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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