Bio

Bethany Johnston (X-Women Rugby, Class of 1990)

A women’s rugby pioneer, Bethany Johnston was a key leader in the early success of the X-Women program that won three consecutive Maritime championships in 1987, 1988 and 1989. She was honoured as the team’s most valuable player on three occasions, and garnered recognition as the conference MVP twice. Bethany starred on the same team that also won four Nova Scotia University championship club titles during her four-year stint with the White and Blue. A captain in her final three years with the X-Women, she owns the distinction of being the first STFX women’s rugby student-athlete to earn a spot on the Canadian national team. With Team Canada, Bethany played in eight international games including the 1998 World Cup where the Canadian team finished an impressive fourth place.