Tuesday, March 30, 1982
The Clarion
Page 3
Renegades Rolled Over by Johnson City
by Steve Piolter
and John Irvin
In the rugby match March 6,
Brevard met with Johnson City,
Tennessee on the Renegade’s
home turf. Despite the many fans
and the enthused support,
Johnson City stomped Brevard
by a large margin.
The Renegades had high hopes
of their first victory because the
team had obtained a playing field
from Olin to be used for their
home field. The week before the
game, the Renegades laid out the
field in preparation. The team
was more determined than ever,
but much to their disappointment
Johnson City showed more
Rugby skills and talent than ex
pected. Brevard, however, did
put themselves on the board with
a three point field goal kicked by
John “Panama” Irvin.
“What exactly is rugby?”
many of you have been asking.
Rugby is a unique combination
of football and soccer. There are
various rules and differences;
the most obvious are: no padding
is worn by players, there are no
“plays” or “downs” as in
American football, and the ball
can not be moved forward from a
players hand or hands (it may be
kicked or run forward).
Scoring is in 3 fashions — plac
ing the ball on the ground in the
opponents goal constitutes a
“try”; worth 4 points. The kick
after a try, a “conversion”, is
worth 2 points. And a ‘penalty
kick” or a “drop kick” during
free play kicked through the goal
post is worth 3 points.
A rugby team consists of 15
players; 8 forwards and 7 backs.
The 8 forwards make up the
scrum, and normally consists of
the larger, stronger, and slower
players (equavalent to the
linemen in American football).
The scrum is formed in 3 rows
of 3,4, and 1 players all binding to
each other and locking together
with the opposing scrum. The
Brevard front row consists of
Troy — (a prop). Dave Julen (the
hooker, who tries to “hook” or
win the all for this team), and
John King (a prop). The
Renegade second row consists of
Pat Sullivan and Doug Moore
(both wing break a ways) and
Tom Ereth and Craig “Bubba”
Norton (both looks). Co-captain
Kevin McGowan anchors the last
row by playing “8 man.” Rusty
King, Scott Watcher, Harry
Chase, and Steve Plotter are very
valuable scrummies who often
play as much or more than those
mentioned above.
The backs consist of 7 players
(equilivant to the running backs
and receivers in American Foot
ball). As the scrum provides the
basic strength to a rugby team,
the backs provide most of the
speed and ball handling. The
backs normally do most of the
scoring but this is certainly not a
hard rule! Co-captain John
“Panama” Irvin plays “scrum
half”, and provides the link from
the scrum to the backs. As Kevin
McGowan coordinates the scrum,
John coordinates the backs. The
backs always line up at a 45
degree angle from the scrum 5
metres apart. The 1st back in this
line is Steve Smith (who plays
“Stand-Off”). Steve’s speed, is
an asset and he gets the attack
started. Steve’s support outside is
provided by Bill Toole (playing
“Inside Center”) who in turn is
supported by Scott Harris (play
ing “Outside Center”). Gary
Copelane and Tim Swan support
Scott and provide the basic out
side or breakaway speed (play
ing “wings”). Gary and Tim play
opposite sides of the field or next
together depending on the game
situation. The final player of the
15 is George “Crack” Nicolson.
Crack is the last line of defense
and provides invaluable kicking
ability (playing “Fullback”) 15
metres behind the other 14. Tim
McLaurin and Jerome—(due to
his slightly above average
physical characterstics) provide
much needed relief for the backs.
The scrum and backs must work
as a tight coordinated, strong,
fast, and mean group of 15. Each
of the Renegades 15 on the field
has a responsibility and job to do
(not to mention 15 opposing
players to stomp).
Indoor Track
Tornados Finish 10th
J can fly/’ Willie Holeman says. (Photo by Bobby
Baxter),
Coach Norm Witek’s Tornados
finished 10th in the N.J.C.A.A. In
door Track Championship held in
Champaign, Illinois March 5 & 6.
Andy Latimer, a freshman from
Jacksonville, Fla., won the triple
jump event with jump of 49’9”.
Latimer’s jump in this event also
set a new Brevard College indoor
and outdoor record. He finished
6th in the high jump.
Other members of the Brevard
team also placed high in the stan
dings to contribute to the Tor
nados’ 10th place finish. Willie
Holeman finished 5th in the triple
jump at 46’11” and 5th in the long
jump at 22’6”. Gordon Snaden, a
freshman from Calhoun Ga.,
finished 3rd in the 3 mile run with
a time of 14:15 and sophomore
Dan Clay of Atlantic Beach, Fla.,
finished 8th in the mile run with a
time of 9:24.
Dan Clay qualified in the 3,000
meters at 8:40. Freshman Gor
don Snaden qualified in the 5,000
meters at 14:59.9. Willie
Holeman, also a freshman,
qualified in two events. He com
peted in the long jump after
qualifing at 23’1” and in the triple
jump after qualifing at 47 2 .
Freshman Andy Latimer
qualified in the high jump at 6’8”
(a school record for that event)
and in the triple jump at 48’10V2”
(also a school record for the
event).
Both the Indoor and Outdoor
Track teams for 1981 are mainly'
composed of freshmen. Coach
Witek calls the season a “learn
ing experience” and a “building
process”.
Jerome makes a last second saving pass to Gary
Copelane, supported by Tom Eroth in the Johnson City
game. (Photo by Steve Rabey).
Tornado Tennis
by Chris Burchall
The men’s tennis team is off to
a strong start this season with a
record of three wins and no
losses.
The team has played the
Brevard Racquet Club twice and
won by a score of 7-2 in both mat
ches. The Tornados easily
defeated Montreat-Anderson on
March 23 here.
Lee Evans, the Tornado cap
tain, defeated his opponent 6-0 in
both sets. Number two ranked
Johnny Dowdle won his match
6-3. Mark Warwock, the number
three man for Brevard won both
of his sets with scores of 6-1 and
6-2. Scott Alexander, Tim
McFaurin and Bob Wilder also
defeated their opponents.
In doubles, Lee Evans and
Johnny Dawdle won their sets 6-1,
6-1. Mark Warwock and Scott
Alexander defeated their op
ponents 6-0 and 6-2. Finally,
Makoto Sugiya and Bob Wilder
won by 6-0 in both sets.
The men’s tennis schedule is as
follows.
April 2, Anderson College, away,
2:00
April 2, Erskine, away, 2:30
April 5, U.S.C. Spartanburg,
away, 3:00
April 7, North Greenville, away,
1:30
April 9, Montreat-Anderson,
away, 1:30
April 14, Lees-McRae, home, 1:30
April 16, Newberry, away, 3:00
April 20, Lees-McRae, away,
Mixed doubles
April 23-25 region X tournament.
High Point, N.C.
Women’s
Tennis
by Cecil Collier
The 1982 Women’s Tennis
Team is undertaking a difficult
season this year. However, the
team is shaping up nicely. The
girls beat Tuscalom 9-0, however,
they were defeated by Converse
and Anderson. Their first home
match was Thursday, March 25th
against Maryville.
The team recently chose Abby
Hoag as their captain. The team,
in order of rank are Sharlyn
Hamilton, first seed; Beth Mar
tinson, second; Abby Hoag,
third; Mary Gay Michaels,
fourth; Loretta Edwards, fifth;
and Kim Porter, sixth. The other
team members are Leigh An
drews and Dana Andrea.
Most of the team members feel
that the season is progressing
well. Support would be greatly
appreciated and it is an excellent..
way to spend an afternoon.'