Since 1976, Xavier High School RFC has been building young men in to gentlemen, rugby players and champions. One of the pre-eminent high school rugby programs in America, Xavier is the reigning Rugby NY Champion and has won four National Championships and more than twenty East Coast and Northeast RFU Championship titles. WIth over 100 current players on its four teams, and countless loyal alumni and supporters, Xavier marches proudly into it's 46th season in 2021.
Xavier Rugby's Mission
Xavier Rugby’s primary goal is to promote the development of Xavier High School students in the context of the “Graduate of a Jesuit High School at Graduation.”
Most important, Xavier Rugby challenges students to be Open to Growth – growth in their athletic and physical capacities, but also growth in their character. Xavier Rugby provides students the opportunity to experience a high performance atmosphere where teammates can explore what it means to be fully dedicated to one common goal (playing the highest level of rugby they are capable of) and learn how to grow from both successes and failures.
While our goal is the development of each and every individual, this goal is pursued in a team atmosphere. While our goals are primarily personal development, the crucible in which this development occurs is a high performance rugby team.
All stakeholders in the Xavier Rugby community – players, parents, coaches and alumni – are responsible for supporting this mission.
Xavier Rugby’s primary goal is to promote the development of Xavier High School students in the context of the “Graduate of a Jesuit High School at Graduation.”
Most important, Xavier Rugby challenges students to be Open to Growth – growth in their athletic and physical capacities, but also growth in their character. Xavier Rugby provides students the opportunity to experience a high performance atmosphere where teammates can explore what it means to be fully dedicated to one common goal (playing the highest level of rugby they are capable of) and learn how to grow from both successes and failures.
While our goal is the development of each and every individual, this goal is pursued in a team atmosphere. While our goals are primarily personal development, the crucible in which this development occurs is a high performance rugby team.
All stakeholders in the Xavier Rugby community – players, parents, coaches and alumni – are responsible for supporting this mission.
Latest News 4/6 On Family Day: Xavier Freshmen defeated Fairfield Prep 51-0; Xavier JV defeated Greenwich 31-14; Xavier Varsity defeated Greenwich 30-18. 3/31 Xavier Varsity defeated Aspetuck Valley 26-17. Freshmen tied Aspetuck Valley 17-17 JV defeated Fordham Prep 92-0 and Pelham 59-7. 3/24 Xavier Varsity defeated. PRUSA Academy 66-17. 3/10 Xavier Varsity defeated Fort Hunt 59-7. The B-side won a close match 14-5. JV lost a very competetive match to a strong Ft. Hunt side in their first match of the year. 3/4 - Xavier Varsity Defeated Doylestown 121-0. The B-side also prevailed 41-5. 5/28 Xavier Varsity won their sixth consecutive Rugby NY State Championship by defeating Canisius HS 38-7 and Fordham Prep 38-8. 5/27 - Xavier Freshman and JV both won the inaugural Championships of the Connecticut JV and Freshman Leagues. 5/19 Xavier Varsity finished 4th at the Nationals after beating 3rd-ranked St. Edwards 36-17 and narrowly losing to Herriman HS 13-19 and Jesuit HS 14-17. 4/27 Xavier dominated Northeast rival Greenwich HS in a clean sweep at Greenwich. Freshmen 38-17. JV 43-10. Varsity 19-12. 4/21 Jack Manzo '17 joins Cal as they head into the D1A National Semifinals against Lindenwood University, Saturday, April 28 at 2:30 ET (live on CBS Sports Network). Cal earned the semifinal bid after a close victory over Navy (starring Bo Kendrick-Holmes '16). Former Xavier JV Head Coach Justin Hundley's Penn State team pulled off one of teh great upsets in collegiate rugby as they battled back to beat BYU and make the D1A semifinal. Cong.rats to Rob Irimescu '14 who scored the winning try on the last play of the match. PSU v. Life U Satirday, April 28 at 4:30 ET (live on CBS Sports Network). Congratulations to Jimmy Wolfer '13, Mathew Lydon '16, and Andrew Sullivan '16 on winning the Jesuit Cup 7s Tournament. Thanks to all the parents, alumni, and supporters who came out and made Family Day a great success: Freshmen defeated Fordham Prep Freshmen 68-5 JV defeated PlayRugby Academy U16 88-5 Varsity A defeated St. Thomas Aquinas (Kansas) 64-7 Varsity B defeated St. Thomas Aquinas B. 4/15 Xavier Varsity A defeated Oakhill College, from Sydney Australia, 29-12. The Varsity B's continued their undefeated season with a 15-7 victory over the same. 3/25 Xavier Varsity defeated Fordham Prep 31-13 in a tough rivalry match. The B-side dominated the Rams 54-0. 3/26 JV has gone 4-2 in the preseason which started with a 26-5 win on March 4th against Fort Hunt. LaSalle High School from PA was our second opponent and we won 45-7 against them. JV went 2-2 at the 4 Leafs Tournament, losing twice to Greenwich in highly competitive match ups. The opponents and scores on the day were Greenwich JV-A (loss of 7-8), Greenwich JV-B (win of 62-0), Play Rugby USA (win of 55-0), and Greenwich JV-A in the championship game which was a 17-17 tie that was decided in kicks (2-3 in favor of Greenwich) after a 5-minute OT sudden death period ended with no scores allowed. 3/17 - Xavier Varsityopened our leahgue season with a 43-0 defeat of PlayRugby USA Academy. The B-side also beat PRUSA Academy by a score of 62-5. 3/11 Varsity A defeated Doylestown 56-17. Varsity B defeated Doylestown 64-0. 3/4 Varsity tied Fort Hunt (#2 Club at 2017 Nationals) 5-5. Varsity B defeated Fort Hunt 21-7. JV defeated Fort Hunt 26-7. 2/23 Varsity defeated St. Joe's 29-10 and Varsity B's defeated St. Joe's B-side 78-5. 1/18 Congratulations to Chris Mattina '10 for earning his first 7's Eagles caps at the Sydney 7's! Chris joins Mike Petri '02 and Seamus Kelly '09 as the first three Xavier Knights to don the Eagles' jersey at the senior level. 12/17 Juniors Marco Caramanico, Nathan Salter, and Aidan Smith, sophomore Henri Ross-Pelat, and freshman Damien Morley were all invited to and partcipated in teh High School All-American camp over the Christmas break. 8/17 Sophomore Marco Caramanico represented the United States in EIRA's tour to Canada. 7/17 Eamonn Matthews '15 represented the United States on the USA U20's tour to Canada. |
Upcoming Matches & Events4/24 Varsity v. Aspetuck Vallet RFC at Shelton HS S
Shelton HS 120 Meadow St, Shelton, CT 06484 |
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