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Lockdown defence snuffs RMC

Written on September 24, 2013. Posted in Sports.

Despite poor weather conditions, men’s rugby was able to extend their season-long shutout streak to three games – and set up a crucial showdown with a hated rival. After blanking the Laurier Golden Hawks and the Waterloo Warriors in consecutive weeks, Queen’s (3-0) beat the RMC Paladins 30-0 on Saturday. With...

Finding strength in numbers

Written on September 20, 2013. Posted in Sports.

Men’s rugby rolls 173 players deep. It’s a roster made possible by a unique system of team selection: a system of no cuts. While the Gaels’ first team competes in the OUA, Queen’s also features five to six reserve sides on an annual basis. It’s a unique, inclusive philosophy enforced under head coach...

Second straight shutout

Written on September 17, 2013. Posted in Sports.

The defending OUA champions rolled over their second opponent of the season on Sunday. Queen’s extended its early winning streak on the road, defeating the Waterloo Warriors 62-0. The victory was even more emphatic than the Gaels’ season opener ―a 48-0 home win on Sept. 7 against the Laurier Golden...

Rugby handles Hawks

Written on September 10, 2013. Posted in Sports.

Men’s rugby annihilated the Laurier Golden Hawks last weekend, thanks in large part to a key veteran. The defending OUA champions opened their season at Nixon Field on Saturday with a 48-0 win – their second shutout of the Golden Hawks in as many years. Fourth-year back Liam Underwood, who competed...

For varsity squads, the time is now

Written on September 5, 2013. Posted in Sports.

Football Queen’s enters the 2013 campaign as the team to beat in the OUA. Ranked no. 2 in the CIS pre-season rankings, best in the OUA, the Gaels shellacked the York Lions 52-1 in the season opener. Star receiver Giovanni Aprile scored four touchdowns, including a 115-yard missed field goal return. Aprile’s...

Ranking the top varsity moments

Written on April 4, 2013. Posted in Sports.

Freezing Gold Queen’s rowing thrived under hostile conditions. The women’s team overcame high winds, whipping rain and below-zero temperatures to win the OUA championship in St. Catharine’s. The women’s team bested gold medal favourites Western and Brock, while Queen’s men finished third. Despite...

Rugby’s radical regimen

Written on March 8, 2013. Posted in Sports.

Dan Moor came a long way prior to captaining the men’s rugby team. He played on the fifth squad in 2008, but scored the opening try last November to lead Queen’s over the Western Mustangs for the OUA championship. Climbing the seven-team rugby club ranks was a long-term project. “It doesn’t just happen...

National recognition for fall Gaels

Written on November 29, 2012. Posted in Sports.

1. Men’s rugby Everything came together for the men’s rugby team this year. The veteran Gaels capped off a storybook season by reclaiming the OUA championship, topping the Western Mustangs 29-18 in the title game. The result avenged a heartbreaking 22-19 loss to Western earlier in the year — the lone...

Queen’s crowned

Written on November 16, 2012. Posted in Sports.

It was a win men’s rugby captain Dan Moor had trouble putting into words. Queen’s overcame the Western Mustangs 29-18 at Nixon Field on Sunday to claim the OUA title — their first since 2009. It was redemption for last year’s 21-15 championship defeat to the Mustangs at Western. Winning the title...

Clash of the titans

Written on November 9, 2012. Posted in Sports.

Two men’s rugby heavyweights will duke it out for the OUA crown this Sunday at Nixon Field. The Western Mustangs defeated Queen’s in last year’s final, but Gaels winger Graham Turner believes this year’s a different story. “We have the best team in the OUA,” Turner said. “We showed it in the regular...

Difference makers

Written on October 23, 2012. Posted in Sports.

The undermanned Gaels overpowered the Brock Badgers 55-10 on Saturday. The victory pushes them to 6-1, second in the OUA behind Guelph (7-0). Canadian national team players Liam Underwood and Jacob Rumball were missing in action, but Queen’s bench provided more than adequate alternatives. Rookie fly...

Sports in Brief

Written on October 16, 2012. Posted in Sports.

Rugby posts season-high in points The men’s rugby team dismantled the Toronto Varsity Blues in their second shutout of the season on Saturday. Behind four tries from Graham Turner, the Gaels cruised to a 93-0 victory. Beginning with a try in the fourth minute of the game from fly half Brendan McGovern,...

Queen’s tries for four

Written on October 12, 2012. Posted in Sports.

The goal is to win, scoring four tries in the process. This wasn’t an issue last Friday against RMC, where Queen’s beat the Paladins 67-5 at home. “What’s nice [in rugby] is that points for and against don’t always matter,” said Gaels head coach Peter Huigenbos. “Once you get four tries, you’ve just...

Coming together

Written on October 2, 2012. Posted in Sports.

Saturday’s men’s rugby fixture saw the official unveiling of two products: Nixon Field’s grand opening held prior to the game, and a complete Gaels lineup. The Gaels treated the official Queen’s rugby alumni homecoming with a 45-0 win over the Waterloo Warriors — their second shutout of the season. They...

Western wins in final seconds

Written on September 25, 2012. Posted in Sports.

