2015 StFX X-Women Rugby News
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Pronghorns edge 2014 champ StFX, will play for fifth SundayNovember 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.
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Gee-Gees beat defending champs, StFX out of medal contentionNovember 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-CanadiansNovember 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 previewNovember 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 championshipNovember 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 playerOctober 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 titleOctober 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 rankingsOctober 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 AcadiaOctober 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 66-5October 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-GeesOctober 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 MontrealOctober 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 nationallyOctober 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 47-0October 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 9thSeptember 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-WomenSeptember 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 countrySeptember 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 actionSeptember 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 9thSeptember 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 openerSeptember 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 actionSeptember 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 McDaidJuly 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 MurphyJuly 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 ClarkJuly 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 GamesJuly 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 AllisonJune 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 tenThe 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.