2009 CIS Women's Rugby Championship News
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5th-PLACE GAME: 2009 CIS womens rugby championship: T-Birds shut out Mustangs to finish fifthNovember 08, 2009VANCOUVER (CIS) All-Canadian Radha Jains three-try performance led the UBC Thunderbirds to a 27-0 win over the Western Ontario Mustangs on Sunday, giving the Birds a fifth-place finish at the CIS womens rugby championship.
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BRONZE MEDAL GAME: 2009 CIS womens rugby championship: Guelph hangs on for third straight CIS bronzeNovember 08, 2009VANCOUVER (CIS) Sophomore Jane Kirby of Brampton, Ont., scored two tries as the Guelph Gryphons edged the Concordia Stingers 15-10 to claim their third straight CIS womens rugby bronze medal, Sunday afternoon at UBCs Thunderbird Stadium.
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FINAL: 2009 CIS womens rugby championship: Lethbridge wins third straight Monilex trophyNovember 08, 2009VANCOUVER (CIS) The Lethbridge Pronghorns captured a third straight Monilex trophy as CIS womens rugby champions with a 20-3 gold-medal victory over the St. Francis Xavier X-Women, Sunday afternoon at Thunderbird Stadium.
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SEMI-FINAL 1: 2009 CIS womens rugby championship: Two-time reigning champion Lethbridge off to finalNovember 07, 2009VANCOUVER (CIS) The two-time national champion Lethbridge Pronghorns earned a return trip to the CIS womens rugby final with a convincing 25-0 win over the Guelph Gryphons in the first semi-final of the 2009 tournament, Saturday morning at the University of British Columbias Thunderbird Stadium.
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SEMI-FINAL 2: 2009 CIS womens rugby championship: StFX wins in 2OT, joins Lethbridge in finalNovember 07, 2009VANCOUVER (CIS) Two-time CIS player of the year Ghislaine Landry scored a try in the second overtime period to lift the St. Francis Xavier X-Women to a thrilling 13-8 over the Concordia Stingers in the second semi-final of the CIS womens rugby championship, Saturday afternoon at the University of British Columbias Thunderbird Stadium.
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GAME 1 Pool A: 2009 CIS womens rugby championship: Defending champ Pronghorns off to flying startNovember 06, 2009VANCOUVER (CIS) The two-time defending Monilex trophy champion Lethbridge Pronghorns left little doubt in their intentions this weekend with a convincing 51-3 victory over the Western Ontario Mustangs in the opening pool-A game of the 2009 CIS womens rugby championship.
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GAME 1 Pool B: 2009 CIS womens rugby championship: X-Women blank host UBC in openerNovember 06, 2009VANCOUVER (CIS) The 2008 silver medallist St. Francis Xavier X-Women are one step closer to returning to the national final following an 18-0 shutout of tournament host UBC in the Pool-B opener of the CIS womens rugby championship, Friday morning.
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GAME 2 POOL A: 2009 CIS womens rugby championship: Stingers shutout Mustangs, settle Pool A semi-finalistsNovember 06, 2009VANCOUVER (CIS) The Quebec champion Concordia Stingers clinched a semi-final spot for the second time in team history at the 2009 CIS womens rugby championship with a 10-0 victory over the Western Mustangs in their first of two Pool-A duels, Friday afternoon at the University of British Columbia.
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GAME 2 POOL B: 2009 CIS womens rugby championship: Gryphons survive, settle Pool B semi-finalistsNovember 06, 2009VANCOUVER (CIS) Brittany Benns 50-yard dash to the end zone against the flow of play lifted the Guelph Gryphons by an impassioned UBC Thunderbirds side by a score of 5-0 in the second of three Pool-B matches at the 2009 CIS womens rugby championship.
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GAME 3 POOL B: 2009 CIS womens rugby championship: Malcolm kick clinches pool for X-WomenNovember 06, 2009VANCOUVER (CIS) Courtnay Malcolms penalty goal late in the second half helped the St. Francis Xavier X-Women to a 10-10 draw versus the Guelph Gryphons and first place in Pool B at the end of round-robin play at the CIS womens rugby championship.
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GAME 3 POOL A: 2009 CIS womens rugby championship: Pronghorns blank Concordia, win Pool ANovember 06, 2009VANCOUVER (CIS) The two-time defending national champion Lethbridge Pronghorns secured first place in their group at the 2009 CIS womens rugby championship with a 15-0 victory over the Concordia Stingers in the third and final Pool A duel, Friday afternoon at the University of British Columbia.
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CIS womens rugby: Lethbridges Patzer earns second MVP nodNovember 05, 2009VANCOUVER (CIS) Fifth-year University of Lethbridge fly-half / fullback Ashley Patzer was named player of the year in Canadian Interuniversity Sport womens rugby for the second time in her career, Thursday night.
