Huron Expositor, 2006-06-21, Page 15Sports
St. Anne's hosts Scottish rugby team
The Huron Expositor • June 21, 2006 Page 15
Ben Forrest
Rugby can be a brutal and violent
game, but according to St. Anne's
coach Glen Ditner, what happens on
the field stays ,on the field.
A recent match that pitted St.
Anne's against a talented squad
from Perth, Scotland, is proof of
that.
The two squads battled in Clinton
last Saturday, and Perth came away
with a 36-0 victory.
After the game, the players
enjoyed a pig roast at St. Anne's,
and the Perth squad billeted in the
homes of the same lads they sought
to tackle during competition.
"Rugby is one of the only sports
where you play hard during the
game and when the game's over,
everybody's friends," Ditner said.
"The level of camaraderie is
extremely high, and the boys went
home with our guys like brothers."
St. Anne's played Perth while on a
tour of Scotland, Wales and England
in March. St. Anne's was not able to
score during that game, and compe-
tition was once again stiff on
Saturday.
"They are very, very good," Ditner
said. "They have one player that
plays nationally for Wales, on the
Wales under -18 team, and they have
one player that plays for Scotland's
under -18 team."
St. Anne's was more prepared this
time, but was still outmatched by
the experienced Scottish crew.
"We had a couple of opportunities
to score and the other team knew
some desperation moves that they
could use to stop us, and they both
worked," Ditner said.
There will be no trip overseas next
year for the St. Anne's rugby teams,
but it's likely that another trip will
come in three to four years, giving a
new crop of players a chance at
what Ditner refers to as a once-in-a-
lifetime experience.
Another team from across the
pond may be visiting Clinton much
sooner, however.
"There's a chance that we're going
to be hosting a Welsh team next
summer," Ditner said.
St. Anne's Luke Veens, of Seaforth, looks to
player during a
friendly match
over the weekend
in Clinton.
Men's pairs tournament held in Seaforth
The Seaforth Lawn Bowling
club held a men's pairs tour-
nament on Wednesday, June
14 with 42 bowlers present.
The greens were in excellent
shape and made for good
competitive bowling.
High pair for the day was
Wayne Wright of Thamesford
and Doug Hoskins of
London Elmwood. High
two game winners were
Jack McIntosh and Bill
Furlong of London
Fairmont.
Friday evening saw a
good turnout present at
6 p.m. for the first bar-
becue of the season
with our favourite chefs
Neil and Rick. There
were 23 bowling in the
jitney after. Also there
were some new bowlers
who came to try the
game.
Seaforth's next tour -
Jeff Heuchert photo
Tim Goodland, of Exeter tosses the
ball in after tracking a fly ball down
during a recent ball game in
Seaforth between the Seaforth
Optimist Club and residents of
Community Living in Seaforth and
Exeter.
nament will be Saturday,
June 24 at 10 a.m., the "Neil
Bell Memorial."
In men's pairs at Exeter a
week ago, Jack Muir and Bill
Roberton won third prize.
According to an article in
the 2006 L.B.A. Annual, lawn
bowling has a history that
can be traced back to ancient
Egypt, where a variation of
the game was played over
3000 years ago.
The game has progressed
since to the one we know
today played at amateur and
professional levels all over
the world.
In Ontario alone there are
over 150 clubs with over 8000
bowlers in 16 districts enjoy-
ing this challenging and
exciting sport.
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