U Sports women's rugby championship

Template:Infobox sports league 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.<ref name="History">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The trophy was donated by Monilex Sports, the official Canadian distributor of Gilbert Rugby balls.<ref name="History" /> The 2020 championship tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Champions

Year	Champion	Score	Runner up	Host	City
1998	Guelph Gryphons			McMaster	Hamilton, ON
1999	Alberta Pandas	Template:Sort	Guelph Gryphons	Guelph	Guelph, ON
2000	Alberta Pandas (2)	Template:Sort	McGill Martlets	Bishop's	Lennoxville, QC
2001	Alberta Pandas (3)	Template:Sort	Waterloo Warriors	Ottawa	Ottawa, ON
2002	Alberta Pandas (4)	Template:Sort	Western Mustangs	Toronto	Toronto, ON
2003	Alberta Pandas (5)	Template:Sort	Lethbridge Pronghorns	Alberta	Edmonton, AB
2004	Western Mustangs	Template:Sort	Toronto Varsity Blues	AUS	Halifax, NS
2005	Western Mustangs (2)	Template:Sort	Alberta Pandas	Victoria	Victoria, BC
2006	St. Francis Xavier X-Women	Template:Sort	Guelph Gryphons	Western	London, ON
2007	Lethbridge Pronghorns	Template:Sort	Western Mustangs	Western	London, ON
2008	Lethbridge Pronghorns (2)	Template:Sort	St. Francis Xavier X-Women	Lethbridge	Lethbridge, AB
2009	Lethbridge Pronghorns (3)	Template:Sort	St. Francis Xavier X-Women	UBC	Vancouver, BC
2010	St. Francis Xavier X-Women (2)	Template:Sort	Concordia Stingers	Trent	Peterborough, ON
2011	Guelph Gryphons (2)	Template:Sort	St. Francis Xavier X-Women	Trent	Peterborough, ON
2012	St. Francis Xavier X-Women (3)	Template:Sort	Guelph Gryphons	St. Francis Xavier	Antigonish, NS
2013	Alberta Pandas (6)	Template:Sort	Guelph Gryphons	Laval	Quebec City, QC
2014	St. Francis Xavier X-Women (4)	Template:Sort	McMaster Marauders	Guelph	Guelph, ON
2015	McMaster Marauders	Template:Sort	Queen's Gaels	Queen's	Kingston, ON
2016	St. Francis Xavier X-Women (5)	Template:Sort	Ottawa Gee-Gees	Victoria	Victoria, BC
2017	Ottawa Gee-Gees	Template:Sort	Laval Rouge et Or	Lethbridge	Lethbridge, AB
2018	St. Francis Xavier X-Women (6)	Template:Sort	Guelph Gryphons	Acadia	Wolfville, NS
2019	Laval Rouge et Or	Template:Sort	Queen's Gaels	Ottawa	Ottawa, ON
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2021	Queen's Gaels	Template:Sort	Ottawa Gee-Gees	Queen's	Kingston, ON
2022	Laval Rouge et Or (2)	Template:Sort	Queen's Gaels	Victoria	Victoria, BC
2023	Laval Rouge et Or (3)	Template:Sort	Victoria Vikes	Laval	Quebec City, QC
2024	UBC Thunderbirds	Template:Sort	Victoria Vikes	UPEI	Charlottetown, PE
2025	UBC Thunderbirds (2)	Template:Sort	Victoria Vikes	UBC	Vancouver, BC
2026				Guelph	Guelph, ON

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External links

• U Sports Rugby Championship