Tuesday, March 19, 2024

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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,...
On March 20 and March 27, Jesuit Rugby headed into arguably two of its toughest games of the year against highly ranked teams Stony Point (Rock Rugby) and Lake Travis. These two teams are perennial powerhouses and no easy challenge any year for Jesuit Rugby. Head Coach Anthony Mattacchione said these games were very important “not only for the league...
The crowd stands up and cheers on as Jesuit Rangers make the final push on the field in order to emerge victorious from their last match of the week. The Jesuit Varsity Rugby team refused to rest on its laurels over spring break as they took on some of the toughest competition from all across the country (and even beyond its...
With many returning starters, the Rangers Rugby got off to one of their best starts ever, going 5-1 and ranking in the top 3 in the state and top 25 in the nation. From January 30 to February 21st, the Rangers did excellent and showed that they are a force to be reckoned with in the state. On Friday, January...
Rugby has had many exciting matches over Spring Break and up until now as well. After starting off the break with an impressive 4th place finish at the 15th annual Jesuit Rugby showdown, the team had to travel all the way to San Jose, CA to take on the country's #1 side that is Jesuit High School from Sacramento,...
The Bishop’s Cup was introduced in 2007 as an expression of common bonds between St. Thomas High School (Houston) and the Jesuit Dallas rugby programs. On Feb. 28, 2014, Jesuit took on St. Thomas in the Bishop’s Cup for the eighth straight year. Both games were incredibly entertaining; however, only the JV team pulled out a victory. The final score of the...
After starting off the season strong, defeating both Richardson and Strake Jesuit, the Jesuit Ranger Rugby squad squared off against two of the top teams around, the Woodlands and Austin Westlake. Unfortunately, neither the varsity nor junior varsity could pull out wins against these schools, losing all matches this past week. First, Jesuit faced the Woodlands, a Houston-area team. They...
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...

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