Stories tagged "U Sports Women's Rugby Championship" from The Ubyssey

Laval takes fifth place with an impressive showing against their in-conference rivals

Raul del Rosario and Luiza Teixeira — Wed, 05 Nov 2025 20:09:00 +0000

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Completing their journey back to success after losing in the tournament’s opening game, L’Université Laval Rouge et Or dominated their in-conference rivals, the University of Ottawa’s Gee-Gees by a score of 40 –14. This was the consolation final for the U Sports Women’s Rugby Championship — the first match of the final day of competition at Thunderbird Stadium — with fifth place on the line.

Queens wins battle of OUA foes to take bronze

Zoe Wagner and Maia Cesario — Tue, 04 Nov 2025 18:35:00 +0000

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Redeeming themselves after a heart-breaking semifinal loss to UBC, the Queens University Gaels became the third best women’s rugby team in the country after another nail-biting match to win bronze over their in-conference rival, the University of Guelph Gryphons, 28–26.

Last-second glory: UBC steals the championship in a thrilling finale, beating Victoria 15-13

Zoe Wagner, Navya Chadha and Sofia Campanholo — Tue, 04 Nov 2025 08:00:00 +0000

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The Thunderbirds had less than one minute left to salvage their season. Hundreds of people in the crowd — UBC and Victoria Vikes fans alike — stood up, knowing that whatever happened, one of the two teams would be bringing home the trophy seconds later. With no time left, Adia Pye found space down the sideline. She outran the Vikes defence and dove into the try zone for a game-winning score. Thunderbird Stadium erupted. What felt impossible had happened.

In rainy game, Victoria takes advantage of conditions to advance to finals over Guelph

Sidney Shaw and Caleb Peterson — Mon, 03 Nov 2025 20:26:00 +0000

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Coming across the country from Ontario, the Gryphons didn’t seem to have any response for Victoria’s rainy day dominance. Guelph got down early, and they stayed down. The Gryphons were held without a single point against the Vikes, losing 42–0, the only team in the tournament to not score in a game.

Laval takes care of business against Acadia, cruises to 41–7 win

Sidney Shaw and Maia Cesario — Sun, 02 Nov 2025 19:22:00 +0000

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L’Université Laval Rouge et Or extended their stay at the U Sports Women’s Rugby Championship with an impressive offensive showing over the Acadia University Axewomen. They walked away with the 41–7 win on Friday in their consolation semifinal match, moving on to face Ottawa in the consolation final.

Gee-Gees run wild against St. Francis Xavier, scoring more than 50 and not allowing a try

Zoe Wagner and Maia Cesario — Sun, 02 Nov 2025 01:08:00 +0000

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In a dominating showing on both sides of the ball, the University of Ottawa Gee-Gees beat the Saint Francis Xavier University X-Women (STFX) 55–3 on Friday at Thunderbird Stadium. Although it was not a game for glory — Ottawa put on quite a show. With their high-scoring play and impressive offensive push — they extended their season as the eighth seed, sending the fourth-seeded X-Women home.

Thunderbirds win a heart-stopper against Queens on final defensive stand

Raul del Rosario, Sidney Shaw and Caleb Peterson — Sat, 01 Nov 2025 21:42:00 +0000

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For the hundreds of T-Birds fans in attendance, their hearts were in their throats. While UBC women’s rugby had played an incredible game thus far against the second-seeded Queens University Gaels, holding on to a slim 20–14 lead in the final minutes of the game — their backs were against the wall. With the Gaels on the goal line, UBC made an improbable last-second stop to go to the finals.

Queens dominates Acadia, scores most points in a U Sports Women’s Rugby Championship game ever

Sidney Shaw and Caleb Peterson — Sat, 01 Nov 2025 17:23:00 +0000

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With an early 5–0 lead, the Acadia Axewomen might have allowed themselves to dream of one of the biggest upsets in this tournament’s history. For three minutes, at least. After facing that initial setback, the Queens Gaels stomped the Axewomen, outscoring them 57–0 in the second half.

Guelph uses huge first-half lead to hold off X-Women, winning 45–21

Navya Chadha and Caleb Peterson — Fri, 31 Oct 2025 18:45:00 +0000

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For the vast majority of the game, the matchup between the St. Francis Xavier University (STFX) X-Women and the University of Guelph Gryphons went as you might expect for a bout between two similarly-ranked teams. Yet, what blew this game wide open was a spectacular stretch in the first half for Guelph, taking advantage of a yellow card called on STFX, and, including the penalty try that was conceded as a result of the card, scoring 19 points in the 10 minutes that the X-Women were short-handed.

T-Birds pull upset over higher-seeded Laval, winning 32–10 in front of home crowd

Raul del Rosario and Ian Cooper — Fri, 31 Oct 2025 01:30:00 +0000

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After waiting all day to see the home team play, the crowd at Thunderbird Stadium was rewarded for their patience, watching the sixth-seeded UBC Women’s Rugby team pull off an upset against the third-seeded RSEQ champion L’Université Laval Rouge et Or at the U Sports Women’s Rugby Championship. On a day where the first two seeds in the tournament were dominant, with Victoria winning by 33 and Queens by 80, the ‘Birds broke the trend, making Laval the highest seed in the tournament to lose thus far, defeating the Rouge et Or 32-10.