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Queen’s Women’s Rugby wins 2021 U Sports Championship

Written on November 19, 2021. Posted in Rugby, Sports.

Befitting its name, Queen’s now inhabits a monarchical position over Canada’s varsity women’s rugby. That is, they do after last Sunday, when they beat the uOttawa Gee-Gees 28-16 to win the U Sports National Championship. “We’ve had this on our bulletin board for two years,” head coach Dan Valley...

2021 U Sports Women’s Rugby Championships: Round two recap

Written on November 14, 2021. Posted in Sports.

Game 1—Guelph Gryphons vs StFX X-Women The first game to kick of the tournament’s second round, both the Guelph Gryphons and the StFX X-Women fought hard to remain in contention for a spot in the consolation finals on Sunday. Only one team, however, came out victorious, and it was none other than...

Queen’s Women’s Rugby falls short in OUA Championship finals

Written on November 12, 2021. Posted in Rugby, Sports.

This past weekend, the Queen’s Women’s Rugby team competed in the 2021 OUA Championships finals, falling short to the Guelph Gryphons 32-23 in the match on Nov. 6. Although the team went undefeated throughout the regular season—which included a 31-3 victory over the Gryphons in October—the women couldn’t...

Women’s Rugby fortified by sisters Chloe and Hannah Daniels

Written on November 5, 2021. Posted in Rugby, Sports.

At Queen’s, being on a varsity team is often characterized as being part of a family. In the case of Chloe and Hannah Daniels, this rings especially true when your teammate is also your sister. This season, Chloe Daniels, Comm ’25, joined her sister Hannah, Kin ’22, on the Queen’s women’s rugby team....

Women’s Rugby spearheading Canada’s first Strong Girls United program

Written on October 29, 2021. Posted in Rugby, Sports.

In the last year of her undergrad, Queen’s rugby player Jillian Lynott, ArtSci ’22, has decided to make a lasting impact on the surrounding Kingston community—organizing the first Strong Girls United (SGU) program run by a Canadian university. A non-profit originally founded in the United States,...

Women’s rugby caps season with big win over McMaster

Written on October 26, 2021. Posted in Rugby, Sports.

The women’s rugby team capped off an undefeated regular season Saturday with a commanding 59-10 win over the McMaster Marauders. The victory brought the Gaels to a 4-0 record this season and slotted them a first-place finish in the OUA Shiels Division. In the opening minutes of the game, Queen’s was...

Pat Lynott hired as new assistant coach for men’s rugby

Written on October 22, 2021. Posted in Rugby, Sports.

Queen’s Men’s Rugby has welcomed back a former front-row player as their new assistant coach—Patrick Lynott, ArtSci ’19. In an interview with The Journal, Lynott spoke about his journey with Rugby as a whole and stated his main goal as a coach is to share his perspective about the game and that current...

Kozak twins go varsity

Written on July 30, 2018. Posted in Sports.

While they didn’t plan to share a university, twins Quade and Kianna Kozak couldn’t resist the idea of becoming Queen’s Gaels. Earlier this summer, Quade and Kianna committed to Queen’s as members of the football and women’s rugby teams, respectively. Kianna committed to women’s rugby as a scrum...

Queen’s alumnus captains Canada

Written on July 30, 2018. Posted in Sports.

From Queen’s to the national stage, former Gaels men’s rugby player Lucas Rumball has taken his game to a new level since graduating in 2017. In June, Rumball was named captain of the Canadian men’s rugby team for the side’s second of three Summer Series fixtures against Russia. It marked the first...

Strong start for men's rugby

Written on September 9, 2016. Posted in Sports.

Picking up where they left off last year, the men’s rugby team made a statement on the road last Sunday as they earned a 71-17 victory over the Waterloo Warriors. While starting a season on the road could be seen as a deterrent, the Gaels faced that challenge with experience and overcame it. “Things...

A Canadian pipeline

Written on September 9, 2016. Posted in Sports.

Over the past few seasons, Queen’s has become one of the nation’s top rugby schools and it’s been evident in the influx of Queen’s talent going on to play for national teams. This summer Queen’s had four players from both the men’s and women’s programs represent Canada in national competitions with...

Former Queen's rugby player is Rio bound

Written on June 6, 2016. Posted in Sports.

As Rugby Sevens makes its inaugural appearance at the fast approaching Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janerio, former Gael Rose LaBreche (BSc. ’10), will make history as one of 12 women’s rugby match officials. LaBreche is also representing Canada in this prestigious role as the sole Canadian Sevens...

Kasa-vubu a versatile talent

Written on February 9, 2016. Posted in Lifestyle.

