Rugby

Janet Kennedy:  A Student-Athlete’s Medventure
Janet Kennedy:  A Student-Athlete’s Medventure

Janet Kennedy, a fourth-year rugby player from Ottawa, Ontario, personifies what it is to be a Xaverian. 

Koyote and Akpan earn U SPORTS all-Canadian honours
Koyote and Akpan earn U SPORTS all-Canadian honours

2024 U SPORTS women's rugby major award winners and all-Canadians announced

Photo credit Adam Grimmitt
Axewomen win AUS title in dramatic fashion over X-Women

In dramatic fashion, the Acadia Axewomen defeated the STFX X-Women 29-25 to win the AUS championship title

STFX’s Skye Koyote named 2024 AUS Women’s Rugby Most Valuable Player
STFX’s Skye Koyote named 2024 AUS Women’s Rugby Most Valuable Player

Koyote named AUS MVP, Mike Cavanagh named AUS Coach of the Year and seven X-Women garner AUS all-star status

X-Women Rugby to host Acadia in AUS championship game
X-Women Rugby to host Acadia in AUS championship game

STFX X-Women Rugby team set to host Acadia Wednesday night in the 2024 AUS championship game

Photo credit Bryan Kennedy
X-Women clinch first place with win over Acadia

With first place in the AUS conference on the line, the STFX X-Women defeat the Acadia Axewomen 21-7

Photo credit Bryan Kennedy
X-Women earn convincing 63-10 Homecoming win over Huskies

U SPORTS No. 9 ranked X-Women earn convincing 63-10 win in front of 250 passionate fans on Homecoming Sunday

Photo credit Janessa Van denBroek
X-Women beat Panthers in key road victory

UPEI Panthers fall 26-12 to the STFX X-Women after conceding 21 points in the first half

Photo courtesy Peter Oleskevich
Axewomen overcome deficit to defeat X-Women

Acadia came back from a 12-0 deficit to defeat STFX 20-12 on Saturday afternoon

Photo credit Bryan Kennedy
X-Women Rugby defeat Panthers in home opener

The STFX X-Women defeated the UPEI Panthers 34-28 Sunday afternoon at STFX Stadium in their home opening game

Photo credit Mona Ghiz
X-Women defeat Huskies 35-7 in season opener

The defending conference champion STFX X-Women defeated the Saint Mary’s Huskies 35-7 in their AUS season opener

Rugby X-Women primed to defend AUS crown
Rugby X-Women primed to defend AUS crown

The STFX X-Women – defending Atlantic University Sport (AUS) rugby champions – are focused on capturing back-to-back conference banners and returning to the national title stage in 2024.

2023-24 X-Women Rugby Leadership Awards recipients (L to R): Akwaima Akpan, Sophie Beck & Katie Yanicki. Janet Kennedy and Skye Koyote were also recipients but are absent from the photo.
Alumni honour recipients of X-Women Rugby Leadership Awards

Five outstanding student-athletes of the 2023-24 X-Women Rugby team received the nod this past academic term as winners of X-Women Rugby Leadership Awards.

2024 AUS fall sports schedules released
2024 AUS fall sports schedules released

Atlantic University Sport released the 2024 fall sports schedule today, including women’s rugby, men’s football, men’s and women’s soccer and men’s and women’s cross country. Hosts for each of the 2024 fall championships have also been confirmed.

Photo credit Mathieu Belanger
Ottawa blanks StFX in consolation semifinal

The Ottawa Gee-Gees cruised past the STFX X-Women on Friday afternoon in the first consolation game at the U SPORTS Women’s Rugby Championship, winning 41-0.

Akwaima Akpan named U SPORTS women's rugby rookie of the year
Akwaima Akpan named U SPORTS women's rugby rookie of the year

STFX X-Women lock Akwaima Akpan was honoured as the U SPORTS women's rugby rookie of the year, as well as being named a U SPORTS second team all-Canadian.