immsm. ^iiimur r-t-f m Jkjts.*, - =sair^IL^^iiHt% "~~'tmsamii^mhum if'-mm L^r > :'.:'-mt-Rtfiti r*-" £f';;jlSM^t,j ♦rrjBSf^i'EjPHi .. ritifffinru].. HiP?¥!£lSir-'!Wil ^fwjtjwafi aif m ^ a^ptifta: •i t. . 'm^ rimit 4eK m M nv a mm mmm I. %« if* 3P'v»a a" te."t«*f*: |ilSS?JtJ*;«{* }i m m m Wf: iVfi t } * Hi f jMrfn *'**** * ^ i-A'-^t" riu 1=1-7'3•»«••{ I'fci Z;:v mi tTV" -i r?;;r HHii 4 ■ i£^ li mf {> m \- :■ X X> *4«U« ^ ^ X " »* X »!»'■<,% »/'•' RUGBY FIRST XV Back row: A. Maybery, R. Macfarlane, K. Putz, G. Reardon, D. Taylor, L. Swanepoel (touch judge). Middle row: C. Du Toit, I/I/. Alcock, J. Johnstone, A. Sutton, B. Elliot, G. Engelbrecht. Front row: /, Dunlop, B. Oliver (vice-captain), F. Cocks (coach), D. Jones (captain), A. Fraser. vs OLD CROCKS : Won 27-26 Once again, the Old Crocks showed the boys the importance of positional play and making the ball do the work. The value of "straightening the line" also hit home. vs BEACHWOOD : Lost 13-20 The rugby played by our visitors in the first twenty minutes was truly superb, running in 3 exciting tries. The half-time score was 0-20! The second half, to the credit of the home side, saw a complete reversal of fortunes. If they kicked over their penalties, the score would have been closer. vs ALEXANDRA : Won 16-12 This game was not played in particularly good spirit. After only 30 seconds, a Kearsney player was sent to the cooler. Once again, costly errors prevented Kearsney dominating the game. Only tries by Taylor and Sutton, both individual efforts, ensured a win. vs HILTON : Lost 6-19 Kearsney were completely dominant for the first 10 minutes. However, the backs with clean ball were unable to finish off promising movements. The Hilton side were allowed to get into their stride through Kearsney's mistakes. The Kearsney effort disintegrated after missing tackles, late tackles and not contesting high balls. These errors enabled a runaway victory for the hosts. vs NORTHLANDS : Lost 0-9 Perhaps the most inept display by Kearsney. Surprisingly listless, unmotivated, giving away penalty after penalty, they were incapable of making any impact on reversing the trend of the game. vsMARITZBURG Lost:10-7 A spirited, gutsy display against the best schoolboy team in Natal. The score could have been closer if penalties had been successfuLStorming games by Jones, Reardon, Taylor, Alcock and -Craig and fine performances by the other members showed that the side did have the material to play sound rugby. THE CAPE TOUR TO KINGSWOOD'S FESTIVAL OF RUGBY DURING THE JULY VACATION vs GRAEME COLLEGE : Won 30-19 A competent display at forward gave the backs a surfeit of good quality possession. The backs ran with purpose and decisiveness and were rewarded with 5 superb tries. Only unnecessary defensive lapse allowed Graeme to score and reduce the margin of victory. vs RONDEBOSCH : Lost 8-61 What promised to be a closely contested encounter, turned into a nightmare. Against a side who, on the day, played power rugby amongst forwards and backs. Kearsney wilted under the sustained pressure. The refusal to give up or "to throw in the towel", was the hard lesson learnt from the game. vs FISH HOEK : Lost 0-7 The lads picked themselves up after the thrashing by Rondebosch and gamely took on Fish Hoek under the un familiar conditions of flood, lightning and freezing cold. Some unexplained refereeing decisions, bad luck and poor handling, saw Kearsney unfortunate in losing a rather un inspiring game. 60
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