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2009 CIS womens rugby championship: Pronghorns looking for 3-peatNovember 04, 2009VANCOUVER (CIS) The two-time defending champion Lethbridge Pronghorns will have to get by a number of usual suspects in order to capture a third consecutive CIS womens rugby title this week in Vancouver.
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Call for Applications: Student-Athletes for the 4th FISU World University Womens Rugby 7-a-Side ChampionshipNovember 04, 2009OTTAWA (CIS) - FISU, the International University Sports Federation, will be holding the 4th World University Rugby 7-a-Side Championships in Porto, Portugal in July 2010.
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2009 CIS womens rugby championship :Schedule and pools announcedNovember 01, 2009OTTAWA (CIS) The Lethbridge Pronghorns will try to become the second team in history to capture three straight Monilex trophies when the best of Canadian Interuniversity Sport womens rugby gather in Vancouver for the 2009 national championship, from Nov. 6-8.
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X-Women defeat Huskies 67-7 in women's rugby finalOctober 31, 2009ANTIGONISH, NS - The StFX X-Women defeated the visiting Saint Mary's Huskies by a convincing score of 67-7 in the AUS women's rugby championship.
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Gryphons successfully defend OUA rugby crownOctober 31, 2009GUELPH, Ont. The No. 2 nationally-ranked Guelph Gryphons (8-0) defeated the visiting Western Mustangs 39-7 for the OUA women's rugby championship on Saturday at the University of Guelph.
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Stingers win Quebec womens rugby crownOctober 31, 2009QUEBEC - The Concordia Stingers defeated the Laval Rouge et Or 13-10 in overtime to win the Quebec womens rugby championship and earn a berth in the CIS national championships.
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2009 AUS women's rugby awards announcedOctober 29, 2009HALIFAX, NS - Atlantic University Sport is pleased to announce the 2009 women's rugby major award winners as selected by the conference's head coaches following the regular season.
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OUA playoff roundup: NO. 3 Gryphons advance to OUA championshipOctober 28, 2009Guelph, Ont. - The No. 3 nationally-ranked Guelph Gryphon women's rugby team trounced the No. 9 Queen's Gaels in a 56-3 OUA semifinal win.
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2009 OUA rugby awards and all-stars announcedOctober 28, 2009HAMILTON, Ont. (OUA) - The McMaster Marauders dominate the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) women's rugby all-stars and major awards winners for 2009.
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2009 AUS rugby all-stars announcedOctober 28, 2009HALIFAX, NS - Atlantic University Sport is pleased to announce the 2009 women's rugby all-star team as selected by the conference's head coaches following regular season play.
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2009 QSSF awards and all-stars announcedOctober 27, 2009MONTREAL - Quebec Student Sports Federation is pleased to announce the 2009 rugby awards and all-stars.
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Pronghorns shutout Pandas to claim rugby crownOctober 25, 2009EDMONTON - The Lethbridge Pronghorns now four-time consecutive Canada West champions thanks to a 30-0 gold medal victory over the host University of Alberta Pandas.
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Canada West semifinal #2: Pandas slip past T-Birds to set up all-Alberta finalOctober 23, 2009EDMONTON - Playing a playoff match on home field for the first time in six seasons, the Alberta Pandas rugby team overcame some early nerves to beat the UBC Thunderbirds 19-15 in the second semifinal of the Canada West championship, Friday afternoon at the Strathcona Rugby Club just outside of Edmonton.
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Canada West semifinal #1: Pronghorns sail past Vikes 86-0October 23, 2009SHERWOOD PARK, AB - The Lethbridge Pronghorns rugby team has its chance at a fourth-straight Canada West title thanks to an 86-0 victory over the Victoria Vikes during Game 1 of the Canada West rugby championship, Friday morning at the Strathcona Rugby Club just outside of Edmonton.
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Pandas rugby gunning for Pronghorns at Canada West championshipOctober 22, 2009EDMONTON - For the first time since 2003, the University of Alberta Pandas rugby team will host a championship game as they welcome the Lethbridge Pronghorns, UBC Thunderbirds and the Victoria Vikes for the Canada West championship tournament.
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Lethbridge edges Alberta in Clash of TitansOctober 18, 2009LETHBRIDGE, AB In a battle of undefeated teams between the two heavy hitters of Canada West womens rugby, the defending CIS champion Lethbridge Pronghorns came out on top with a 22-7 win over the Alberta Pandas in a display of tackling virtuosity.
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T-Birds cant keep up with defending champsOctober 04, 2009VANCOUVER - The no.1 ranked Lethbridge Pronghorns and and their outstanding fly half Ashley Patzer proved too much for the No.10 Thunderbirds Sunday afternoon at Thunderbird Park as the defending national champions won 50-0.
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T-Birds topple Dinos for first win of 2009October 02, 2009VANCOUVER - Michelle Helmeczi displayed her all-around game and kicking skills at Thunderbird Park on Friday as she led the UBC Thunderbirds (1-1) to a 46-0 win over the Calgary Dinos (0-2).