It was a very tough week for Jesuit of Sacramento and their rugby team, and the week ended with less celebration than perhaps they needed, but that's life—sometimes you have tog out and do the thing when the circumstances are poor.
So it was that the Danville Oaks, primed as they were to win the Northern California Premier Bowl, put in a strong performance to beat their rivals 43-32.
For Jesuit, the death of a student early in the week and the death of a teammate's mother the days before put a serious pall over the day. That is fully understandable and the players worked hard to play, but it was with heavy hearts.
"I'm just proud that the kids were able to get on the field and compete," said Jesuit Head Coach Andrew Acosta.
This is to take nothing away from the Oaks, who played one of their best games of the season.
Within the first 2 minutes the Oaks set a maul off of a 5-meter lineout in Jesuit territory. After a Jesuit high tackle, the Oaks quick tapped and Nate Comiskey broke free to race down the sideline to score. Oaks 5-0. Jesuit replied with two converted tries to take a 14-5 lead before Danville responded—Seamus Deely capping off a sustained pressure with a pick-and-five.
