St Michaels University School - Black Red and Blue Yearbook (Victoria, British Columbia Canada)

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Slnnrliiig, lm Kayl, P. Birchitt. L. Skinner. B. Watson. D. Yfenbrandt. R. McRae. li. Flanagan. D. tlousins. Nl. Blades. KIlf'l'1fIIg, H0 r: M. Drost, M. Locke. M. Philbrook. li. Tomsett. D. Nlurrell. D. tlohnson. l-Qndine.AI. lflnmplney. JUNIOR COLTS In regular season play the junior Colts enjoyed another unbeaten seasoti. They beat Brentwood twice, Shawnigan twice. St. tLeorge's twice. Glenlyon and Oak Bay. During these games they amassed a total ol'24H points while allowing 42. After Christmas the teatn entered the Klunior lligh School League. They were an under-fifteen team playing in the under-seyenteen league, but still managed to produce a 4 won. 4 lost record while matched against the school's Senior Colts team. The climax to the season was to be the game against the Brigend under-fifteen team. Both teatns had 4 unbeaten seasons behind them. The game lived up to eyeryone's expectations. lfor the lirst twenty iniinttes our lor- wards dominated possession and the visitors lailed to petietrate into the school's half of the field. We hit a post with a penalty. elected to run another penalty that was five yards out and straight in front. and agaiti tailed to score. Eventually, Brigend's class began to show and two great tries were scored be- fore the hal fl. The second half resumed with the school ten points down but still well in the game. Although we had a number ol' good opportunities to score, Brigend began to dominate tnore and more. The second liallseemed to go on loreyer. In fact, it was only 58 minutes. but the score rose to the thirties. Our unbeaten record was gone, but certainly not our spirit or deterniination. We had been beaten by a superb team and eyery tneinber ol' our squad realised new possibilities in the ai t ofrugby lootball. Dave Murrell captained the team and combined with Dull' johnson to produce a first-class hall' back pair. Nlike Blades was a prolilic scorer at cetitre and Marc Drost, on the wing. was our interception expert. The forwards were always dominant eyen in the -lunior lligli League. Cousins. liayll, and Humphries combined to produce a deyastating back row. Watson and Murray were a powerliul second row. whilst we had a Sherman tank Tora prop: Rick McRae. Peter C fallaglier ffl

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All 521-aw 1.4 -35,6 Standing, Ho rx B. Rainsford, L. Skinneiyj. Dunn, R. Ellington, I. Sutherland, M. jawl, A. Calitzine, C. Heagle, B. Moore. Smlz'fI,1t0r.' B. Peers, D. Kirk. T. Shipley, T. Hosie tCapt.J, I. Rose, X. Abrioux, D. Browning. Front. Seated, Ito Beck, K. Lai. SENIOR COLTS Played: 22: Won: IQ: Drawn: lg Lost: 2: Points For: -123: Against: 70 The season 1973-74 can only be described as highly successful both on and off the field for the Senior Colts. In independent school games, home and away. victories were gained over St. Ceorge's, Brentwood, and Clenlyon. The away game against Shawnigan was lost, but was partially avenged by a 0-O draw in the return game. In the pre-Christmas Vancouver Islandjunior Champion- ship the school under-17 team, composed mainly of Senior Colts, lost a very close final to Shawnigan 6-0. After Christmas, the team was entered in the Victoria junior High Schools League, and after playing its schedule of seven games, was undefeated in com- petition with Shoreline, Arbutus, Lansdowne, Central, Colquitz, Highrockvlr. High and the S.M.U. B team. However in the play-offs which followed, hav- ing beaten Colquitzjunior High in the semi-final, the team was unlucky to lose 4-3 under the lights of Royal Athletic Park in the final against Highrockjunior High. This game. played in a great spirit and with tremendous enthusiasm, was a credit to both teams. At the end of a season in which teamwork was the essence of the success, to name star players would be invidious. However, individual events, characteris- tics and characters come quickly to mind: Ransford's game-saving tackle against Shawnigan in the return game: Brownings Bones: Kenty's drop-kick conversion from the touchline against Brentwood: Kirk's climbing tackles: Shiplevs ankles and knees: Wasylenko's interception against Highrock: jawl's and Hosie's dedication IOIl'Z1ll'lllIg1 Peers's pugilism: Dunn's time outjumping with feet never leaving terra firma: Fiji : jawl's touchline conversion against fltllqlllll on his birthday. The final event of the season took place in earlyjune at the Chinese Village Restaurant when the first fand I hope the lastl giving ofthe much-sought-after NBARFLY A WARDSM was carried out. Centlcmen - thank you. MJ. 28

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Fmnf, lm r: S. Riddell, L. Nelson. Smfwl. Ho r: D. Rooper. S. Nutt. NI. Dempsey. R. Sleek. T. Blades. I. Pickles. D. Pflager, D. Bendera. R. Campbell. Slfnzrling. lm r: C. Lee. I. White. C. I-Iansen.j. Cordner Isaac. P. Yeerkamp, G. Derbygj. Wood. JUNIOR JUNIOR COLTS This year thejuniorjunior Colts again had a very successful season. Of the eight independent school games played. all were won except for one tie. The scores were as follows: Brentwood won 46-Hand 25-0 Shawnigan' won 44 - 0 and 7 - 6 St. cz.-at-gc-'S won 6 - 4 and tied 4 - 4 Clenlvon won 21-band 18-4 L'IlllUl'Illll2llCly. the school played very little after Christmas because of weather and because only a few public schools participate at this age level. There were two exhibition games with Lansdowne and both were lost, gen- erally because ofthe opposing teams' large size and greater age. The school team itself was an assortment of various weights and heights, but each member did his best no matter what the opposition. Nlost tries were scored because of greater speed and weight and. unfortu- nately . some members ofthe team left the defensive work to others. This occur- red only occasionally. and the team deserves to be commended for its playing ability and spirit. .judging by the above scores, next year's Colts who move up will be a great asset to the team. Rhodes Il. as captain. deserves to be congratulated. The other members, too numerous to be mentioned. also deserve praise. C.P. EU