Laval, Queen’s, Ottawa, Guelph Advance to Semis on Friday: Quarter-Final Match Summaries
The two BC teams, UBC and UVic, came close to advancing but weren’t clinical enough at key times. UBC lost by a point to Guelph, in a game they had plenty of opportunities to win. UBC scored 5 tries but couldn’t convert any of them while Guelph scored 4 tries and converted 3 of them. UVic almost created the upset of the tournament as #8 facing #1, they scored 2 tries but were unable to convert either, while Queen’s scored 1 try which they converted and added two penalties.
Both UBC and UVic will enter the consolation round on Friday while in the cup round it will be Laval v Guelph and Queen’s v Ottawa.
Laval look early favourites based on the Day 1 performance. The USports match summaries are posted below.
Rouge et Or shutout Axewomen in tournament-opener
VICTORIA (U SPORTS) Nine different Laval student-athletes scored tries during the Rouge et Ors decisive 68-0 victory over the Acadia Axewomen on November 2 in their quarterfinal game at the 2022 U SPORTS Womens Rugby Championship on Wednesday.
Lavals Marie-Pier Fauteux, Laura Guay, and Rosalie Charbonneau each scored two tries to lead the Rouge et Or, while Audrey Champagne tallied three converts in the win. Laval recorded their sixth shutout of the season.
With the win, Laval advances to play the winner of UBC and Guelph on Friday, November 4 at 5 p.m. PT at Centennial Stadium, while Acadia takes on the loser of UBC/Guelph in the consolation semifinal Friday at 1 p.m. PT at Wallace Field.
NIKE TEAM TOP PERFORMERS
Laval: Andréanne Valois
Acadia: Katya Dondi
SCORING SUMMARY
First Half
4 Laval try #8 Marie-Pier Fauteux (#12 convert missed) – 5-0 Laval
8 – Laval try #5 Annabelle Parent (Convert #12 Audrey Champagne) 12-0 Laval
13 Laval try #14 Laura Guay, (Convert #12 Audrey Champagne) 9-0 Laval
17 Laval try #6 Anne-Frédérique Simard, (Convert #2 Audrey Champagne) 26-0 Laval
22 Laval try #8 Marie-Pier Fauteux, (#12 convert missed) 31-0 Laval
31 Laval try #11 Anais Gilbert, convert (#12 convert missed) 36-0 Laval
35 Laval try #14 Corinne Fréchette, (#12 convert missed) 41-0 Laval
Second Half
41 Laval try #25 Roxanne Labbé (#12 convert missed) 46-0 Laval
44 Laval try #23 Rosalie Charbonneau (Convert #15 Alexina Tardif-Samson) 53-0 Laval
49 Laval try #14 Laura Guay (#15 convert missed) 58-0 Laval
61 Laval try #23 Rosalie Charbonneau (#15 convert missed) 63-0 Laval
65 Laval try #21 Noémie Tremblay (#15 convert missed) 68-0 Laval
Guelph defeats UBC in comeback fashion, advances to the semifinals
VICTORIA (U SPORTS) Kennedy Feasbys try in the final minute of play proved to be the difference-maker as the Guelph Gryphons defeated the UBC Thunderbirds in comeback fashion, 26-25, in their quarterfinal game at the 2022 U SPORTS Womens Rugby Championship on November 2.
Guelphs tries were scored in the 20th, 41st, 58th and 69th minute by Kennedy Feasby (2), Shoshauna Gauvin, and Brianna Martey, respectively, while Florence Symonds (3rd minute), Mia Bullock (13 and 26th minutes), Kally King (44th minute), and Savannah Bauder (65th minute) replied in a losing cause for the Thunderbirds.
With this win, Guelph advances to play Laval on Friday, November 4 at 5 p.m. PT in the semifinals, while UBC takes on Acadia in the consolation semifinal on November 4 at 1 p.m. PT.
View the schedule and results on the U SPORTS Womens Rugby Championship website. To follow the championships live, visit CBC Gem and CBC Sports online.
