Women’s Rugby
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 Or, no. 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 |