Thunder Women’s Rugby

Week One Report:

Thunder Rugby travelled to Kingston last Friday to take on St. Lawrence College during their Spirit Day celebrations. The Thunder women’s squad hung in there in the first half before SLC pulled away in the second, ultimately losing to the Vikings 31-17. Bailey Meraw, Emily Spence, and Taylor Wildenbeest each scored a try for the Thunder and Emily added a convert.

Week Two Report:

Thunder Rugby opened up their home season on Sunday when they played host to the Fleming Knights at Twin Elm Rugby Park. It was a beautiful day on the pitch and the women were hitting hard. Unfortunately, the resulting score did not reflect the effort given, and the women fell to the Knights 43-8 (largely due to the efforts of one Knights player who scored five tries).

Week Three Report:

The Women’s Rugby team played host to the Loyalist Lancers on Sunday afternoon. The women displayed far more offensive explosiveness this week, scoring 45 points (7 tries, 5 converts) and securing their first win of the season. Tries were scored by Emily Spence (1), Maureen Foran (2), Taylor Bray (1), Jade Desnoyers (1), Salynn Taylor (1), and Emily Weir (1). Emily Spence also kicked five converts for the Thunder, putting her grand total for the afternoon at 15 points, good enough for her to be recognized as the OCAA’s Athlete of the Week for Rugby! Way to go, Emily!  Boxscore

Week Four Report:

Thunder Rugby went to Peterborough last Saturday to face the Fleming Knights. The women’s team saw rookie Bailey Meraw step up and score a pair of tries for the Thunder, but were otherwise unable to get on track offensively, falling to the Knights 10-46. Boxscore

Next Game: The Thunder will likely have a bye on Saturday, October 15^th, as the Loyalist Lancers have withdrawn from competition. Their next game will be their final home game of the season at Twin Elm Rugby Park on Sunday, October 23^rd starting at 1 PM.

Regular Season Schedule

Friday, Sept. 9th @ SLC – 2:00 PM KO (Loss 17-31)
Sunday, Sept. 18th vs. Fleming – 3:00 PM KO  (Loss 8-43)
Sunday, Sept. 25th vs. Loyalist – 1:00 PM KO *  (Win 45-17)
Saturday, Oct. 1st @ Fleming – 1:00 PM KO  (Loss 10-46)
Saturday, Oct. 15th @ Loyalist – 1:00 PM KO
Sunday, Oct. 23rd vs. SLC – 1:00 PM KO *

All home games played at Twin Elm Rugby Park.

Oct. 29-30 – 4th @ 1st, 3rd @ 2nd
Nov. 5-6 – OCAA Championship @ higher seed

* Games marked with an asterisk to be broadcast at livestream.com/algonquinTV