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Jesuit hosts Rugby Showdown March 9 and 10
By Jane Przada
The Jesuit Dallas Rugby Team will host their annual Rugby Showdown March 9 and 10 at the school.
Eight high schools from Oklahoma, Louisiana, California, and as far away as Canada will participate in the tournament, which begins at 9 a.m. on Saturday at Jesuit College Preparatory School, located at 12345 Inwood Road in Dallas.
Participating schools include St. Jean de Brébeuf (Canada), Union High School (Oklahoma), Bellarmine College Prep (California), Episcopal School of Acadiana (Louisiana), Archbishop Shaw (Louisiana) and the HEB Hurricanes (Texas).
Jesuit hosted the first annual Jesuit Dallas Rugby Showdown in spring 2000, including schools from across the country.
Jesuit’s rugby program started as a club team in 1997, which began competing in 1998, becoming a varsity program within two years, bolstered by the growing enthusiasm for the sport at the school. Since then, the team has made numerous state Final Four and regional championship appearances, in addition to the national tournament. The program has continued to grow, with mor than 40 young men currently on the Jesuit Rugby Varsity and Junior Varsity team rosters.
Eight high schools from Oklahoma, Louisiana, California, and as far away as Canada will participate in the tournament, which begins at 9 a.m. on Saturday at Jesuit College Preparatory School, located at 12345 Inwood Road in Dallas.
Participating schools include St. Jean de Brébeuf (Canada), Union High School (Oklahoma), Bellarmine College Prep (California), Episcopal School of Acadiana (Louisiana), Archbishop Shaw (Louisiana) and the HEB Hurricanes (Texas).
Jesuit hosted the first annual Jesuit Dallas Rugby Showdown in spring 2000, including schools from across the country.
Jesuit’s rugby program started as a club team in 1997, which began competing in 1998, becoming a varsity program within two years, bolstered by the growing enthusiasm for the sport at the school. Since then, the team has made numerous state Final Four and regional championship appearances, in addition to the national tournament. The program has continued to grow, with mor than 40 young men currently on the Jesuit Rugby Varsity and Junior Varsity team rosters.
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