After defeating the Laval Rouge et Or to become Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec champions, the Concordia Stingers travelled to Antigonish, Nova Scotia to participate in the Canadian Interuniversity Sport championship. Along with the Stingers, the six team tournament included the hosts St. Francis Xavier X-Women, Alberta Pandas, Guelph Gryphons, Acadia Axewomen and Queen's Golden Gaels.
"We played like it was the last 80 minutes of our lives. If that doesn't sum it up, I don't know what does." After defeating Laval 35-34 on Saturday in a heart-racing game, Bianca Farella sums it up pretty nicely.
The Stingers women's rugby team did not disappoint in getting to the RSEQ playoff finals. Last year, they were defeated by the Laval Rouge et Or 43-27.
Despite having the home field advantage and a sea of maroon and-gold sitting in the bleachers, Concordia's women's rugby team lost 27-22 to the Laval Rouge et Or on Friday night.
The Concordia Stingers women's rugby team remains undefeated after an 18-7 victory against the McGill Martlets on Wednesday night. This is Concordia's fourth time winning the annual game dedicated to Kelly-Anne Drummond.
After the less than stellar result of their last pre-season game, the Stingers women's rugby team came back in full force this Friday, beating Université de Sherbrooke 80-0.