2024 U SPORTS Rugby Championship hosted by UPEI starting October 30
U SPORTS has announced the seedings and bracket for the 2024 U SPORTS Women’s Rugby Championship, hosted by the University of Prince Edward Island. The tournament gets underway on Wednesday, October 30, and concludes on Sunday, November 3.
The eight participating teams, listed in seeding order, are as follows:
- #1. Laval Rouge et Or, RSEQ champions (5-1 regular season, 2-0 playoffs)
- #2. UBC Thunderbirds, Canada West champions (4-1, 2-0)
- #3. Guelph Gryphons, OUA champions (5-1, 2-0)
- #4. Acadia Axewomen, AUS champions (5-1, 2-0)
- #5. Queen’s Gaels, OUA finalists (6-0, 1-1)
- #6. Ottawa Gee-Gees, RSEQ finalists (6-0, 1-1)
- #7. UPEI Panthers, hosts (2-4, 0-1)
- #8. Victoria Vikes, CW finalists (4-1, 1-1)
The four conference champions are seeded in positions one through four, based on their conference’s relative finish at last year’s championship. The four remaining teams are then slotted to avoid intra-conference matchups until the final round.
Seven of the eight teams are return participants from the 2023 event in Quebec City. The only new entrant is the Acadia Axewomen, who return after a one-year absence.
All four quarterfinals will be played on Wednesday, October 30. The afternoon session, to be held on MacAdam Field at UPEI Alumni Canada Games Place, will be start at 1:00 pm (all times Atlantic) with Guelph taking on Ottawa. The second quarterfinal will follow at 3:00 pm and feature the host UPEI Panthers taking on Canada West champions UBC.
Wednesday’s evening session, set for the UPEI Artificial Turf Field, will see top-seeded Laval take on Victoria at 5:00 pm in a rematch of last year’s gold medal game. The day will close with AUS champions Acadia taking on Queen’s at 7:00 pm.
Game Day 2 is set for Friday, November 1, and will see semifinals at 1:00 pm and 3:00 pm on MacAdam Field at UPEI Alumni Canada Games Place with consolation games to follow at 5:00 pm and 7:00 pm on the UPEI Artificial Turf Field.
The final day—Sunday, November 3—will start with the fifth-place game at 11:00 am on the UPEI Artificial Turf Field, followed by the bronze-medal game at 1:00 pm and the championship at 3:00 pm, both on MacAdam Field at UPEI Alumni Canada Games Place. To view the schedule, go to 2024 U SPORTS Women’s Rugby schedule.
Tickets for the event are currently on sale on the 2024 U SPORTS Women’s Rugby Championship website. Members of the UPEI community are welcomed and encouraged to attend the quarterfinal UPEI game on Wednesday, October 30, at 3:00 pm against the University of British Columbia. For those on campus, a bagpiper-led student convoy will be coming through the central walkway at 2:30 pm, which will be the signal to head down to the field to cheer on the Panthers!
All 11 games of the championship will be streamed on CBC digital platforms in English, and RadioCanada.ca/Sports and usports.ca in French.
Go Panthers Go!