NIKE TEAM TOP PERFORMERS
UBC: Florence Symonds
Guelph: Brianna Martey
SCORING SUMMARY
First Half
3 UBC try #13 Florence Symonds (#10 convert missed) 5-0 UBC
13 UBC try #14 Mia Bullock (#10 convert missed) 10-0 UBC
20 Guelph try #7 Kennedy Feasby (#10 convert missed) 10-5 UBC
26 UBC try #14 Mia Bullock (#10 convert missed) 15-5 UBC
Second Half
41 Guelph try #19 Shoshauna Gauvin (Convert #10 Kendra Cousineau) 15-12 UBC
44 UBC try #15 Kally King (#10 convert missed) 20-12 UBC
58 Guelph try #1 Brianna Martey (Convert #10 Kendra Cousineau) 20-19 UBC
65 UBC try #10 Savannah Bauder (#10 convert missed) 25-19 UBC
69 Guelph try #7 Kennedy Feasby (Convert #10 Kendra Cousineau) 26-25 Guelph
Ottawa blanks UPEI
VICTORIA (U SPORTS) Four Ottawa student-athletes scored tries during the Gee-Gees 36-0 shutout victory over the UPEI Panthers on November 2 in their quarterfinal game at the 2022 U SPORTS Womens Rugby Championship on Wednesday.
Ottawas tries were scored by Ngozi Mosindi (3rd minute), Ketsia Kamba (7, 28, and 32nd minutes), Claire Gallagher (41st minute) and Jamie-Lee Walker (59th minute) while recording their third shutout of the season as a team.
With this win, Ottawa advances to play the winner of Queens/Victoria on Friday, November 4, in the semifinals, while UPEI takes on the loser of Queens/Victoria in the consolation semifinal, November 4 at 3 p.m. PT.
NIKE TEAM TOP PERFORMERS
Ottawa: Claire Gallagher
UPEI: Brinten Comeau
SCORING SUMMARY
First Half
3 Ottawa try #14 Ngozi Mosindi (Convert #10 Claire Gallagher) 7-0 Ottawa
17 Ottawa try #5 Ketsia Kamba (#10 convert missed) 12-0 Ottawa
28 Ottawa try #5 Ketsia Kamba (#10 convert missed) 17-0 Ottawa
32 Ottawa try #5 Ketsia Kamba (Convert #10 Claire Gallagher) 24-0 Ottawa
Second Half
41 Ottawa try #10 Claire Gallagher (Convert #10 Claire Gallagher) 31-0 Ottawa
59 Ottawa try #22 Jamie-Lee Walker (#15 convert missed) 36-0 Ottawa
Queens seals the deal, advances to semifinals
VICTORIA (U SPORTS) Lizzie Gibsons penalty goal with no time left on the clock proved to be a winner as the Queens Gaels defeated the Victoria Vikes, 13-10, in their quarterfinal game at the 2022 U SPORTS Womens Rugby Championship on November 2.
Queens points were scored in the 14th, 48th, and 70th minutes by Gibson with two penalty goals and Maggie Banks with the try, while Lucie Romeo replied with two tries in the Vikes effort.
With this win, Queens advances to play Ottawa on Friday, November 4 at 7 p.m. PT at Centennial Stadium, while Victoria takes on UPEI in the consolation semifinal on November 4 at 3 p.m. PT.
NIKE TEAM TOP PERFORMERS
Queens: Maggie Banks
Victoria: Lucie Romeo
SCORING SUMMARY
First Half
14 Queens PG #7 Lizzie Gibson – 3-0 Queens
24 Victoria try #11 Lucie Romeo – 5-3 Victoria
Second Half
48 Queens try #12 Maggie Banks (Convert #7 Lizzie Gibson) 10-5 Queens
64 Victoria try #11 Lucie Romeo (#8 convert missed) 10-10
70 Queens PG #7 Lizzie Gibson 13-10 Queens
*Canadian Women’s University Rugby Championship Starts Today at UVic: Live Stream on CBC Sports Starting at 1pm PT*
The women’s University rugby championship tournament kicks off today at UVic. Both UVic and UBC are in the tournament representing BC. UBC are ranked #3 and UVic #8. There are four matches today, all live streamed, starting at 1pm.
1pm Laval #2 vs Acadia #7
3pm UBC #3 vs Guelph #6
5pm PEI #4 vs Ottawa #5
7pm Queen’s #1 vs UVic #8
from BCRU
U SPORTS announced the seedings and bracket for the 2022 U SPORTS Womens Rugby Championship, hosted by the University of Victoria. The tournament will run from November 2-6.
