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

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THE JUNIORS A XV Back Row: (L. to R.) Mr. S.A.S. Lane, D. Howell-Hones, T. Sigfstead, P. Martin, G. Templeton, I. Kennedy, R. Greger, C. Garcia, D. Fullerton, Mr. W.H.H. McClelland Seated: (L. to R.) P. Robinson, M. Hunter, M. Wooldridge, S. Wade (Captain), R. Flaxman, F. Tovstigo, D. Reese It was inevitable that this year ' s team would be compared with last year ' s which was outstanding. It is to their great credit that they can stand the com- parison and indeed come out of it extremely well. The strength of the team was in the pack especially in their tackling ability and their refusal ever to give up. Roy Flaxman at No. 8 was the one who caught the eye most with his strong running but more particularly his decisive tackling. Ian Kennedy, the loose head prop, also a very strong tackier, always took the shortest route to the line and whilst not t he subtlest of runners he was very hard to take down. Paul Robinson and David Reese were an effective pair of breaks - Paul for his flair as an attacking player who was so often in just the right place to pick up a loose ball and David, although lacking in both size and speed, for his sound defence and con- structive use of the ball. But perhaps the best all round player was Mark Wooldridge at tight head prop who was always in the thick of things, a great supporter of the man with the ball and the one who gained most of our line-out possession. - What do you mean!! We lost??? 27

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THE JUNIOR COLTS XV vpMP m iMijtmJL ■ mi 1 1 Is i « --MP f ; 8 ft m 1 1 . 1 | I f ! Bac£ V?ow: (L. to R.) Mr. P.J. Jarvis, R. Kenney, M. Friesen, D. Bourke, P. LeBlanc, B. Carson, R. Baron, D. Cooper, A. Blundell, I. Tharp, A. Schwarz, A. Birch, S. Ruzicka Seated: (L. to R.) D. Latreille, J. Beddoe, M. Giordano, F.S. Panjwani, T. McGovern (Captain), D. Thomas, S. Grey, C. Repen, J. Lansdowne, D. Gough This season was long and difficult. The squad comprised boys who had never played rugby previously, alongside those with limited experience as well as a handful of boys with considerable talent. Not surprisingly such disparate elements took a long time to blend into some semblance of unity. This task was hampered by the immaturity of some members of the squad which showed itself in a lack of self- discipline during training sessions. By mid-season, however, the senior members! of the team informed their less serious peers that they were intent upon improving the squad ' s per- formance. The result was far more cohesion and dedication for the latter part of the season. This showed itself initially in an away game where we held them to 0-0 until half-time. This was against a fine team which had slaughtered us 46-0 in the first outing of the season. Here, however, the forwards came into their own scrummaging with power and rucking with determination. Certainly forwards like David Cooper, Paul Le Blanc, Mark Friesen, Art Blundell and Tim McGovern, a captain who led by example, look to have fine futures as school representatives. Over the season our backs showed themselves to be very weak compared with their independent school counter-parts. The main exception, however, was Damian Gough whose kicking and handling at outside half, often under trying circumstances, were of the highest calibre. I look forward to his future development as a player. Our other mainstay in the backs was Alan Schwarz whose thinking approach to the game was often valuable. I am sure that playing in a stronger squad next season he will return to his prolific point-scoring ways. His place kicking is excellent as was shown in our thrilling final home encounter of the season where we held a strong Brentwood side to 16-9 with Alan scoring all our points with fine penalties. Finally, newcomers to the game like Roger Kenney with his elusive running and crunching tackling, Dominic Bourke with his height and strength, Doug Latreille with his strong running and good tackling should take encouragement from this hard season and realise that with work they could develop into good all-round rugby players. Despite the setbacks the team continued to give its all in every game and what more could a coach ask for? P.J. Jarvis 26

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The threequarter line was excellently served by Sebastian Wade from the base of the scrum and there was some fine running by Todds Sigfstead at flyhalf. He has good hands, quickness off the mark, is a sound tackier and is obviously a fine prospect for the future. Florian Tovstigo and David Howell- Jones were contrasting runners - Florian with his strength and speed and David with his quick darting changes of direction. At full back the team was well served by Carlos Garcia who has most of the skills for this position - sound hands, an excellent punt, and the ability to read the game. The season began slowly with defeats early on by both SMU and St. George ' s. Great improvement was made as the team had a long run of victories which included the Mid-Island Competition for the Bridgend trophy - this for the second year in suc- cession. The stage was then set for the return games against SMU and St. George ' s - the only losses to date. The game against SMU in Victoria was won deservedly by 20-10 but the return game against St. George ' s was lost in the closing seconds. The ' B ' team as their record shows had a very successful season. The pack scrummaged very well with Kevin Smith clearly the best in the loose and Charlie Squarey a strong runner. Paul Crawford was beginning to show signs of real promise as a break. Clive Henshaw was a very plucky scrum half who made some great tackles and Andrew Beck on the wing saved the situation on many occasions with last ditch tackles. He was also a strong runner and he and Ken O ' Kennedy were the main scoring threats. At full back Garth Friesen, though lacking in pace had very sound hands and was a good tackier and set a fine example of sportsmanship. Overall it was a very successful and most enjoyable season which bodes well for the future. W.H.H. McClelland S.A.S. Lane THE JUNIOR B XV PLAYED WON LOST ' A ' team 14 11 3 ' B ' team 7 5 2 POINTS FOR AGAINST ' A ' team 274 80 ' B ' team 113 34 Back Row: (L. to R.J Mr. S.A.S. Lane, P. Crawford, M. Kaye, S. van Halst, W. McMahon, R. Joyce, B. Horner, A. Kaul Seated: (L. to R.) R. Schenker, A. Beck, C. Henshaw (Captain), K. Smith, C. Squarey, G. Friesen 28