Tag: Gill Pegg

Best of both worlds

It’s rare that an athlete takes on two varsity sports, but for the final year of her undergrad, Gill Pegg was up for the challenge. Having already been a women’s rugby CIS silver medalist and First-Team All-Star this past fall, Pegg recently added an OUA gold medal to her trophy case for wrestling...

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Bittersweet ending for women's rugby championship

On a day they could have made history on home turf, the women’s rugby team fell short in the CIS gold medal game. When it was all said and done, the McMaster Marauders triumphed over Queen’s 27-3. Both the Marauders’ gold finish and Queen’s silver medal were firsts in the schools’ histories. For Marauders...

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Women’s rugby advance to national championship final

After breaking away in the second half of their semi-final match, the women’s rugby team is one win away from history. Today’s 27-13 victory over the Concordia Stingers puts the Gaels in the national championship — a first in the school’s history. Early in today’s match-up, the outcome was far from...

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McEwen leads incredible comeback

After earning a position in the CIS championship by hosting the tournament, many likely questioned Queen’s credentials. But after their 24-17 upset of the number one seed Acadia Axewomen, few will doubt their abilities. Axewomen head coach Matthew Durant praised the underdog Gaels. “All the credit...

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Panache on the pitch

Former 100m sprinter Carlin Isles abruptly made the switch from track to rugby sevens. Isles’ sevens success rests on dazzling speed, but he recently told The Associated Press, “You’ve got to have that cool swagger about you.” Sevens is played with seven aside in 14-minute games, unlike the more traditional...

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