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.
Champions
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Champion
!Score
!Runner up
!Host
!City
|-
| 1998
| Guelph Gryphons
|
|
| McMaster
| Hamilton, ON
|-
| 1999
| Alberta Pandas
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| Guelph Gryphons
| Guelph
| Guelph, ON
|-
| 2000
| Alberta Pandas (2)
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| McGill Martlets
| Bishop's
| Lennoxville, QC
|-
| 2001
| Alberta Pandas (3)
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| Waterloo Warriors
| Ottawa
| Ottawa, ON
|-
| 2002
| Alberta Pandas (4)
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| Western Mustangs
| Toronto
| Toronto, ON
|-
| 2003
| Alberta Pandas (5)
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| Lethbridge Pronghorns
| Alberta
| Edmonton, AB
|-
| 2004
| Western Mustangs
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| Toronto Varsity Blues
| AUS
| Halifax, NS
|-
| 2005
| Western Mustangs (2)
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| Alberta Pandas
| Victoria
| Victoria, BC
|-
| 2006
| St. Francis Xavier X-Women
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| Guelph Gryphons
| Western
| London, ON
|-
| 2007
| Lethbridge Pronghorns
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| Western Mustangs
| Western
| London, ON
|-
| 2008
| Lethbridge Pronghorns (2)
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| St. Francis Xavier X-Women
| Lethbridge
| Lethbridge, AB
|-
| 2009
| Lethbridge Pronghorns (3)
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| St. Francis Xavier X-Women
| UBC
| Vancouver, BC
|-
| 2010
| St. Francis Xavier X-Women (2)
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| Concordia Stingers
| Trent
| Peterborough, ON
|-
| 2011
| Guelph Gryphons (2)
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| St. Francis Xavier X-Women
| Trent
| Peterborough, ON
|-
| 2012
| St. Francis Xavier X-Women (3)
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| Guelph Gryphons
| St. Francis Xavier
| Antigonish, NS
|-
| 2013
| Alberta Pandas (6)
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| Guelph Gryphons
| Laval
| Quebec City, QC
|-
| 2014
| St. Francis Xavier X-Women (4)
| align=center|
| McMaster Marauders
| Guelph
| Guelph, ON
|-
| 2015
| McMaster Marauders
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| Queen's Gaels
| Queen's
| Kingston, ON
|-
| 2016
| St. Francis Xavier X-Women (5)
| align=center|
| Ottawa Gee-Gees
| Victoria
| Victoria, BC
|-
| 2017
| Ottawa Gee-Gees
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| Laval Rouge et Or
| Lethbridge
| Lethbridge, AB
|-
| 2018
| St. Francis Xavier X-Women (6)
| align=center|
| Guelph Gryphons
| Acadia
| Wolfville, NS
|-
| 2019
| Laval Rouge et Or
| align=center|
| Queen's Gaels
| Ottawa
| Ottawa, ON
|-
| 2020
| colspan="9" align="center" | 2020 game cancelled due to 2019 coronavirus pandemic
|-
| 2021
| Queen's Gaels
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| Ottawa Gee-Gees
| Queen's
| Kingston, ON
|-
| 2022
| Laval Rouge et Or (2)
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| Queen's Gaels
| Victoria
| Victoria, BC
|-
| 2023
| Laval Rouge et Or (3)
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| Victoria Vikes
| Laval
| Quebec City, QC
|-
| 2024
| UBC Thunderbirds
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| Victoria Vikes
| UPEI
| Charlottetown, PE
|-
| 2025
| UBC Thunderbirds (2)
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| Victoria Vikes
| UBC
| Vancouver, BC
|-
| 2026
|
|
|
| Guelph
| Guelph, ON
|}
References
External links
- U Sports Rugby Championship