GALLERY

Jesuit Dallas rugby continued its early season surge with a 40-20 win over Rock Rugby on Feb. 15 in Round Rock, Texas. Six Rangers scored tries as Jesuit dominated the contest and cruised to a statement-making victory in the Texas Rugby Union Division I picture.
 
Senior Sean Bowen kicked off the contest with an interception return for a try, spotting the Rangers an early 7-0 advantage. Classmate Niko Triantos found the goal area for Jesuit's second unanswered try of the contest before the Rock got on the board and cut the Jesuit lead to 14-5.
 
Junior Mitchell Campbell followed a pair of successful conversions with a try of his own to bolster the lead to 19-5 before seniors Noah Villasana and Jacob Jowdy scored to increase the lead to 33-5. Senior Matt Mancillas capped the dominating effort with a late try to score Jesuit's final points of the contest and give the Rangers a convincing, 30-point lead heading into the final stretch of the bout.
 
With the victory, Jesuit enters the second month of competition on a two-game winning streak following a 28-0 forfeiture victory against Eagle Mountain on Feb. 9. Eagle Mountain was forced to forfeit the contest due to a reduced roster, turning the contest into a de facto scrimmage between teams filled with Jesuit Dallas players. The final score of the scrimmage was 62-17 as all tries were scored by members of the Ranger rugby team.
 
Jesuit will return to action on Thursday, Feb. 21 against Allen in another district matchup. The Rangers enter the contest with a 2-1 record in district play and are 2-1 at home following a 22-19 setback to Lake Travis on Jan. 31. Last season, Allen defeated Jesuit, 19-15 in the Rangers' season-opener, which also served as the debut game for current head coach Matthew Upton '02, and the Rangers have not defeated the Eagles since a 28-17 triumph in 2016. Thursday's contest will be live-streamed on JesuitRangers.org.