2015 StFX X-Women Rugby News
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Pronghorns edge 2014 champ StFX, will play for fifth Sunday
November 07, 2015The Lethbridge Pronghorns defeated the 2014 champion StFX X-Women 20-12 in the first consolation match of the CIS women’s rugby championship Saturday afternoon at Queen’s University’s Nixon Field. -
Gee-Gees beat defending champs, StFX out of medal contention
November 05, 2015The Ottawa Gee-Gees opened the CIS women’s rugby championship with a 29-7 quarter-final win over the defending Monilex Trophy champion StFX X-Women on Thursday afternoon at Nixon Field.
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Alphonso, MacKeigan & McDaid named CIS rugby All-Canadians
November 04, 2015X-Women prop Joanna Alphonso, hooker Catharine MacKeigan and fly half Sabrina McDaid were honored as CIS All-Canadians at the awards banquet held in conjunction with the CIS championship Wednesday night.
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2015 CIS women's rugby championship preview
November 03, 2015The St. Francis Xavier X-Women hope to become the first team since 2009 to repeat as CIS women’s rugby champions this weekend as the national tournament moves from a six-team pool-play format to an eight-team single-elimination competition.
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X-Women rugby seeded sixth heading into national championship
November 01, 2015The seeding and schedule were announced Sunday for the 2015 Canadian Interuniversity Sport women’s rugby championship, which this year moves from a six-team pool-play format to an eight-team single-elimination model.
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Joanna Alphonso named AUS rugby most valuable player
October 30, 2015Second-year StFX prop Joanna Alphonso has been named the Atlantic University Sport most valuable player. This is the ninth time in the past 11 seasons that a member of the StFX X-Women has earned the honour.
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Axewomen snap X-Women winning streak to win AUS conference title
October 30, 2015The Acadia Axewomen are 2015 AUS women’s rugby champions after a 34-17 victory over the StFX X-Women Friday night in front of 500 fans at StFX Oland Stadium.
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Three X teams ranked in latest CIS top ten rankings
October 20, 2015Three StFX teams are ranked in the latest CIS top ten rankings as released on October 20, 2015. X-Women rugby moves up to No. 5, while X-Women hockey and X-Men cross country are both ranked No. 8 in their respective sports.
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X-Women finish atop of AUS standings with win over Acadia
October 18, 2015The StFX X-Women captured first place in the AUS final standings with a decisive 24-10 win over the Acadia Axewomen on Raymond Field in Wolfville.
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X-Women defeat Huskies 66-5
October 13, 2015The CIS ranked No. 6 X-Women rugby team (4-1) defeated the Saint Mary’s Huskies (0-5) by a 66-5 score in AUS rugby action Tuesday evening at Huskies Stadium.
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X-Women split exhibition games with Gee-Gees
October 10, 2015The CIS ranked No. 1 Ottawa Gee-Gees came from behind to beat the No. 6 X-Women 24-19 in CIS women’s rugby exhibition action Friday evening.
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X-Women Rugby earn exhibition wins in Montreal
October 09, 2015The X-Women rugby team played a pair of exhibition games Thursday night and handily defeated their opponents. The first game featured a 58-5 victory over John Abbott College, then the CIS ranked No. 6 X-Women squad followed up with a 61-5 win over McGill.
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X-Women rugby 6th and X-Men cross country 8th nationally
October 06, 2015The X-Women rugby team slipped two positions from 4th to 6th place in the most recent CIS Top Ten rankings, while the X-Men cross country team moved up one spot to 8th.
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X-Women shutout Panthers 47-0
October 02, 2015The CIS ranked No. 4 X-Women rugby team defeated the UPEI Panthers 47-0 Friday evening in a rainy match at StFX Oland Stadium on Homecoming weekend.
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X-Women rugby drop to No. 4 in nation, X-Men cross country ranked 9th
September 29, 2015The X-Women rugby team dropped from the No. 1 ranking in the country down to No. 4, while the X-Men cross country are ranked No. 9.
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Axewomen knock off CIS No. 1 X-Women
September 27, 2015In a first-place clash between the top two teams in AUS rugby, the Acadia Axewomen (3-0) rallied from a 19-point second-half deficit to defeat the CIS #1 ranked and defending national champion StFX X-Women (2-1) 32-29 at Oland Stadium in Sunday afternoon.
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X-Women rugby retain No. 1 ranking in country
September 22, 2015The X-Women rugby team retains their No. 1 ranking atop the country for the second consecutive week. The X-Men cross country team dips one position down to No. 10.
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X-Women handle Panthers in AUS rugby action
September 20, 2015The top ranked CIS No. 1 X-Women rugby team improved their AUS record to 2-0 with a 48-5 victory over the UPEI Panthers (0-2) Saturday afternoon.
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X-Women Rugby ranked No. 1 to open season, X-Men cross country 9th
September 15, 2015The CIS defending champion X-Women rugby team open up the CIS Top Ten national rankings in the top position, while the X-men cross country team comes in ranked 9th.
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Rugby X-Women cruise to win over Huskies in season opener
September 11, 2015The defending CIS champion StFX X-Women (1-0) opened the AUS rugby regular season with a convincing 83-0 victory over the visiting Saint Mary’s Huskies (0-1) Friday evening at Oland Stadium.
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X-Women rugby 2-0 in pre-season action
September 08, 2015The CIS defending champion X-Women rugby team took to the field Saturday afternoon in pre-season exhibition action in Truro, NS. Using a split squad, the StFX ‘white’ team defeated AUS rivals Acadia 54-24, while the StFX ‘blue’ team defeated St. Thomas 55-0.
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Getting to Know...Sabrina McDaid
July 29, 2015X-Women rugby flyhalf Sabrina McDaid is the latest athlete featured in our Getting to Know your X-Women and X-Men series throughout the summer. Sabrina recently completed her third year with the X-Women and is an Arts student from Scarborough, Ont.
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Getting to Know...Ellen Murphy
July 29, 2015X-Women rugby prop/lock Ellen Murphy is the latest athlete featured in our Getting to Know your X-Women and X-Men series throughout the summer. Ellen recently completed her third year with the X-Women and is a Human Kinetics student from Augustine Cove, P.E.I.
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Getting to Know...Beckie Clark
July 15, 2015X-Women rugby center Beckie Clark is the latest athlete featured in our Getting to Know your X-Women and X-Men series throughout the summer. Beckie recently completed her second year with the X-Women and is an Arts student from Summerside, P.E.I.
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X-Women alumnus Ghislaine Landry leads Team Canada into Pan-Am Games
July 10, 2015StFX X-Women rugby alumnus Ghislaine Landry is a veteran leader on the Canadian national sevens rugby team, set to compete at the Pan-Am Games this coming week in Toronto. Landry played with the X-Women for four seasons from 2006-2009, racking up awards and honors during her time with the blue and white.
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Getting to Know...Breanna Allison
June 22, 2015X-Women rugby center Breanna Allison is the latest athlete featured in our Getting to Know your X-Women and X-Men series throughout the summer. Breanna recently completed her second year with the X-Women and is an Arts student from Cole Harbour, N.S.
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Four StFX teams ranked in CIS top ten
The latest CIS Top Ten rankings were released on October 13th and four StFX teams are ranked including X-Women rugby No. 6, X-Men cross country No. 8, X-Women hockey No. 7 and X-Men hockey No. 10.