The eight participating teams, listed in order of seedings, are as follows:
#1: Queens Gaels, OUA champions (6-0 regular season, 2-0 playoffs)
#2: Laval Rouge et Or, RSEQ champions (6-0, 2-0)
#3: UBC Thunderbirds, Canada West champions (4-0-1, 2-0)
#4: UPEI Panthers, AUS champions (4-2, 2-0)
#5: Ottawa Gee-Gees, RSEQ finalists (5-1, 1-1)
#6: Guelph Gryphons, OUA finalists (5-1, 1-1)
#7: Acadia Axewomen, AUS finalists (5-1, 0-1)
#8: Victoria Vikes, Hosts (3-1-1, 1-1)
The four conference champions are seeded in positions one through four based on their conferences finish at last years national championship. The four conference finalists are slotted to avoid intra-conference match-ups until the final round.
Vancouver Thunderbirds, of UBC, will face #6 Guelph Gryphons in their quarter-final match, with the Vikes taking on top seed Queens Gaels.
All four quarter-finals will be played on Wednesday, November 2. The opening game will be at 1:00pm PST and will feature Laval versus Acadia. The second quarter-final will follow at 3:00pm and will see UBC play Guelph. Both games will be held at Wallace Field on the UVIC campus.
The final two games will be held at Centennial Stadium and will see UPEI and Ottawa square off at 5:00pm, while the defending national champions from Queens take on the host, Victoria Vikes, at 7:00pm.
Game Day 2 is set for Friday, November 4, and will see consolation games at 1:00pm. and 3:00pm. on Wallace Field, with championship semi-finals to follow at 5:00pm and 7:00pm at Centennial Stadium.
The final day will be Sunday, November 6, starting with the fifth-place game at 11:00am, followed by the bronze-medal match at 1:00pm and the championship at 3:00pm. These games will be held at Centennial Stadium.
Tickets for the event are on sale here.
All championship games will be streamed on CBC Gem (English) and USPORTS.ca (French).
UBCs Shoshana Seumanutafa was named the 2022 Canada West Player of the Year award, on the same day her Thunderbirds team captured their third-straight conference title.
The Thunderbirds coach, Dean Murten, also took home several honours from the recent Canada West Championships in Edmonton as the 2022 Rugby 15s Coach of the Year.
UVIC Vikes first year Carissa Norsten was named Rookie of the Year.
The conference also released its 2022 All-Star roster after the Championship, studded with seven UBC Thunderbirds and three Vikes players.
CANADA WEST PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Shoshana Seumanutafa
Team: UBC Thunderbirds
Faculty: Arts
Year: Fifth
Position: Centre
Hometown: White Rock, BC
Seumanutafa has shown her brilliance in 2022, contributing greatly both with and without the ball. The fifth-year was the glue in UBCs impressive backline, as she made plays for both herself and her teammates with ease.
Seumanutafa scored two tries this regular season, and added another when it mattered most, in the conference finals. Her sheer athleticism, smarts and determination made her a central cog in the Thunderbirds unbeaten season.
Seumanutafa has now helped UBC to three straight conference titles, and has captured this prestigious award in her graduating year.
CANADA WEST ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Carissa Norsten
Team: Victoria Vikes
Faculty: Science
Year: First
Position: Back Three
Hometown: Waldheim, SK
A versatile back for the Vikes, Norsten has started all seven matches for the Vikes in her first 15s season. Registering four tries for the Vikes by using her speed and agileness to her advantage, Norsten can often be found breaking away from defenders and getting the ball in the end zone.
Highlighted by a two-try effort to help the Vikes to their third-straight Jenny Vincent Memorial Game on September 18, the first-year also added a try against Lethbridge and in the Canada West semi-finals against Calgary.
Carissa Norsten impressed with her speed and agility in her first season, registering four tries for the Victoria Vikes.
Her toughness was highlighted as she broke away from defenders, threatening the west in her rookie year.
CANADA WEST COACH OF THE YEAR: Dean Murten
Dean Murten earns his third-straight Canada West Coach of the Year title as his UBC Thunderbirds take home their third-straight conference banner. Murten guided the T-Birds to a bronze medal in his first year with the team, before elevating the programs status to gold. Thats a status theyve maintained since 2019.
Murten has spent significant time growing the game in Canada, as the national team coach for the U17, U18 and U19 squads. The UBC Thunderbirds have now gone unbeaten in two straight Canada West seasons (2020-21 missed due to COVID-19).