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UVic womenB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s rugby opens national championships against Guelph on Wednesday

Vikes women face the Ontario champion Gryphons at 11 a.m. PT
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The University of VictoriaB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s womenB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s rugby team will begin their national championship tournament in Kingston on Wednesday (Nov. 10). (Photo courtesy of the University of Victoria)

The University of Victoria womenB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s rugby team begins its quest for a USports national championship in Kingston on Wednesday (Nov. 10).

The VikesB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™ journey starts with a quarterfinal meeting against the Ontario champions, the University of Guelph. The Gryphons will be flying high after an upset 32-23 victory over the QueenB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s Gaels in the Ontario title game.

The University of Victoria women are coming off a 3-2 regular season followed by a split of their two games at the Canada West playoffs in late October. The Vikes opened that tournament with a lofty 36-7 win against Lethbridge before losing 47-13 to the undefeated UBC Thunderbirds in the gold medal game.

UVic will be without Renee Gonzalez, Canada West all-star Sara Kaljuvee and Gabrielle Senft for the national championships, as they are currently travelling with Rugby CanadaB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s senior national 15s tour.

The winner of WednesdayB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s quarterfinal will meet the winner between Ottawa and St. Francis Xavier in the semifinals.

The Vikes/Gryphons match begins at 11 a.m. Pacific time and can be viewed on and on the CBC Gem and CBC Sports apps.

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