The Brother Martin Crusader Rugby Team was formed in the Spring of 2002. Crusader Rugby participates in the New Orleans Rugby Football League that is sponsored by the U.S.A. Rugby Football Union. Club members form a team that competes against teams from other local high schools and neighborhood clubs.
Rugby teams in the district include Jesuit, Shaw, St. Paul's, Lake Area, and Crusader Rugby competes against schools in Tennessee, Mississippi, Florida, and Texas. The club has traveled through out the years to cities including Houston, Memphis, Jackson, Destin, Nashville, Mobile, and Orlando. Crusader Rugby has won the State Championship and has won the Southern Regionals. The team has placed two players on the U.S. Team, namely Adam Ducoing and Cullen Glennon. Many Crusader Rugby players have gone on to play in college including LSU's Rugby Team and members have played for the New Orleans Rugby Club.
Membership is limited to students in grades eight through twelve.
An extracurricular letter may be earned.
Moderators:
Mr. Gary J. Giepert ’80
Mr. Ed Merritt
Coaching Staff:
Coach Gary Giepert
Coach Jerry Malina
Coach Lester Duhe'
Coach Vincent Heller
Rugby teams in the district include Jesuit, Shaw, St. Paul's, Lake Area, and Crusader Rugby competes against schools in Tennessee, Mississippi, Florida, and Texas. The club has traveled through out the years to cities including Houston, Memphis, Jackson, Destin, Nashville, Mobile, and Orlando. Crusader Rugby has won the State Championship and has won the Southern Regionals. The team has placed two players on the U.S. Team, namely Adam Ducoing and Cullen Glennon. Many Crusader Rugby players have gone on to play in college including LSU's Rugby Team and members have played for the New Orleans Rugby Club.
Membership is limited to students in grades eight through twelve.
An extracurricular letter may be earned.
Moderators:
Mr. Gary J. Giepert ’80
Mr. Ed Merritt
Coaching Staff:
Coach Gary Giepert
Coach Jerry Malina
Coach Lester Duhe'
Coach Vincent Heller