(HALIFAX, N.S.) - Atlantic University Sport released the 2019 fall sports schedules today, including women's rugby, men's football, men's and women's soccer as well as men's and women's cross country. Hosts for the 2019 fall championships were also confirmed.
In women's rugby, the reigning AUS and U SPORTS champion StFX X-Women will visit the UPEI Panthers in Charlottetown, P.E.I., on opening day, Saturday, Sept. 7 at 2 p.m. The Acadia Axewomen will host the Saint Mary's Huskies at the same date and time in Wolfville, N.S.
The X-Women will host the Huskies in their home opener the following week on Saturday, Sept. 14 at 2 p.m.
The Huskies home opener will take place Saturday, Sept. 21 at 2 p.m. They will play host to the Axewomen.
The 2019 Subway AUS Rugby Championship will once again feature a three-team playoff format. The team that finishes third in the regular season standings will visit the second-place team in Week 7, with the winner moving on to visit the first-place team the following weekend in the championship final game.
The 2019 U SPORTS women's rugby championship is being hosted Oct. 31 to Nov. 3 by the University of Ottawa.
The complete 2019 AUS women's rugby schedule can be found here.