Rugby

• Women's Rugby
• September 03, 2025

The X-Women kick off the 2025 AUS rugby season on home turf when they host UPEI at StFX Stadium on Friday at 7pm

• Women's Rugby
• April 03, 2025

Atlantic University Sport releases 2025 rugby schedule

• Women's Rugby
• November 14, 2024

Janet Kennedy, a fourth-year rugby player from Ottawa, Ontario, personifies what it is to be a Xaverian. 

• Women's Rugby
• October 31, 2024

2024 U SPORTS women's rugby major award winners and all-Canadians announced

• Women's Rugby
• October 23, 2024

In dramatic fashion, the Acadia Axewomen defeated the STFX X-Women 29-25 to win the AUS championship title

• Women's Rugby
• October 22, 2024

Koyote named AUS MVP, Mike Cavanagh named AUS Coach of the Year and seven X-Women garner AUS all-star status

• Women's Rugby
• October 20, 2024

STFX X-Women Rugby team set to host Acadia Wednesday night in the 2024 AUS championship game

• Women's Rugby
• October 12, 2024

With first place in the AUS conference on the line, the STFX X-Women defeat the Acadia Axewomen 21-7

• Women's Rugby
• October 06, 2024

U SPORTS No. 9 ranked X-Women earn convincing 63-10 win in front of 250 passionate fans on Homecoming Sunday

• Women's Rugby
• September 28, 2024

UPEI Panthers fall 26-12 to the STFX X-Women after conceding 21 points in the first half

• Women's Rugby
• September 21, 2024

Acadia came back from a 12-0 deficit to defeat STFX 20-12 on Saturday afternoon

• Women's Rugby
• September 15, 2024

The STFX X-Women defeated the UPEI Panthers 34-28 Sunday afternoon at STFX Stadium in their home opening game

• Women's Rugby
• September 07, 2024

The defending conference champion STFX X-Women defeated the Saint Mary’s Huskies 35-7 in their AUS season opener

• Women's Rugby
• September 01, 2024

The STFX X-Women – defending Atlantic University Sport (AUS) rugby champions – are focused on capturing back-to-back conference banners and returning to the national title stage in 2024.

• Women's Rugby
• April 22, 2024

Five outstanding student-athletes of the 2023-24 X-Women Rugby team received the nod this past academic term as winners of X-Women Rugby Leadership Awards.

• April 11, 2024

Atlantic University Sport released the 2024 fall sports schedule today, including women’s rugby, men’s football, men’s and women’s soccer and men’s and women’s cross country. Hosts for each of the 2024 fall championships have also been confirmed.

• Women's Rugby
• November 03, 2023

The Ottawa Gee-Gees cruised past the STFX X-Women on Friday afternoon in the first consolation game at the U SPORTS Women’s Rugby Championship, winning 41-0.

• Women's Rugby
• November 02, 2023

STFX X-Women lock Akwaima Akpan was honoured as the U SPORTS women's rugby rookie of the year, as well as being named a U SPORTS second team all-Canadian.

• Women's Rugby
• November 01, 2023

A pair of tries by Kennedy Feasby led the No. 4-seeded Guelph Gryphons as they dropped the STFX X-Women, 29-14, during the second quarterfinal of the 2023 U SPORTS Women’s Rugby Championship Wednesday afternoon.

• Women's Rugby
• October 30, 2023

• Women's Rugby
• October 25, 2023

The STFX X-Women have reclaimed their throne and sit atop the Atlantic University Sport (AUS) conference once more.

• Women's Rugby
• October 23, 2023

STFX lock Akwaima Akpan was named the 2023 AUS Rookie of the Year, while centre Katherine Culligan received the AUS Community Service award. Five X-Women were named to the AUS all-star team including Emma MacDougall, Akwaima Akpan, Sophie Beck, Skye Koyote and Katie Murphy.

• Women's Rugby
• October 19, 2023

The U SPORTS No. 10 ranked STFX X-Women took home a 29-21 victory over the Acadia Axewomen Thursday night in the AUS semifinal playoff game in front of 500 fans at STFX Stadium.

• Women's Rugby
• October 16, 2023

The STFX X-Women will host the Acadia Axewomen Thursday evening, October 19th at 7:30 pm in the AUS semifinal playoff game.

• Women's Rugby
• October 13, 2023

In a stunning comeback, the UPEI Panthers put a damper on STFX Homecoming weekend by defeating the STFX X-Women 25-22 in the final game of the AUS regular season Friday night at STFX Stadium.

• Women's Rugby
• October 06, 2023

The St. Francis Xavier X-Women defeated the Saint Mary's Huskies 48-7 in AUS rugby action on Friday night at Huskies Stadium in Halifax.

• Women's Rugby
• October 01, 2023

In a battle of AUS women’s rugby powerhouses on a sunny Sunday afternoon in front of over 300 fans, the U SPORTS No. 6 ranked STFX X-Women and the Acadia Axewomen played to a 33-33 tie.

• Women's Rugby
• September 23, 2023

Since he was promoted to head coach two years ago, the James Voye-led UPEI Panthers have never lost at home to the STFX X-Women…until today.

• Women's Rugby
• September 17, 2023

Two tries in the last 20 minutes gave them a shot, but the Acadia Axewomen (0-2) were unable to complete the comeback as the STFX X-Women (2-0) held on for a narrow 21-19 victory on Sunday night.

• Women's Rugby
• September 09, 2023

The STFX X-Women rugby squad kicked off their 2023 regular season with a dominant 81-0 win over the Saint Mary's Huskies on Saturday afternoon.

• Women's Rugby
• September 03, 2023

The X-Women Rugby team competed in the pre-season AUS tournament at Acadia on Sunday and came home with three victories.

• Women's Rugby
• August 30, 2023

For two decades, as much as the leaves changing colours on the trees lining the STFX campus, a sure sign that fall was arriving came courtesy of the X-Women rugby program. In late October or early November – without fail – the White and Blue would be boarding a plane for a Canadian destination, where they would play for a USPORTS Women’s Rugby Championship.