The team suffered frequent changes but they still maintained a keen spirit. They played hard but made many handling errors and died too often with the ball. They produced a fair record and had several close games. RESULTS Opponents Result For Against Glenwood W 19 0 Pinetown L 12 16 College L 4 25 Kloof W 52 0 HiKon L 4 17 Westville W 6 0 Micliaelhouse W 18 12 Hillcrest II W 72 0 Northlands L 8 10 DHS L 6 12 M.J. DE BEER Captain: H.J. Wilmot Vice-Captain: K. De Villiers Regular Players: A. Becket, A. Brokensha, R. Dennison, B. Drury, E. Egeland,P. Elliot, A. Grant, R. Heywood, G. Jennings, K. Lyons, P. MacLaverty, C. Mason, A. Muller, D. Smith, K.Tarr, N. Williams, K. Wright. Throughout the season — in both victory and defeat — the excellence of the team's morale has been noteworthy. One expects faults to occur at this level but these have been more than counter balanced by the spirited driving determination from the pack and the flexibility demonstrated in the line, under the enterprising leadership.of De Villiers. RESULTS 7th XV Opponents Result For Against Glenwood W 28 4 Westville W 1 4 PietermaritTburg Coll. L 7 46 Empangeni 5th L 4 14 Hilton W 18 4 Westville W 34 0 Port Natal W 10 9 Weston L 4 44 Michaelhouse W 8 0 DHS L 0 19 Northlands w 36 4 P.C. TAYLOR Captain: G.Grose Vice-Captain: R. Gooderson Regular Players: R.Alleson,C.Bax, B.Gurr, M. Hackney, R. Hammond,D. Hodgkinson, C. Holdcraff, G. Use, H. Kelly, K. Lindsay,C. Pilgrim, G. Sacks, W.Thomas. Although inherent weaknesses emerged against strong opposition, this team, when the right conditions prevailed, was capable of attractive, running rugby and had some very entertaining victories to its credit. The final match, against Northlands, well illustrated how spirited a game the 8ths could play. G. Grose has proved to be a captain of real capability. RESULTS 8th XV Opponents Result For Against PMB.College L 3 22 Westville W 25 9 Hilton L 22 0 Westville W 37 0 South Hills 1st XV L 6 16 Weston L 12 26 Michaelhouse W 25 4 DHS W 9 0 Northlands W 22 6 Glenwood W 20 4 P.C. TAYLOR Captain: S, Hendrie Regular Players: C. Bax, T. Beningfield, D. Bentley, J. Dicks, K. Gerrard, D. Grant, M. Hackney, R. Hammond, C. Millar, J. Raw, D. Richards, B. Seymour, A. Smith, M,Van Riet, P. Whitton. 9th XV 41
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