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.
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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.
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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.
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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
In one of the best years for Gee-Gees teams and athletes as a whole, there was a big crop to choose from, but only a select few could be chosen.
In our final-ever print issue, two of these four will be selected for top Gee-Gees male and female athletes of the year. Here’s some background on the four finalists.
“I always touch an outlet with my stick before every period, and I always put my stick in the same place after every period. I’m pretty weird.” — Cody Drover, Gee-Gees forward.
“We’re going to see this team again. We don’t take this lightly—we’re going to use this as motivation.” —Angela Ribarich, Gee-Gees centre.
McCallan, Babcock and Karwowski go five-for-five in RSEQ championship with Coach Boyd Under the lights at Matt Anthony Field, the Gee-Gees women’s rugby team claimed their fifth consecutive Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec (RSEQ) banner with a 40-19 win over the Laval Rouge et Or. “It’s so amazing to know that every time I …
The Gee-Gees have now made the rounds of the entire Réseau du sport étudiants du Québec on their way to the playoffs.
Fighting the rain down at Matt Anthony Field, the University of Ottawa women’s rugby team faced their strongest challenge yet this year in their crosstown rival Carleton Ravens.
“I’m happy from what I saw on the field, this was my first game at (the U of O) and I’m happy to see that the students are interested in rugby and come out to cheer us on.”
Between the stability of the team and its high level of play, Crawley thinks the team is ready to make a splash in the RSEQ right from the get go.
Women’s squad avenges last year’s defeat with historic victory The University of Ottawa Women’s rugby team took on fellow Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec (RSEQ) rival l’Université de Laval Rouge et Or in the U Sports National Championship game on Nov. 5. The big game was not unfamiliar territory for the Gee-Gees as they …
The Gee-Gees women’s rugby team have won the Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec (RSEQ) championship for the fourth year in a row, defeating the University of Laval in a hardfought game.
The University of Ottawa women’s rugby team lit up Matt Anthony field on Sept. 23, soundly beating the McGill Martlets 116–0. According to the U of O, this is a team record for highest-scoring game, and their first game to break 100 points.
Since she’s taken over as head coach of the Gees in 2013, Boyd has succeeded in bringing the team one step closer to a national championship every year.
Coming into the game, the Gees had an astounding 8–0 record, scoring 373 points and only allowing 35 points against throughout the entire season.
After a stunning, undefeated run to the national final, the Gee-Gees women’s rugby team fell just short of their goal, returning to Ottawa with a silver medal and the pride of the entire school.
