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4 EEE. oa 22 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, June 10, 1986 J] | i / Nee onus oo a ports Scots have praise for ru The coach of a Scottish High School rugby team had some high words of praise for the way the sport is developing at Port Perry High School. "I'm very impressed with the commitment of the (PPHS) boys. They are big and fast, and once they start to refine their techniques, they will be a force to be reckoned with," said Peter Gallagher, rugby coach and head of physical education at Berwickshire High School in the town of Duns, Scotland. Mr. Gallagher made the com- ments as he watched the Ber- wickshire Juniors doing battle with the PPHS Junior squad last Wednes- day afternoon at the High School fields in Port Perry. Forty young rugby players and three officials are presently on a three week tour of southern Ontario, and they spent last week in the Port Perry area, billeted with families of students from PPHS. Although rugby (or rugger as it is sometimes called) has only been played at PPHS for the past two years, the sport is rapidly growing in popularity in Ontario schools. But it's a different story at Ber- wickshire High School in Duns, where it is the number one sport and the season runs all winter long. In the two matches played last week in Port Perry, the PPHS Midgets caught the visitors off guard and defeated them 10-6. In the Junior Contest, the Scottish boys taught their PPHS counterparts a lesson or two in the finer points of Fang Aah this rough and tumble sport, han- ding them a 24-10 defeat. Nuns, Scotland is south of Glasgow, not too far from the English border. It's a town of about 2,000 people in a farming area, and the high school has about 700 students. The three week Ontario tour, which includes stops in Toronto and Ottawa, was two years in the plan- ning, said Mr. Gallagher. Through a variety of fund raising projects (including potato picking on week- ends) the boys raised some $12,000 to help cover the costs. Each of the students also paid about $600. The: group arrived in Canada May 30 and will return home June 19. In bet- ween, the Scottish students will play several exhibition games against ------ PPHS Juniors in a spirited match. But the PPHS on a fine boys drew the praise of the Scottish coach (see schools in Ontario, and do a lot of sight-seeing as well. Niagara Falls, the Science Cen- tre, the CN Tower and Wonderland are just some of the attractions they will visit. For all the Scottish students and the three adults who accompanied them, this is their first visit to Canada. "It is much more than just a chance to play rugby. This (tour) is a terrific educational experience for the boys...the chance to meet people and live with them in their homes. It's just been great," said Mr. Gallagher. He had nothing but words of praise for the hospitality the group has received from their Canadian hosts. "We were warned we would be 'killed with hospitality' and the war- ning was true," he said with a smile. One thing did catch the Scottish boys a little off guard, however, and that was the muggy, humid weather. On a couple of days the temperatures hit 90, quite a contrast from the cool damp weather this time of year in Scotland. Following last Wednesday's games, the students from PPHS hosted a dinner for their guests. Pla- ques were exchanged, including one from Scugog Mayor Jerry Taylor on behalf of the Township. And plans are now underway for PPHS to send a group of rugby players on a tour of Scotland next March. The people at Berwickshire High School will act as co-ordinators for the PPHS group. Rivet wins at Mosport Mike Rivet accomplished two things over the weekend. He took the Dennis Anderson IROC Camaro to Mosport for some much needed track time and he won the Showroom Stock Class event in which Players Challenge cars fac- ed Rothman Porche 944's for the first time ever. "We were very pleased with this," said racing team manager Mike Rysiecki. "The car ran perfectly and Mike is feeling very comfor- table with it." The racing on the weekend was part of the Spring Trophy event put on by the British Empire Motor Club. Correction The Star wishes to clarify an er- ror that appeared on last week's paper, June 3rd, 1986. Under a photograph of a Cart- wright Central Public School basketball team was the mis- spelling of Jeremy Woodcock's name. The Star regrets the error. The races will not count any points towards the Players Challenge Series, but that doesn't matter to Rivet. He took the 16 lap race by an easy 20 seconds and won the three heats as well. And just as important, he was able to knock a full second off his best lap time over the 1.94 mile Mosport track. It was the first time ever that the Porche 944's had met the Players Challenge Camaros and Firebirds. Rysiecki said the air injection pro- blems with the Dennis Anderson car that had bothered the team two weeks ago, have been ironed out completely. And both the car and (driver Rivet are ready for the next - important event in the Players Challenge Series. The team leaves this Thursday for Montreal where the third leg of the Players Challenge Series will be held on Ile Notre Dame, June 13-15 as part of the Labatt's Grand Prix. The car driven by Mike Rivet is 'owned and sponsored by Dennis Anderson Chev. Olds of Port Perry and Lightning Video International. gby ¥