The U Sports Women's Rugby Championship, is a Canadian university rugby union tournament conducted by U Sports, and determines the women's national champion. The tournament involves the champions from each of Canada's four regional sports conferences. The Monilex Trophy is awarded to the winners.
The first women's rugby union championship was held in November 1998. The tournament features eight teams playing in a single-elimination format, which takes place over four days and features 11 games at a single, predetermined host site. The trophy was donated by Monilex Sports, the official Canadian distributor of Gilbert Rugby balls. The 2020 championship tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Champions YearChampionScoreRunner upHostCity 1998 Guelph Gryphons McMaster Marauders McMaster Hamilton, ON 1999 Alberta Pandas Guelph Gryphons Guelph Guelph, ON 2000 Alberta Pandas (2) McGill Martlets Bishop's Lennoxville, QC 2001 Alberta Pandas (3) Waterloo Warriors Ottawa Ottawa, ON 2002 Alberta Pandas (4) Western Mustangs Toronto Toronto, ON 2003 Alberta Pandas (5) Lethbridge Pronghorns Alberta Edmonton, AB 2004 Western Mustangs Toronto Varsity Blues AUS Halifax, NS 2005 Western Mustangs (2) Alberta Pandas Victoria Victoria, BC 2006 St. Francis Xavier X-Women Guelph Gryphons Western London, ON 2007 Lethbridge Pronghorns Western Mustangs Western London, ON 2008 Lethbridge Pronghorns (2) St. Francis Xavier X-Women Lethbridge Lethbridge, AB 2009 Lethbridge Pronghorns (3) St. Francis Xavier X-Women UBC Vancouver, BC 2010 St. Francis Xavier X-Women (2) Concordia Stingers Trent Peterborough, ON 2011 Guelph Gryphons (2) St. Francis Xavier X-Women Trent Peterborough, ON 2012 St. Francis Xavier X-Women (3) Guelph Gryphons St. Francis Xavier Antigonish, NS 2013 Alberta Pandas (6) Guelph Gryphons Laval Quebec City, QC 2014 St. Francis Xavier X-Women (4) McMaster Marauders Guelph Guelph, ON 2015 McMaster Marauders Queen's Gaels Queen's Kingston, ON 2016 St. Francis Xavier X-Women (5) Ottawa Gee-Gees Victoria Victoria, BC 2017 Ottawa Gee-Gees Laval Rouge et Or Lethbridge Lethbridge, AB 2018 St. Francis Xavier X-Women (6) Guelph Gryphons Acadia Wolfville, NS 2019 Laval Rouge et Or Queen's Gaels Ottawa Ottawa, ON 2020 2020 game cancelled due to 2019 coronavirus pandemic 2021 Queen's Gaels Ottawa Gee-Gees Queen's Kingston, ON 2022 Laval Rouge et Or (2) Queen's Gaels Victoria Victoria, BC 2023 Laval Rouge et Or (3) Victoria Vikes Laval Quebec City, QC 2024 UBC Thunderbirds Victoria Vikes UPEI Charlottetown, PE 2025 UBC Thunderbirds (2) Victoria Vikes UBC Vancouver, BC 2026 Guelph Guelph, ON 2027 Ottawa Ottawa, ON
References
External links U Sports Rugby Championship