Rugby vs Mulgrave
Our grade 8 rugby team had the pleasure of hosting 20 grade 8 rugby players from Mulgrave School from West Vancouver this last weekend. Gareth Ronald-Jones, a graduate of 1997 brought his Mulgrave team across to Shawnigan and we were pleased to have Gareth back on campus. They arrived early evening Friday and little did they know that they were going to take part in Shawnigan's annual Halloween Haunted Walk. In order to build up their courage they were given a meal in Marion Hall. Immediately following the dinner the young men were escorted to the dark forest behind Strathcona House for the spine-chilling walk. This, of course, was a Shawnigan ploy to put them on edge before their Saturday match. Just to lull them into a false sense of security they were given a burger at the Stag Café. We don't know if they were tossing and turning throughout the night but the next morning they looked ready to do battle.
The extra thick pancakes Shawnigan served them for breakfast seemed to take some time to digest and Mulgrave found themselves behind early in the game. Still this didn't deter this feisty Mulgrave side and they clawed their way back into the game and, at half time, the score was close. Some excellent running and individual performances by Santiago and Michael in the second half allowed Shawnigan to pull away for the victory.
The Shawnigan boys enjoyed playing hosts to these fine young men from Mulgrave and we look forward to the return fixture in West Vancouver in November.
– Mark Hall, Director of Sport
Photos by Nicole Ronald-Jones and Stephen Housser