Subway AUS women's rugby championship schedule announced

Subway AUS women's rugby championship schedule announced

The 2014 Subway Atlantic University Sport women's rugby championship hosted by Acadia University is scheduled for October 25-26 in Wolfville, N.S.

The championship will be played over one weekend at a single location. All games will be played at Acadia's Raymond Field.

The championship format will consist of two semifinal contests on Saturday afternoon, with the final scheduled for Sunday at 3 p.m.

Saturday's opening semifinal game will feature the first-place StFX X-Women (6-0) taking on the fourth-place Saint Mary's Huskies (0-6) at 1 p.m. The second semifinal will see the second-place and host Acadia Axewomen (4-2) take on the UPEI Panthers (third place, 2-4) at 3 p.m.

The 2014 AUS women's rugby awards and all-stars will be announced and presented at an awards banquet Friday evening at the host hotel, the Old Orchid Inn in Greenwich, N.S. at 6:30 p.m.

The Subway AUS women's rugby championship schedule is as follows:

Saturday, Oct. 25
Semifinal #1: Saint Mary's (4th) vs. StFX (1st), 1 p.m.
Semifinal #2: UPEI (3rd) vs. Acadia (2nd), 3 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 26
Championship: Semifinal #1 winner vs. Semifinal #2 winner, 3 p.m.

All games of the championship game will be available via live webcast at www.AUStv.ca

The 2014 CIS women's rugby championship is scheduled for Oct. 30 - Nov. 2 and will be hosted by the University of Guelph in Guelph, Ont.

Note: The winner of the Subway AUS women's rugby championship will be the only AUS team to advance to the 2014 CIS championship.

2014 AUS women's rugby final standings:
www.atlanticuniversitysport.com/sports/wrugby/2014-15/standings

2014 AUS women's rugby final statistics:
www.atlanticuniversitysport.com/sports/wrugby/stats/2014_leaders

For more information on the 2014 CIS women's rugby championship, please visit the official website at: http://english.cis-sic.ca/championships/wrugby/index

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