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

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THE SECOND XV lack Row: (L. to R.) Mr. J.L. Davies, M. Strongman, J. Fang, A. Wooldridge, I. Mackay, S. Pahl, W. van Halst, G. Vaux, B. Spagnol Seated: (L. to R.) C. Wright, C. Adderson, J. Atkinson, K. Senior, J. Colbourne, C. Atzesberger, D. Unicume, J. Elliott, T. Cameron 17

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only had the respect and confidence of his team mates but also developed into a very fine all-round forward, one of the best the school has produced in recent years. He is big and well coordinated and could go a long way in senior rugby if he puts his mind to it. I must also compliment him on his captaincy and leadership both of which were first class. The two flankers, Roland Emery (a converted wing) and Shane Void were very quick on to the loose ball and, being short, or perhaps I should say, not tall, were excellent grovellers for the ball on the ground. In addition Emery was a strong and safe tackier. In the second row, Steven Evans became a real work horse in the engine room. He was usually partnered by Peel or Scott Pahl (in the last two games). Scott is large and well-coordinated and is a fine place kicker but he tends to be too easy going and needs to up his work rate in matches. Matt Allsopp, usually played the number 8 position. He is a tall, lean line out jumper and is quite mobile around the field, but I would like to see him put on a little weight. The two props, always together it seemed, were Harry Schuurmans and Michael Ferguson. At the start of the season both were willing but not too able. However no two props could have worked harder at improving their basic skills and by mid-season both were fixtures on the side because it became evident that nothing (or no one) was going to stop them. Jordy Spruce was the hooker. He is a good athlete being able to handle and kick the ball more like a back. This pack as a unit improved slowly and steadily with each game and by the end of the season could hold their own with anyone. Behind them was Phil Schieldrop at scrum-half. Phil ' s service is good but it needs speeding up and he can be flustered when under the kind of pressure he had to face in a number of games early on in the season. However, because he has now weathered this pressure, he will find life very much easier next year. His half-back partner was Steven Heffelfinger. Steven has a lot of footballing ability but, again under pressure he tends to run across the field and his kicking game becomes erratic. Normally however he has sure hands and is a good kicker of the ball. We were very well served in the centre where Robert Donahue and Demetry Spiropoulos were as sound a pair of tacklers as anyone could wish. They each had their moments in attack too but tended as so many young players do, to run away from the support. On the wings were Terry Karouzos and Stephen Hut- chinson, the former a runner of directness and power and the latter clever and elusive. They both were erratic on defence which finally cost them their place on the team. Michael van Santvoord had a very good season at fullback. He is a fine athlete who handles, kicks and positions himself well. He also has speed and a good eye to exploit an opening or to counter attack. Two other backs deserve mention as they were brought into the side at the tail end of the season. They were Charles Atzesberger who came into the centre when we moved Spiropoulos to fly- half and Graeme Vaux who played on the wing. They both played well and made us regret that we had not tried the switch sooner. With our record it may seem odd to claim that we had an enjoyable season, but I think we did and I am sure that there is not one member of the team who would not willingly start again tomorrow. D.W. Hyde-Lay 1ST XV RECORD Pts Pts For Against P10 W2 L7 Dl 97 141 Sept. 19 v York Mills Collegiate (H) L 11-21 Sept. 15 v Cowichan RFC (under 19) (H) W32-6 Oct. 2 v St. Michael ' s Univ. School (A) L 0-22 Oct. 16 vSt. George ' s (H) L 3-6 Oct. 23 v U. Victoria Jutes (A) L6-14 Nov. 9 v St. Michael ' s Univ. School (H) L 15-17 Nov. 13 v Brentwood (H) L 0-13 Nov. 14 vOld Boys (H) L 7-20 Nov. 20 v St. George ' s (A) W 13-12 Nov. 27 v Brentwood (A) D 10-10

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THE SECOND XV The 2nd XV captured the Independent Schools Trophy for the first time out- right since 1975. The excellent record of the team was achieved as a result of the team possessing great character, excellent team spirit, a tremendous desire to win and a bastion strong defence. The team captained by Jack Colbourne started the season in fine fashion with a narrow win by 13-8 over York Mills from Toronto and went from strength to strength. Eight of the 2nd XV played for the 1st XV, with several more coming very close. Dean Unicume can count himself very unlucky not to have played for the senior team as he played well in every game. The highlight of the season was the 22-0 victory over St. George ' s in Vancouver in which we scored five unanswered tries. The final try was a classic with Stephen Hutchinson ghosting past the entire team before passing to Craig Powers who scored under the posts. The back row of Marc Strongman, Andrew Wooldridge and the ubiquitous James Fang were in constant support, with Wooldridge a master of ripping the ball from the maul. Tim Cameron scored several outstanding tries and should become a permanent fixture in the 1st XV for the next two years. The front row of Cam Wright, John Atkinson and Ian Mackay all played at least one game for the 1 sts and formed the nucleus of a very good pack. The loss to the S.L.O.B.S. came after an extremely arduous match against the huge Brentwood team which we tied 0-0. Had we played them when we were fresh and able to play our strongest team, I ' m sure the result would have been quite different. The one disappointing note of the season was our loss by a single point in the final seconds of the final game to our arch enemies, Brentwood. The strength of Scott Pahl and Chris Adderson in the second row was a great asset with Pahl kicking several crucial penalties. Much will be expected of him next season. Brian Spagnol was a versatile player who played in all three rows of the scrum and what he lacked in size he more than compensated for with his skill and enthusiasm. The strong, hard pack were well balanced by our fleet footed backs with Charlie Atzesberger, Jim Elliott, Kevin Senior and Graeme Vaux always eager to run the ball. In closing I would like to thank every member of the team who made my first season at Shawnigan so memorable. 2ND XV RESULTS vs York Mills vsSMU vsSt. George ' s vs Cowichan vsSMU vs S.L.O.B.S. vs Brentwood vs St. George ' s vs Brentwood P9 W6 (H) W (A) W (H) W (H) W (H) W (H) L (H) D (A) W (A) L Dl L2 108-65 13-8 7-8 14-4 16-6 14-0 16-32 0-0 22-0 6-7 J.L. Davies 18