The schedule for October includes football, women’s rugby as well as men’s and women’s soccer with the Gee-Gees starring in the latter.
Rugby
On Sept. 14, 2020, the Réseau du Sport Étudiant du Québec (RSEQ) announced the cancellation of all sanctioned sports programming for the fall semester.
As COVID-19 continues to bring uncertainty, various Gee-Gees sports teams are awaiting announcements regarding their seasons, or already shifting their focus to 2021. Athletes from the football team, men’s and women’s rugby teams, and the men’s ultimate frisbee team share their outlook on the current situation.
The Ontario University Athletics has announced that it has cancelled all OUA sanctioned programming for the rest of 2020 cancelling the seasons of a number of Gee-Gees varsity teams and competitive clubs in the process.
Every academic year, the Fulcrum hands out the Cavalry Awards for the best that the U of O’s Sports Services has to offer. This year saw some inspiring individual performances from a number of Gee-Gees. Here’s who collected the virtual hardware.
We look back at the women’s soccer team’s historic win in China, the Tramayne Stephen touchdown that changed the Panda Game, the women’s hockey teams’ record-breaking win streak, and Calvin Epistola’s heroic free throws that helped win the Capital Hoops Classic.
Eventually, every athlete who represents the University of Ottawa will wear the garnet and grey one bittersweet last time. Wyman, Amalou, Epistola, and Ribarich each reflect on their final game in a Gee-Gees jersey.
Injuries are a hassle for anyone, but for student athletes, they can be devastating and potentially cost them a whole season of their five years of eligibility.
Mikayla Morton and Katerine Delev opened up about the Gee-Gees women’s soccer team’s trip to China in an interview with the Fulcrum and spoke about their journey in Jinjang
The women’s soccer team and women’s rugby coach Jen Boyd will be honoured at the Ottawa Sports Awards gala on January 29 at Algonquin College.
The men’s volleyball team has officially been given a path to varsity status by Sports Services. However, the men in Grey and Garnet will need to prove to the university that they can financially sustain themselves before they can move forward
The USports women’s rugby championships came to an end on Sunday with both the bronze and gold medal games taking place in the afternoon. The Gee-Gees and Rouge et Or both triumphed in close and exciting games.
The men’s basketball team opened their regular season with a big test on Friday night at Montpetit Hall. The Gees faced the No. 6 ranked program in the country, the Wilfred Laurier Golden Hawks, in what promised to be a heated affair.
The Gee-Gees had some good offensive moments in their USports women’s rugby semifinal against Queens on Friday night, but it wasn’t enough to stop the dominant visiting team from soaring to a 38-10 victory.
Day 1 of the women’s rugby 2019 USports National Championships consisted of four exciting quarterfinal matchups. The winners of these games will look to keep their momentum going as they head to the semi-finals, with hopes of earning the national championship title on Sunday.
Despite terrible weather conditions, the University of Ottawa women’s rugby team national championship homecoming was a success. The Gee-Gees delivered a strong performance in front of the Ottawa faithfull defeating the Calgary Dinos 18-7.
Eating a good meal is an essential part of any athlete’s pregame routine, but it’s tough to strike the right balance: If a meal is too light, the athlete will lack energy. But if it’s too heavy, the athlete will be out of breath during the competition.
The Gee-Gees rugby team won their sixth straight RSEQ championship upsetting the No. 1 nationally-ranked Laval University Rouge et Or. However, the goal for the rugby team remains to win the national championship on home turf this weekend.
Loss to McGill sets up must-win against Sherbrooke on Oct. 20 The Gee-Gees men’s rugby club faced the McGill club down at Matt Anthony Field on Thursday. McGill sat in third place of the RSEQ before the game with a 2-1 record, while the Gee-Gees sat in fourth place with a 2-2 record. McGill took …
While scrolling through the Gee-Gees website, some may notice that not all varsity teams play in OUA. In fact, nearly half of the school’s varsity teams play in RSEQ, USports’ Quebec university sports conference. But why?
When James Flemming joined his high school’s football team in Grade 9, little did he know that his first impressions of the team would lead him on a path to being one of the U of O most recognised rugby players. Flemming discusses the path that led him from a Belleville locker room to Matt Anthony Field.
Here’s our opinion on some Gee-Gee’s favourite pump-up songs. What are yours?
The women’s rugby team played their first home game of the season on Saturday against Laval. The Gees had a great first half, but defensive mistakes cost the Gees the game in the second half.
Here are the Gee-Gees that you should keep an eye on in 2019-20
The event is held every two years, this time in Naples, Italy, and will see over 9,000 student athletes from 128 different countries compete in 18 different sports