When committing to Queen’s, Geneviève Kasa-vubu admitted that the university’s lack of diversity made her hesitate. “I kind of just took it as a challenge,” she said. “Sometimes it [the lack of diversity] does bother you, but I’m too busy to feed myself into that.” Read more at QJLongform.com.

Canadian contingent

Written on February 27, 2015. Posted in Sports.

As rugby sevens’ Olympic debut nears, two former Gaels are making an impact internationally. Former men’s rugby standout Liam Underwood and ex-women’s rugby player Nadia Popov both made their first starts for Canada’s senior rugby sevens teams earlier this month. Underwood’s debut took place during...

Sports in brief

Written on May 27, 2014. Posted in Sports.

Pair of teams announce recruits One team coming off an early playoff exit named their new recruits last month, while a squad that finished one win shy of a title did the same. Men’s volleyball added outside hitters Ben Harper and Dylan Hunt, as well as setter Joraver Sangha. All three have trained...

Golden double in sight for tricolour

Written on November 1, 2013. Posted in Sports.

Men Men’s rugby has found themselves in a rematch of epic proportions. The Gaels will host the Western Mustangs tomorrow at Nixon Field in the 2013 OUA championship game. This is the second straight season these adversaries have met in the league final. Last year, the Gaels took home the top prize...

Tonga toppled at Richardson

Written on June 23, 2013. Posted in Sports.

Dreary skies, chippy play and unsafe seating couldn’t spoil Liam Underwood’s return to Kingston. The Gaels men’s rugby star continued his rapid ascent up the ranks of the Canadian senior men’s national team, playing the final quarter of Canada’s 36-27 win over Tonga at Richardson Stadium on June 8. Underwood...

Sports in Brief

Written on February 14, 2013. Posted in Sports.

Men’s hockey decimated in Game 1 The men’s hockey team was slaughtered last night in game one of their best-of-three first-round series with the Carleton Ravens. Head coach Brett Gibson’s squad will go back to the drawing board after a 10-2 loss to the second-seed Ravens, who out-shot the Gaels 37-19. Fourteen...

Queen's Gaels Playoff Primer

Written on October 26, 2012. Posted in Sports.

Illustrating the Gaels’ fall playoff picture. Here’s the link

Saturday’s a rugby day for Gaels

Written on September 21, 2012. Posted in Sports.

Men The Gaels are facing Western this Saturday, after 11 months to ponder last year’s devastating 21-15 loss in the OUA final. This season’s matchup will feature the two best defences in the OUA. Queen’s has allowed the fewest points with 12, while Western trails close behind with 15. Queen’s is hoping...

Gentlemen’s gesture

Written on September 21, 2012. Posted in Sports.

“What happens on the pitch, stays on the pitch.” This rugby philosophy-turned-reality was reiterated by fourth-year men’s rugby player Matt Kelly. He’s been playing the sport, otherwise known as “the gentleman’s game,” for eight years and running. Two teams duke it out on the field, with the intention...

Laurier blanked

Written on September 11, 2012. Posted in Sports.

With a balanced attack and suffocating defence, the men’s rugby team defeated the Laurier Golden Hawks 38-0 on Sunday. The Gaels played their second road game in five days, following a 33-12 win in Wednesday’s season opener against McMaster. The weekend’s win secured the team their first shutout of...

Canada tops US

Written on June 25, 2012. Posted in Sports.

Rugby Canada can add yet another Can-Am trophy title to its history books. Canada defeated the United States 28-25 on June 9 in front of 7,521 fans at Richardson Stadium. It was their 23rd Can-Am Trophy triumph out of 34 meetings since 1977. Canada’s victory came with a price, when a key starter got...

Underwood to suit up for Canada

Written on May 28, 2012. Posted in Sports.

Queen’s is set to host a major international rugby competition next month. Team Canada and Team U.S.A. will face off in a men’s rugby test match at Richardson Stadium on June 9. Gaels veteran Liam Underwood will dress for Team Canada. It’s an honour he’s earned after a steady progression up Canada’s...

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...

Gaels seek revenge

Written on September 23, 2011. Posted in Sports.

The men’s rugby team has faced the McMaster Marauders in the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) semifinals in each of the past three seasons. The winner has always gone on to be the provincial champion. OUA rugby’s premier rivalry will be renewed in Kingston on Saturday. The Marauders eliminated the...

Sibling connection

Written on September 16, 2011. Posted in Sports.

Most students have heard the clichés about the family environment that exists within varsity teams at Queen’s. For the women’s rugby team, it’s the truth. In recent seasons, the Gaels have recruited younger siblings of veteran players. They currently have two younger sisters of players from last season’s...

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