Sunday, the Queen’s University Golden Gaels defeated the Gee-Gees women’s rugby team 26-18 to claim its first-ever national championship on home turf.
Madison Grant
The Women’s rugby team dominated their quarter-final match at the USports women’s rugby national championship against St. Francis Xavier with a 40-12 victory.
The Gee-Gees women’s rugby team took the field in Quebec City to battle it out with Laval in hopes of earning their seventh consecutive RSEQ Championship title.
In an exciting home opener for both teams, the Gee-Gees rugby teams put on a thrilling display of athleticism with 70-0 and 65-0 wins over Sherbrooke.
Track and field athletes from across Ontario and Quebec touched down in Louis Riel Dome for two days of competition at the University of Ottawa’s national invitational this past weekend.
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 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.
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.
