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Golden double in sight for tricolour

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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...

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West’s best up next

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After a stunning upset of the top-ranked Ottawa Gee-Gees last Sunday, Queen’s will play in the OUA Final Four for the fifth straight season. Joining them in the provincial semi-finals are the Laurier Golden Hawks, the Carleton Ravens and the host Western Mustangs. Fifth-year striker Riley Filion,...

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Silver and bronze

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Matt Christie reigned over Ontario on Sunday. The third-year Gaels rower won gold in the lightweight men’s single at the OUA championships in St. Catharines, posting Queen’s best individual result and locking down a major piece of hardware. Months after competing for Canada at the Under-23 World Championships,...

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Back to the final

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For the second straight year, all that stands in the way of an OUA men’s rugby win for Queen’s is the Western Mustangs. The Gaels were victorious on Saturday in their OUA semi-final game versus the McMaster Marauders, winning 38-3 in a miserable rain and heavy winds at Nixon Field. Queen’s is now...

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Championship rematch

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Women’s rugby has clinched a spot in the OUA finals thanks to an exceptional performance on Saturday, led by third-year centre Lauren McEwen. McEwen contributed 20 points in the Gaels’ 30-15 victory over the Western Mustangs in the OUA semi-final at Nixon Field. The win means Queen’s will face the...

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Mustangs mauled

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Men’s rugby secured its position at the top of the OUA in commanding fashion. The Gaels (4-0) became the only undefeated team in the league with a 36-18 road win over the rival Western Mustangs on Saturday. A year after losing their regular-season matchup to Western at Nixon Field, Queen’s returned...

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Loss in London

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A slow start and lack of red zone production ultimately proved the Gaels’ downfall in their first loss of the season. Queen’s fell 50-31 to the undefeated Western Mustangs on Saturday in London, slipping to 4-1 and into third place in the OUA. Western (6-0) imposed their will on Queen’s for much of...

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Gee-Gees grounded

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Bad weather in the nation’s capital didn’t stop Queen’s from remaining undefeated this season. Battling heavy rain that limited their aerial attack, the Gaels leaned on their defence and running backs as they downed the Ottawa Gee-Gees 36-21 on Saturday. Queen’s now sits at 4-0, joining the Western...

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Lockdown defence snuffs RMC

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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...

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Western wins in final seconds

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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...

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Saturday’s a rugby day for Gaels

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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...

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Mustangs lose to Dinos in consolation semifinal

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Western Mustangs head coach Jim Sage said he saw it coming. Less than 24 hours after losing a five-set heartbreaker to the Manitoba Bisons in a men’s volleyball national quarter-final, the Mustangs fell in straight sets to the Calgary Dinos in Saturday afternoon’s consolation semifinal. “We were just...

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Bisons best Western in close quarter-final

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The Western Mustangs came close to sealing the first upset of the national men’s volleyball championship on Friday, but the University of Manitoba Bisons beat them in quarter-final play at the ARC. After the teams split the first four sets, the Bisons won the fifth set in a 19-17 tiebreak to set up...

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Men's rugby loses provincial final

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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...

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Gaels beat first-place Mustangs

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The nationally-ranked Western Mustangs were undefeated before they came to Kingston on Saturday. But the Gaels beat the first-place Mustangs 37-0 in front of a crowd of 5,185 at Richardson Stadium to extend their winning streak to six games. They’ll host the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks next weekend. The...

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Western won’t play starters

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The Western Mustangs head coach says he won’t field many of his starters in tomorrow’s game against the Gaels. The undefeated Mustangs clinched first place in the OUA last week, sealing a first-round playoff bye and home-field advantage for the entire OUA post-season. Marshall listed over 7 starters...

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LeBoeuf leads team in debut

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The cross country team’s top recruit was the Gaels’ best runner at the Western Invitational in London on Saturday. Transfer student Maxime LeBoeuf led the men’s cross country team to a fourth-place finish in the 10-kilometre race with a time of 33 minutes and 10 seconds. The women’s team came in sixth...

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