Grade 9 Rugby 1

16 December 2014Olamide O, Privett ‘18 & Oliver W, Privett ‘18

This year, as always, Brentwood had a Junior Rugby team representing the school. Led by Mr. Oliver Amiel and Mr. David Cowie, the group consisted of mostly 9th graders who had no previous experience. There were also some 8th graders who joined us. Even though the amount of experience varied greatly, we came together as a team over the course of the season and came out with great success.

The coaches were a great help with the development of these primarily novice players who were all very enthusiastic and eager to learn this physically demanding game. We started with the basics of passing, running, and tackling. The first few minutes of our first game there were a lot of nervous Brentwood players, but soon we adjusted and the skittish playing was soon aborted as we began to understand the flow of the game.

Eventually, we were put into forwards and backs and began to work on game-specific skills such as scrums, rucks, line-outs, and designed plays. These proved useful in matches when we needed them. After many hard-fought losses and some even harder-fought victories, we finally came through in the 7s tournament.

We were divided into 2 teams, an A team and a B team. We went to Vancouver to compete in a round robin tournament. The B team fought hard against teams such as Shawnigan, SMUS, Mulgrave, and Collingwood, but ended the tournament without a W. The “A” team, on the other hand, had a solid outing, beating powerhouses including Collingwood, Shawnigan, and SMUS (all teams we had lost to in the past), before falling to the hosts, St. Georges. There were many other highlights including strong running by Cameron W and Nate W, huge tackles by Ethan B and Oliver W, various tries from Will P, Olamide, and Ciaran B, and effective and accurate kicking and passing by Matthew MP. In the end, our season was a huge success, with everyone developing in huge bounds and leaving an aspiring roster for 3rd term and Grade 10. Olamide O, Privett ‘18 & Oliver W, Privett ‘18

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