OCAA ANNOUNCES WOMEN'S RUGBY SEVENS SCHEDULE FOR 2026 SEASON

TORONTO – The Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) announced today its 2026 regular season women's rugby sevens schedule, set to begin on Sept. 19.

OCAA WOMEN'S RUGBY SEVENS REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE

KEY DATES
Regular Season Start Date: Friday, Sept. 18
Regular Season End Date: Sunday, Oct. 25
Championship Date: Saturday, