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Women's Rugby still in battle for last playoff spot
Women's Rugby

The UPEI Panthers hit the road Sunday for their last game of the AUS season.

It has been rough for the Panthers (0-5), who have played some of their best rugby in the past few years.  

Panthers Women's Rugby still in the hunt
Women's Rugby

The UPEI Women's Rugby Team meets Acadia this weekend on home soil for their last home game at MacAdam field located at UPEI Alumni Canada Games Place 4pm (game time has changed). 

Panthers unable to score on SFX
Women's Rugby
(L) 67-0

October 1, 2010 (ANTIGONISH, N.S.) - The CIS No. 3 ranked StFX X-Women rugby team improved to 4-0 on the season with a convincing 67-0 win over the visiting UPEI Panthers Friday night in Homecoming action at StFX's Oland Stadium.
 

UPEI Panthers battle hard vs SFX in women's rugby
Women's Rugby
(L) 49-3

The UPEI women's rugby team held their own in the first half vs. the #3 nationally ranked SFX.  Defensive pressure on X lead X to make many mistakes.  At half X was up 12-0, but this is the smallest deficit that any team in the AUS has had against X this season leaving the X girls feeling frustrated. 

Women's Rugby Panthers dropped by Acadia
Women's Rugby
(L) 43-5

The UPEI Panthers traveled to Wolfville with high expectations but the Acadia rugby team had other ideas.  At the end of the first half Acadia lead 26-0 and continued scoring in the second to win 23-5.

Rugby Panthers off to the valley
Women's Rugby

The UPEI women’s rugby team head off to Wolfville this weekend to go head to head with Acadia.  Both teams are 0-1 and will be looking for a win. 

Panthers drop home opener
Women's Rugby
(L) 19-10

 

On Saturday the UPEI Panthers Women's rugby team had a disappointing home opener losing to the Saint Mary's Huskies 19-10.  They worked hard in the first half and kept the Huskies to a lone try which was scored while UPEI was down a player, Kaitlin Richard, who was in the sin bin for a dangerous tackle.

 

UPEI women’s rugby Panthers play exhibition games in Quebec
Women's Rugby

The UPEI women’s rugby team, with new head coach Shannon Atkins, will be heading to the province of Quebec in preparation of the 2010 season. The Panthers will play two exhibition games while away, one on Sunday, September 5 versus the McGill University squad, and then Monday, September 6 against Bishop’s University.

Former UPEI rugby Panther in England with national team
Women's Rugby

Former rugby Panther, Ashley MacDonald, has joined fellow Islander Heather Moyse on Team Canada for the World Rugby Championships in England.She was recently called up to wear the maple leaf when several other team members were injured.
MacDonald made an impact while at UPEI, earning Academic All Canadian status twice, being named an AUS All-Star and a CIS All-Canadian in 2005, and AUS Rookie of the Year in 2004. She then transferred to UBC where she was part of two CIS championship teams and, again, a CIS All-Canadian.
Good luck, Ashley!

Women's Rugby Try Outs
Women's Rugby

The UPEI Womens Rugby Panthers are ready to begin the season and try outs start on:

Monday, August 30           9:30-11:00am and 6:00-7:30pm

Tuesday, August 31          9:30-11:00am and 6:00-7:30pm

Wednesday, September1  9:30-11:00am and 6:00-7:30pm (inter-squad game & selection)

Thursday, September 2     4:30-6:30pm