2018 U SPORTS Women's Rugby Championship: Day 1 Recap
USPORTS Staff
Rugby 15s Senior Women
WOLFVILLE, N.S. (U SPORTS) - The U SPORTS women's rugby nationals got off to an exciting start as the Laval Rouge et Or defeated the Calgary Dinos 28-22 in the first of four quarterfinal matches Nov. 1 in Wolfville.
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Véronique Gagné broke a 22-22 tie late in the second half with a pair of three-point penalty kicks to lead her team to victory.
Quarterfinal 2: StFX dominates, beats Queen’s 42-21
Once bitten, twice shy goes the old saying - an expression the St. Francis Xavier X-Women took to heart against the Queen’s Gaels in both teams’ opening match at the U SPORTS women’s rugby championships Thursday in Wolfville, N.S.
Perennial all-star prop Joanna Alphonso was a one-woman show for the X-Women, tallying a trio of tries that totalled about five metres in combined length.
Quarterfinal 3: Guelph uses strong second half to defeat Victoria
The Guelph Gryphons used stingy defence and a relentless offence to record a convincing 54-10 win over the Victoria Vikes in the third of four quarterfinal matches at the U SPORTS Women's Rugby Championships in Wolfville.
Quarterfinal 4: Ottawa Pulls Out late victory
The Ottawa Gee-Gees, moments from being dethroned as national champions, eked out a last-minute 26-24 over the host Acadia Axewomen in a riveting quarterfinal match at the
U SPORTS Women’s Rugby Championship.
With less than a minute remaining in regulation, Sydney Smith’s short plunge knotted the score at 24 apiece and Claire Gallagher’s convert provided the margin of victory, advancing the Gee-Gees to Friday’s semifinal.