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TT EERE REE REE EEE ee 24 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, October 24, 1989 From blades to cleats Troon rugby team visits Port They didn't cut in on the Herein Port Perry, the visi- ice, but on the playing field it tors were billeted with students was a different story. from PPHS. A 22-player rugby team Last Wednesday morning from Marr College in Troon, (prior to the exhibition game) Scotland, paid a visit to Port the Scots had the chance to try Perry for a couple of days last something completely different week. when arrangements were made And the Scots lads put on for them to go skating at the quite a display of rugby when Scugog Arena. they played a team from PPHS in an exhibition game Wednes- . Most of the Troon lads and day afternoon. their coaches had never been on ice skates, but they had a fine The final score was fairly time slipping, sliding and tum- top heavy in favour of the visi- bling around the arena. tors fromoverseas, but as PPHS A couple of the Troon team athletic director Ron Pither members told the Star that ice said, the (local) boys learned arenas in Scotland are few and something about rugby and farbetween,but they appreciat- made some new friends in the ed the chance to try the luck on process. skates. Marr College is actually a high school of about 1300 stu- Some of them joked that dents located in Troon, whichis getting the players on skates in about 30 miles from Glasgow. the morning was just a ploy by The under-18 team, along PPHS to tire them out before with coaches John Sharkey and the exhibition rugby match that Graham Steele, arrived in Can- afternoon. Cy ly chilly afternoon last week as PPHS hosted the Tix We For nL SY y team Marr College rugb + It was brutal ada October 8 and returned If they were tired, they home last Friday evening. showed no ill effects when they for a friendly exhibition game. The Scots lads proved they know what end Is up when it Along with the stop in Port ©" 2PPed the blades for cleats. comes to rugby, as they scored a somewhat decisive win over the PPHS make-up team. Perry, the team visited Niagara Rugby, of courseis a wayof ~The team from Troon, Scotland wound up a tour of Ontario with Its stop-over last week In Falls, Toronto, and had exhibi- lifein Scottish high schools, and Port Perry. (see article) tion games against high school at Marr College, the team plays agp i i i about 20 league games in a Blend 304, Cenmington schedule that starts in Septem- The team defeated Mid- ber and runs through to the end of March. land but lost to Brock H.S. In relative terms, the sport is still in its infancy in Ontario schools, though considerable BE GENEROUS strides are being made as the game grows in popularity. Marr College hosted a team WHEN YOU from PPHS three years ago. SUPPORT THE Some of the Scottish players said they notice an im- COMMUNITY provement in the way the Cana- dians are playing the game. MEMORIAL The tour of Ontario was more than just a chance to play HOSP ITAL a few exhibition rugby games. ° ° For virtually all of the Buildin g players, it was their first trip to Canada, and it gave them the FF d chance to see some of the sights un like Niagara Falls, the CN Tow- er, and the SkyDome. AT ASSELSTINE COUNTRY... IT'S SNOWING! IT'S SNOWING! A visiting team from Marr College, Troon, Scotland, got a bit more than they bargained for last week when their hosts from Port Perry High School arranged for a morning of ice skating at the Scugog Arena. Most of the Scots lads had never been on skates before. But they took it all In stride, had a great time slipping and sliding around before heading out to the PPHS field where they gave played an exhibition game of rugby agains: a PPHS team (see story) Bantams win 5-0 Last Wednesday the Sportsland Bantams hosted Orono and were 5-0 winners. The boys were not Ex ; ching : ; ; ; . . ) pert boat repairs, refinishing, installations, restoration and new construction. they had very ithe histone. | * Wood and fibers * Mobile Service play was sloppy from start to Shop (416) 985-0300 Res. (705) 328-2465 finish. It's a good thing goaltender . Matt Willetts was on the ball or the outcome of this game could WATERCRAFT MARK WARBURTON FORTHE 90° d The cherie of the serio Ader, Just buy a selected Yamaha before have been different. 23) October 31st, 1989 and Todd Smart, Peter King, Chris get up to $250.00 worth of genuine Macleod, Noah St. Almond and Ryan Picard all scored once for REACTY CIMT Yamaha parts and accessories FRE! Sportsland. Chris Macleod, Jeff Hwy 7A & High Street, Port Perry, Ontario Card, Scott Wylie, Steve Desautels, Sean McEnaney and ASSELSTINE'S YAMAHA Todd Stat all pitched in with one "You do not get ulcers from b RR#2 BLACKSTOCK "The next home game for the what you eat! You get ulcers from what's eating you!" Sportsland Bantams is this Wednesday October 25 at 7:40 against the very tough Millbrook .« No. .L. team... ..... Sib wih wn 986-4437 (Durham Road 57, South of Blackstock)