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

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Back Row: (L. to R.) Mr. S.A.S. Lane, M. McEachern, H. Deas-Dawlish, D. Gough, B. Patel, F. Panjwani, A. Goff, D. Williams, A. Blundell, The Rev. Canon W.H.H. McClelland Front Row: (L. to R.) B. Carson, T. Blakeman, R. Hudspith, M. Kobus, M. Akiyama, D. Shepard, A. Schwarz JUNIORS RESULTS Played Won Lost ' A ' Team 15 14 1 B ' Team 6 3 3 POINTS For Against 424 40 82 44 As these results clearly show Junior Rugby this year was in a very healthy state. The success of the A ' team was due mainly to a very promising three-quarter line who moved the ball quickly and ran very strongly. Michael McEachern at fly half, in particular, deserves great credit for getting the line moving. He has good hands, punts with both feet and reads the game well. He is a fine prospect for the future. Richard Hudspith had a very successful season at outside centre as a strong runner and it was good to see that his tackling has improved. The wings, Dean Shepard and Tre- vor Blakeman, scored 25 tries in their contrasting styles - Shepard by hard straight running and Blakeman by subtle changes of pace and direction. The pack was adequate and provided sufficient ball but relied heavily on Mike Kobus ' drive and very strong run- ning at No. 8 (18 tries) and Mashi Akiyama ' s decisive tackling from the break position. Blair Carson was the most successful in the line out making many clean catches while 22

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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

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Andrew Goff was perhaps the most improved player by the end of the season. A special mention, however, must be made of Allen Schwarz who has a great flair for the game and with 84 points (35 conversions, 2 penalty goals and 2 tries) was the top scorer of the team. The ' B ' team who were small and who looked as if they could be rather weak improved out of all recognition in the second half of the season. It is true that they were greatly indebted to Eamon Frank ' s strong running in the centre - scoring 12 of the 20 tries himself - but it was the support and pressure provided by the forwards that transformed the team in the latter part of the season. Feisel Panjwani was an elusive runner either as a No. 8 or Centre and David Howell-Jones was a bundle of energy and enthusiasm at break. It was clearly a very successful season but what is much more important, particularly at this time, it was most enjoyable for the players and also for the coaches who will watch the future progress of these boys with great interest. W. H. H. McClelland S. A. S. Lane THE JUNIOR B XV Back Row: (L. to R.) Mr. S.A.S. Lane, D. Thomas, J.P. Baker, J. Morin, R. Fraser, F. Panjwani, D.G. Cooper, T. Forster, M. Giordano, R. Land, S. Grey, M. Hunter, Rev. Canon W.H.H. McClelland Middle Row: (L to R.) C. Hensbaw, M. Wooldridge, P. Maniskas, E. Frank (Captain), D. HoweB-Jones, T. McGovern, A. Howell- Jones Front Row: (L to R.) C. Repen, D. Reese 23