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

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his new position. All the backs, apart from Schieldrop will be returning and therefore should be a lot more confident and effective next season. The forwards too had to mold themselves into a formidable unit, not an easy task with no old colours to call upon. Ian Mackay, prop and pack leader worked his charges hard as here, as with the backs, much groundwork had to be covered in order to develop the right blend of aggression, confidence and skill. Great credit is due to these forwards for their determination and hard work and, as with any pack worth its salt it would be difficult and unfair to single out any one for special praise. The following eight made up the pack, Ian Mackay, Mike Kobus, Walter van Halst, Drew Swanson, Scott Pahl, Jason Anders, Andrew Wooldridge and Drew Thomson. Both Alan Linden and Campbell Wright would have played more but for injury early in the season. So in retrospect, an undistinguished season as far as results got but an excellent one for attitude, spirit, hard work and progress. This team is going to go on tour in July to New Zealand and Australia and my prediction is that they will do well and surprise a lot of people but not those of us who have worked with them. D.W. Hyde-Lay 24

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any of our opponents a run for their money. What looks, on paper, like having been a dismal season was saved by the great spirit and attitude of the players. It is very easy to develop a fine, keen spirit on a winning side, but it is quite another matter when you are losing consistently, as did this year ' s team. To them goes great credit for persevering and maintaining their fine attitude. A splendid example was set by the Captain, Philip Schieldrop, who always encouraged his troops and whose spirits and play never seemed to flag. The team was indeed lucky that in a season when its fortunes were at such a low ebb, it had such fine leadership. Not every boy can play well and make the right decisions as Captain too. But Phil could and did. The backs as a unit took a long time to settle and play with any kind of confidence. Their positional play was not good, especially in defence where they allowed the opposition far too much room to manoevre. Paul Wilcox at fly-half proved to be a good and reliable kicker but his lack of experience in playing at the 1st XV level showed up on occasions and Ian McPherson, Roland Brakop and Curt Sigfstead, who shared duties in the centre, all had their moments both in attack and defence but their overall play lacked consistency. On the wings Tim Cameron was always a handful for any opponent with his powerful running and was our most dangerous attacker. An- drew Harke on the other wing, while a fast and elusive runner, seldom produced the attacking flair we knew he possessed and was apt to become flustered when under defensive pressure. Bud Patel at full-back, grew in stature with every game as he learned 23

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Standing: (L. to R.) B. Patel, M. Kobus, T. Cameron, W. van Halst, S. Pahl, A. Harke, D. Thomson, Mr. D. Hyde-Lay 2nd Row: (L. to R.) P. Wilcox, D. Swanson, I. Mackay, P. Schieldrop, A. Wooldridge, J. Anders, R. Brakop Seated: (L. to R.) M. Akiyama, I. McPherson Fixtures 1983 vCowichanU19(R.F.C.) L 9-36 v St. George ' s (A) L 3-30 v Hillside (H) W 26-0 v Magee (H) L 3-4 vSt. Michael ' s (H) L 3-38 v Brentwood (A) L 9-20 v Parklands (A) W 14-0 vSt. George ' s (H) L 16-21 v St. Michael ' s (A) L 3-24 v SLOBS (H) L 9-10 v Brentwood (H) 1984 L 0-16 v Sedbergh School (England) (H) L 4-23 v Mt. Douglas S.S. (A) L 9-12 Total Poini s Games 13 W2 LI 117-234 25