2015 StFX X-Women Rugby News

Season
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Pronghorns edge 2014 champ StFX, will play for fifth Sunday

The 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.

November 07, 2015

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Gee-Gees beat defending champs, StFX out of medal contention

The 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.

November 05, 2015

Alphonso, MacKeigan & McDaid named CIS rugby All-Canadians
Alphonso, MacKeigan & McDaid named CIS rugby All-Canadians

X-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.

November 04, 2015

2015 CIS women's rugby championship preview
2015 CIS women's rugby championship preview

The 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.

November 03, 2015

X-Women rugby seeded sixth heading into national championship
X-Women rugby seeded sixth heading into national championship

The 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.

November 01, 2015

Joanna Alphonso named AUS rugby most valuable player
Joanna Alphonso named AUS rugby most valuable player

Second-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.

October 30, 2015

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Axewomen snap X-Women winning streak to win AUS conference title

The 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.

October 30, 2015

Three X teams ranked in latest CIS top ten rankings
Three X teams ranked in latest CIS top ten rankings

Three 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.

October 20, 2015

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X-Women finish atop of AUS standings with win over Acadia

The 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.

October 18, 2015

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X-Women defeat Huskies 66-5

The 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.

October 13, 2015

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X-Women split exhibition games with Gee-Gees

The 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.

October 10, 2015

X-Women Rugby earn exhibition wins in Montreal
X-Women Rugby earn exhibition wins in Montreal

The 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.

October 09, 2015

X-Women rugby 6th and X-Men cross country 8th nationally
X-Women rugby 6th and X-Men cross country 8th nationally

The 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.

October 06, 2015

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X-Women shutout Panthers 47-0

The 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.

October 02, 2015

X-Women rugby drop to No. 4 in nation, X-Men cross country ranked 9th
X-Women rugby drop to No. 4 in nation, X-Men cross country ranked 9th

The 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.

September 29, 2015

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Axewomen knock off CIS No. 1 X-Women

In 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.

September 27, 2015