2013-14 St. Francis Xavier Women's Rugby News

Amanda Thornborough cannot imagine her life without rugby. She loves everything it encompasses on and off the field. She loves the team dynamics, the aggressive nature of the sport and the athleticism that goes into playing it at a high level. She has turned this sport into a lifestyle, and wouldn’t have it any other way.

Former X-Men and X-Women rugby athletes are planning a reunion the weekend of August 8-10, 2014 on the campus of StFX University.

Having not played with Canada’s Women’s Sevens Team since late November, Sara Kaljuvee is back with the team as they prepare for an important two-tournament stretch in Asia.

The St. Francis Xavier X-Women, Monilex Trophy champions a year ago, ended the CIS women’s rugby championship on a winning note thanks to a 45-20 fifth-place victory against the host Laval Rouge et Or, Sunday morning at the TELUS-Université Laval Stadium.

The McGill Martlets opened their CIS women’s rugby championship journey with a 19-10 win over the St. Francis Xavier X-Women at TELUS-Université Laval stadium on Friday morning, eliminating the defending Monilex Trophy titlists from medal contention.

The Guelph Gryphons sent a clear message Thursday morning in the first game of the CIS women’s rugby championship, easily defeating the defending champion St. Francis Xavier X-Women by a score of 37-12 at TELUS-Université Laval Stadium.

X-Women rugby lock Emma Taylor was named the Subway AUS female athlete of the week for the week ending October 27, 2013.

The top-seeded St. Francis Xavier X-Women hope to successfully defend the CIS women’s rugby title for the first time in school history this week in Quebec City. Accomplishing the feat will be no easy task however as the 2013 national tournament promises to be one of the more closely contested in recent years.

Fourth year X-Women lock Emma Taylor was honored as a CIS All-Canadian at the awards gala held in conjunction with the CIS national championship.

X-Women rugby lock Emma Taylor and cross country runner Melissa Hardy were named to co-winners of the Boston Pizza female athlete of the week, while X-Men soccer defender Max Maund is the Boston Pizza male athlete of the week for the week ending October 28, 2013.

The seeding, pools and schedule were announced Monday for the 2013 Canadian Interuniversity Sport women’s rugby championship, which gets under way later this week in Quebec City.

The CIS No. 5-ranked StFX X-Women punched their ticket to Sunday’s final of the 2013 Subway AUS women’s rugby championship with a 60-15 semifinal victory over the third-seeded Saint Mary’s Huskies Saturday afternoon at UPEI’s Alumni Canada Games Place.

Six X-Women rugby athletes were named AUS all-stars tonight at the championship awards banquet. Fourth year centre Vanessa Duffley was honored as the AUS community service award winner.

The 2013 Subway Atlantic University Sport women's rugby championship hosted by the University of Prince Edward Island is scheduled for October 26-27 at UPEI Alumni Canada Games Place in Charlottetown, P.E.I.

On the strength of a 17-point second-half rally, the CIS No. 6 StFX X-Women defeated the No. 5 ranked Acadia Axewomen 24-17 in a battle of the top teams in AUS rugby.

The X-Women hockey team move up as the No. 3 ranked team in the nation, and the X-Women rugby team maintain their No. 6 ranking as the latest CIS Top 10 rankings were released today.