F LY I N G W I T H T H E J AY S
RUGBY TAKES UNDEFEATED STATE TITLE
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n a season marked by victories against defending champions from two different states, the 2022 Jesuit rugby team clinched another Louisiana state title. Under the leadership of veteran head coach Adam Massey, assistant coaches Wes Eustis ’99, Jeff Reuther ’99, Saade BouMikael ’04, Matt Oertling ’00, and NOLA Gold Pro-players Holden Yungert and Eric Howard, the team came away from the season with an undefeated 9-0-1 record. 40 | J A Y N O T E S | S P R I N G / S U M M E R 2 0 2 2
In January, expectations for the Blue Jays’ first game in New Orleans were high as the Jays were coming off a resounding out-of-state victory in Dallas against defending Texas state champions, the Jesuit Dallas Rangers. At the time, the Rangers were ranked 16th in the nation. The Blue Jays’ victory reverberated throughout the national rugby press and propelled Jesuit to be ranked 11th in the United States. The team subsequently bested Brother Martin in a trying home opener, foreshadowing the state
