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

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THE FIFTH XV Back Row: (L. to R.) Mr. J.S. Grey, C. Void, R. Price, C. Bristoll, J. Thomson, L. Klombies, D. Horsthuis, D. Beckingham, D. Ganason, R. Kaul, P. McAllister Seated: (L, to R.J S. Tang, A. Bowen, D. Fraser, G. Arnold, J. Taylor, D. Dry, M. Gray, J. Bradbury, C. Mah, M. Gates 21

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THE FOURTH XV Back Row: (L. to R.) Mr. J.L. Davies, W. Neily, C. Siewczynski, M. Stewart, T. Knight, F. Panjwani, J. Fang, J. De Vries Seated: (L. toR.) G. Floyd, I. McPherson, C. Powers, F. Ueberschar, A. Howarth, F. Pletcher, I Esmail, M. Hoath, P. Wong ) P+m .- 20

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THE SIXTH XV Back Row: (L. to R.) Mr. N. Coghlan, R. Beck, A. Morgan, C. Pettirsch, G. Seifriet, M.D. Stewart, D. Drumheller, P. Mazzulli, A. Langran Seated: (L. to R.) B. Joslyn, T. Lai, G. Maunder, M. Pittman, B. Avery, J. Gutierrez, J. Fisher, L. Stenmark, R. Balme One of the major -problems with teams at this level is finding them enough opposition to keep their interest going throughout the season. This year we were able to arrange a total of only four matches: three versus Brentwood ' s 6th ' s, and one against a SMU Junior Colts team. The SMU game was our first, but unfortunately it proved something of a mismatch: we were bigger and heavier in every department, and came out the winners by a margin of over forty points. Much more exciting and rewarding for everyone concerned were the three matches against Brent- wood. The first of these was a very close-fought game, which we were unlucky to lose by a margin of 7 points to 4. By the second game we had improved sufficiently to gain a tie in another nail-biting game (4-4), but over-confidence and a number of injuries cost us the last encounter on a wet, grey day at Shawnigan. The team, however, enjoyed all three matches tremendously, and learnt a lot from them. Brendan Avery was a most reliable captain throughout the season, directing the team most effectively from the key position of fly-half. Outside him, he had a line of powerful runners in Roland Beck, Chris Pettirsch and Gary Seifriet. It was most unfortunate that early on in the season Mac Hickley damaged his leg quite severely - I feel sure that he also would have been of great use to us in this department. In the scrum, Miles Pittman was quite the most courageous and energetic player - an inspiration to all the forwards. Jose Gutierrez always gave of his inimitable best, as did the towering Michael Stewart, whose sheer height often meant he did not even need to jump for the ball in the line-out. Generally speaking - a most enjoyable term ' s rugby: congratulations to all those who took part with such enthusiasm. N.I. Coghlan 22