Xavier's Knights beat McQuaid Jesuit 37-5 on Sunday, bringing home their 9th straight Northeast Rugby Union title!

The Knights will compete in the USA Rugby National High School Championships in Salt Lake City on May 20-21 as both the Northeast U.S. No. 1 seed and the top-seeded team in the tournament.

According to Tom O'Hara '69's most recent Xavier Rugby newsletter, Xavier will open its national title defense against Western Regional Champions St. Thomas Aquinas High School from Overland Park, Kansas on Friday, May 20th.

Also in the news this week: Universal Sports' Buzz McClain writes about Rugby's connection to the fight against terrorism. Click here to read the article, which quotes the great O'Hara himself.