The men’s rugby home opener was a nail-biter, from opening kickoff to the bitter end. The Gaels suffered their first loss of the season on Saturday in a tightly contested 22-20 match versus the Western Mustangs. A last-minute penalty decision saw Western capitalize for the two-point victory on Queen’s...

Fall teams look to improve across the board

Written on September 7, 2012. Posted in Sports.

Football With 20 starters returning from last year, the Queen’s Gaels will begin the 2012 football season ranked 6th in the country. On a team replete with individual talent at every position, their shot at the Yates Cup will hinge on the maturation of one player: quarterback Billy McPhee. Last year,...

Too much for Mac

Written on September 7, 2012. Posted in Sports.

Behind fullback David Worsley’s 18 points, the men’s rugby team defeated the McMaster Marauders 33-12 on their own turf. Wednesday’s season opener was between two of the OUA’s best teams — the Gaels were 7-1 last fall, while the Marauders were 6-2. The two teams last met in the OUA semi-final game,...

Underwood to be funded

Written on January 20, 2012. Posted in Sports.

The men’s rugby team’s top scorer might be getting paid to play in 2012. Gaels star Liam Underwood was one of 16 Ontario athletes nominated last week for a grant on a provincial athlete assistance program. The flyhalf is in contention to qualify for Full Carding through the Ontario Athlete’s Assistance...

Women's soccer tops varsity power rankings

Written on December 1, 2011. Posted in Sports.

1. Women’s soccer No one came close to the women’s soccer team this season. The Gaels won their second consecutive national championship and lost only one game all year, finishing 19-1-2. They even improved on last season, when their record was 19-3. This team was clutch. Three of its playoff wins...

Second best

Written on November 18, 2011. Posted in Sports.

The men’s rugby team played in the OUA final for the fourth time in the last five seasons. They’ve lost three of those four appearances after a 21-15 defeat to the Western Mustangs in London on Sunday. “We didn’t get the result we wanted,” captain Dan Moor said. “But … it really wasn’t for lack...

Men's rugby loses provincial final

Written on November 14, 2011. Posted in Sports.

The men’s rugby team fell 21-15 to the Western Mustangs in the OUA final in London on Sunday. When the two teams played for a gold medal in 2009, the Gaels came out on top. But this time they couldn’t make up for a slow start at TD Waterhouse Stadium in London. The Mustangs scored a try in the first...

Tall task for rugby

Written on November 11, 2011. Posted in Sports.

If the men’s rugby team wants to win the OUA title in London tomorrow, it will have to stop Conor Trainor. New Zealand, the 2011 Rugby World Cup Champions, couldn’t do it. Trainor, the Western Mustangs’ outside centre, scored two tries for the Canadian national team against New Zealand at the World...

Mac comes back to Kingston

Written on November 4, 2011. Posted in Sports.

Last year, the men’s rugby team lost to the McMaster Marauders in the OUA semifinal and watched them win the OUA championship. The two teams will face off in this year’s OUA semifinal at Tindall field tomorrow. Queen’s finished the season ranked second in the OUA, earning a quarter-final bye. The...

Sports in brief

Written on November 1, 2011. Posted in Sports.

Men’s rugby shuts out Guelph The men’s rugby team closed out the regular season with a 34-0 win over the Guelph Gryphons on Saturday afternoon at Tindall Field. The game was the Gryphons’ first appearance since Guelph Athletics imposed a two-game suspension for an alcohol-related rookie party. Gryphons...

Backups beat Laurier

Written on October 25, 2011. Posted in Sports.

The men’s rugby team’s bench beat the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks on Friday night. Head coach Peter Huigenbos used his backups in the team’s 40-3 win at West Campus. “We tried some different combinations,” Huigenbos said after the game. “The guys struggled a little bit with the structure but their...

Big win

Written on October 14, 2011. Posted in Sports.

Head coach Peter Huigenbos returned to Kingston from a four-game hiatus in time for men’s rugby’s 60-5 win over the Royal Military College Paladins last Friday. Huigenbos was in New Zealand with Team Canada for the Rugby World Cup, working as the team’s video coach. With Huigenbos’ return, interim...

Mac not a match

Written on September 26, 2011. Posted in Sports.

The men’s rugby team established itself as the provincial frontrunner on Saturday with a 47-3 dismantling of the McMaster Marauders, the 2010 Ontario champions. In their last meeting, the Marauders ousted Queen’s in an Ontario University Athletics (OUA) semifinal. This year, strengthened by the return...

Gaels blow out Blues

Written on September 12, 2011. Posted in Sports.

The men’s rugby team won their season opener with a dramatic margin, beating the University of Toronto Varsity Blues 71-0 on Saturday at Tindall Field. 11 different players scored tries in the game. Captain and outside centre Dan Moor led the team with one try and seven conversions while 8-man Dylan...

Queen’s Gaels fall varsity preview

Written on September 9, 2011. Posted in Sports.

Football The football team had a rude awakening last season. After a 2009 Vanier Cup victory, the 2010 squad dropped to a 3-5 regular season and a first-round playoff exit meant a lot of growing pains for a young team. But a challenging campaign allowed numerous young players to get significant OUA...

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