Fresh off a dominant defensive performance versus district rival Richardson, the Jesuit Ranger Rugby squad matched up with a different type of rival, a Jesuit opponent. Strake Jesuit squared off against the Rangers in a battle for Texas glory. The varsity football team beat Strake a few months back, but could the rugby team succeed?
Indeed they could, and indeed...
Last time I checked in with you all Jesuit Rugby started the season strong, winning 2 out of their first 3 games. A couple of weeks have gone by and they have played 3 more games against Rock Rugby, Allen, and Westlake. Let's see how they did.
Rock Rugby
The Rangers hosted Rock Rugby on February 22nd on a Saturday night...
On April 26, Jesuit Rugby left it all on the field, going into by far their biggest game of the season, for the highest stakes yet. The players gave everything they had: blood, sweat, and tears. After much adversity and many ups and downs, the Jesuit rugby team brought home the state championship. For seniors Joey Nuchereno, Taegoon Kim,...
Rugby has a very long history for being one of the greatest sports in places like England and Australia and over the years Jesuit has taken notice of that by forming one of the most dominant high school rugby programs in Texas. This year, a huge step was taken to push Rugby at Jesuit to the next level, as...
Rugby, to the casual observer, is a game not far removed from American football. It is a game marked by violent collisions and explosive breakaways. Teamwork is essential to the carefully timed lifting up of players of a line-out and the head-to-head shoving matches between 8 players from each team, a scrum. However, for Jesuit Rugby’s newly appointed head...
On Friday, March 2 the Jesuit rugby team hosted St. Thomas of Houston in what would turn out to be a hard fought but sloppy showing by the Rangers. “The good news is” says Coach Austin Ryan, “you learn more from losses than you do from victories.
Both teams agreed to free-flowing subs throughout the course of the game rather...
With every new sports season, all eyes fixate on the reigning champion: the one who proved their might last year, the one who strives to continue their success, the one who has the most to prove. This year, however, The Jesuit Dallas Rugby Team was “that team.”
Coming off of a storied season resulting in a State Championship title, the...
With a new coach and a loss of many key senior players from last year, the rugby team's dynamic has changed. The question is, is that good or bad?
The rugby team seems to be heading towards the good end, starting the season off with a 2-1 record against St. Thomas, Lake Travis, and Allen.
Allen
In Jesuit's first match of the...
