum-half of the side, proved to be very dangerous and I wouldn ' t hesitate to say he outplayed all of his opposite numbers. Ian McPher- son at stand-off played enthusiastically and we shall no doubt hear about his play in years to come. The Colts ' centres, Colbourne and Wong, never really got together to provide the scoring that the team so badly needed, but given a longer season both of these players have good potential. Atzesberger found a spot on the wing late in the season but unfortunately was not given enough oppor- tunity to prove his worth. Cameron on the other hand proved to be an extremely dangerous threat but seemed to lack the desire to use his natural ability. Last but certainly not the least was Ueberschar at full back. Frank played steadily throughout the season provid- ing some excellent tackles and sound kickings. In the summary the season was a success in many ways. It provided the players with further opportunities in their basic rugby skills and an exposure to a variety of teams which could test these skills in a number of ways. This rugby report would not be complete without men- tioning the Colts ' second team. A number of the players on this team just fell short of making an appearance on the Colts first team. They all played enthusiastically and dem- onstrated a spirit that all teams should have. M.R. Hall 19

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JUNIOR COLTS XV A record of 4 wins and 8 losses, with six of those losses to the other independent schools might, on the surface, indi- cate a disastrous season. Yet, on the contrary, the season was a great success, and augurs well for rugby at Shawnigan in future years. The biggest weakness in the team was a talented but inexperienced set of backs who always managed to squander the large supply of ball provided by the forwards from both set and loose play. Secondly, erratic tackling also let us down badly. To this end, defeats by 14-0 and 20-0 to St. George ' s were achieved with hem gaining less that a third of the possession, while 3-0 and 12-10 losses toSMU, and 16-3 and 26-13 reverses to Brentwood were due largely to poor tackling. The season did, however, produce many plusses. As mentioned the major strength of the team was the pack. At number 8, Ryan Bain captained the team well, and pro- duced many storming runs and crunching tackles. Roland Brakop and Mick Loew were a pair of lively flankers. The former an exciting runner and sound tackier, the latter notable for his sound positional play and covering. The second row, Scot Zens and Drew Swanson were an ideal pair. They were light, but packed well, with Zens being the hard grafter you want in this position. Swanson was simply here, there and everywhere, and was outstanding at making the ball available to his support, something his mates did not always remember to do. The front row was also strong, as props Dan Beer and Doug Haaland, and hooker Curtis Sigstad, with the exception of the first Brentwood match, always managed to gain the upper hand on their oppo- nents. As a result, our scrummaging was very sound, and our rucking was excellent. Also, with the backs, it was a different story. Newcomers Ron Nelson, at scrum-half, and Andy Harke, Andy Parker, and Mitch Dyck in the three-quarters were all individually talented runners, but were lacking in basic skills and posi- tional sense. However, the potential they possess remains, and they will all undoubtedly develop into fineplayrs. They were joined by Jay Bannister, Rory Malcolm and Andrew Barkley, the latter of whom was a powerful runner, but who frequently lost the ball after a long run because he ignored his support. Malcolm, on the wing, despite his lack of pounds, tackled courageously all season -had his teammates played with equal abandon in defence our record would have been better. Others who played for the team were Peter Smallwood in the backs, and Brent Gough and Iyaaz Esmail in the for- wards ; all played well when called upon. Thus, looking back, the season, while the win-loss record was disappointing, was in many ways a success. The boys enjoyed their rugby, and furthered both their skills and understanding of the game. Their future progress will be interesting to follow. I. Hyde-Lay. JUNIOR COLTS B XV The Junior Colts B XV this season was something of a misnomer, for an average it contained only three or four players from the Junior Colts B group, the remainder being drawn from Colts B. The team was also known, somewhat confusingly, as the Colts A3 and the Colts Bl. As might be expected from such a motley group, our results were varied - heavy defeats were inflicted upon Brentwood on two occasions, but, equally, we went down just as catastrophically to St. George ' s in our first match. Our closest matches were against SMU, the second of which we lost by only 7 points to 3- Graham Arnold was an able captain and scrum-half, but we were unable to find a regular, dependable fly-half with which to link him, with the result that he tended to be most effective when breaking on the blind side. A number of our forwards were only too willing to offer him advice on every conceivable occasion, but he was sensible enough to ignore most of this. Our main strength in the three-quarters was Ian Smith, a strong and elusive runner who shows great promise for the future. Through absent-mindedness he missed our final close encounter with SMU, which was a pity, as I feel his presence on this occasion could have been decisive. The side ' s main strength was in its forwards - the weight of Brad Thatcher and Walter Van Halst was crucial here. Miles Pittman, however, playing at hooker, deserves sp e- cial mention - he should do well next year. Another late find was Ken Talbot, who played in a variety of positions, and so impressed with his place kicking and general running abil- ity that he was promoted for the final match. Generally speaking, though the side did not always (ever?!) play brilliant rugby, they played hard and enjoyed themselves. For many it was their first season of rugby, and the progress made as the season went on was quite remar- kable. Well done. The team was selected from the following group: G. Arnold, A. Bowen, C. Dai, D.T. Fraser, M. Hickley, T. Kaye, L. Langlais, T. Mills, J. Mothersill, B. Mykyte, Faheem Panjwani, M. Pittman, E. Poon, I. Smith, K. Talbot, B. Thatcher, W. Van Halst, P. Smallwood, R. Sloan, C. Kramer, I. Esmail, B. Gough. N.I. Coghlan. 21