2021-22 StFX X-Women Rugby News

  • Danielle Franada named All-Canadian
    November 11, 2021
    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.
  • X-Women Rugby to play Ottawa in U SPORTS quarterfinals
    November 07, 2021
    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.
  • Dani Franada named AUS rugby most valuable player
    October 29, 2021
    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.
  • Axewomen finish the season with 39-26 win over X-Women
    October 15, 2021
    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.
  • Franada named AUS female athlete of the week
    October 12, 2021
    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. 
  • X-Women too much for Huskies
    October 06, 2021
    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. 
  • X-Women handle Panthers 45-17
    October 03, 2021
    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.
  • X-Women fall to Axewomen
    September 25, 2021
    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.  
  • X-Women defeat Huskies 64-5
    September 18, 2021
    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.
  • StFX left stunned after Panthers win
    September 11, 2021
    On a historic afternoon, UPEI Panthers took down the AUS juggernaut StFX X-Women 38-31.
  • X-Women Rugby win exhibition pair at home
    September 06, 2021
    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.
  • New look X-Women ready to defend AUS crown
    September 06, 2021
    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).