Women’s Rugby News

After making history last October when they cracked the U SPORTS Top 10 for the first time, the UPEI Panthers women’s rugby team continues to hit new heights as they are the new no. 9 team in Canadian university women’s rugby after defeating the previously ranked StFX X-Women 32-5 in their season opener on Saturday.

The Panthers were the biggest movers in this week’s rankings, while the no. 10 Carleton Ravens also jumped into the U SPORTS rankings for the first time since 2018 after improving their record to 2-0 with a 95-0 blanking of the McGill Martlets.

The top 6 U SPORTS remain unchanged with defending champions Queen’s Gaels retaining their no. 1 ranking after a convincing 64-0 win over the Brock Badgers.  The Acadia Axewomen moved up two spots to no. 7 due to their 60-12 victory over the Saint Mary’s Huskies. The Calgary Dinos, who were on a bye last week, slip one place to 8th in the second Top 10 of the season.

The UBC Thunderbirds remain no. 2 in Canada this week after a 45-24 win over the no. 6 Victoria Vikes, who stay in sixth despite their loss. No. 3 Laval Rouge et Orno. 4 Ottawa Gee-Gees and no. 5 Guelph Gryphons all posted decisive wins over unranked teams last week.

The Road to the 2022 U SPORTS Championship hosted by the University of Victoria continues this week with a trio of Top 10 matchups, two featuring the no. 8 Calgary Dinos. The U of C opens the week with a Thursday afternoon showdown with the no. 2 UBC Thunderbird in Vancouver before heading to the BC Capital to face the no. 6 Victoria Vikes on Sunday.   On the opposite coast, the no. 7 Acadia Axewomen head to Charlottetown to challenge the no. 9 UPEI Panthers in an early season Atlantic University Sport (AUS) showdown on Saturday.

Full rankings 

Rank/Rang

Team/Équipe

Record/Fiche

ELO

Previous/Précédent

1

Queen’s

2-0-0

1822.31

1

2

UBC

1-0-0

1782.33

2

3

Laval

2-0-0

1744.64

3

4

Ottawa

2-0-0

1725.28

4

5

Guelph

2-0-0

1683.64

5

6

Victoria

0-1-0

1558.08

6

7

Acadia

1-0-0

1548.61

9

8

Calgary

1-0-0

1537.35

7

9

UPEI

1-0-0

1525.93

NR/NC

10

Carleton

2-0-0

1497.93

NR/NC