2021-22 StFX X-Women Rugby News

Season
Danielle Franada named All-Canadian
Danielle Franada named All-Canadian

STFX X-Women fullback Danielle Franada was named a U SPORTS first team All-Canadian as the national rugby award winners were celebrated at the annual All-Canadian gala.

November 11, 2021

X-Women Rugby to play Ottawa in U SPORTS quarterfinals
X-Women Rugby to play Ottawa in U SPORTS quarterfinals

The AUS champion STFX X-Women will play the Ottawa Gee-Gees in the first quarterfinal game on Wednesday at 11:00 am EST in Kingston, Ont.

November 07, 2021

Dani Franada named AUS rugby most valuable player
Dani Franada named AUS rugby most valuable player

tlantic University Sport is pleased to announce the 2021 women's rugby major award winners and all-stars as selected by the conference's four head coaches following the regular season.

October 29, 2021

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Axewomen finish the season with 39-26 win over X-Women

The Axewomen rugby team finished the 2021 AUS regular season with an undefeated record of 6-0 including a 39-26 victory Friday night over the defending AUS champion X-Women.

October 15, 2021

Franada named AUS female athlete of the week
Franada named AUS female athlete of the week

Danielle Franada of the StFX X-Women rugby team is the Subway Atlantic University Sport female athlete of the week for the week ending October 10, 2021. 

October 12, 2021

Photo courtesy SMU Sports Information
X-Women too much for Huskies

Wednesday evening saw the traditional Thanksgiving weekday game under the lights at Huskies Stadium as the Saint Mary’s Huskies took on the St. Francis Xavier X-Women in AUS women’s rugby action. The U SPORTS No. 7 ranked X-Women were too much for the Huskies as they came away with a 68-7 victory. 

October 06, 2021

Photo credit Bryan Kennedy
X-Women handle Panthers 45-17

The U SPORTS No. 9 ranked STFX Women earned a measure of revenge with a 45-17 win at home against the UPEI Panthers on Sunday afternoon in Antigonish. The Panthers had bested the X-Women in the first game of the season.

October 03, 2021

Photo credit Sydney Haws, STFX Sports Information
X-Women fall to Axewomen

It was the sort of game you would expect from the top two teams in the AUS women's rugby conference. The Acadia Axewomen, ranked fourth in the nation, came out on top of a highly anticipated match-up with the StFX X Women by a score of 38-31. The win pushes the Axewomen to a 3-0-0 record, while the X-Women, ranked sixth in the country, are now 1-2-0.  

September 25, 2021

Photo credit Bryan Kennedy
X-Women defeat Huskies 64-5

fter the team's first AUS loss since 2015 last weekend to UPEI, the StFX X-Women rugby squad came out proving a point with a 64-5 win over the St. Mary's Huskies Saturday afternoon at STFX Stadium.

September 18, 2021

Photo credit Janessa Hogan, UPEI Communications
StFX left stunned after Panthers win

On a historic afternoon, UPEI Panthers took down the AUS juggernaut StFX X-Women 38-31.

September 11, 2021

Photo credit Bryan Kennedy
X-Women Rugby win exhibition pair at home

It’s been 423 days since the defending AUS champion X-Women rugby team have played an interuniversity game, but they dusted off the cobwebs and picked up a pair of pre-season exhibition wins Saturday afternoon at STFX Stadium.

September 06, 2021

File Photo - 2019 AUS Champions (Bryan Kennedy photo)
New look X-Women ready to defend AUS crown

There may be plenty of new faces on the STFX X-Women’s roster since fans last watched them on the pitch, but what remains unchanged – as always – is the championship mindset of the most decorated rugby program in Atlantic University Sport (AUS).

September 06, 2021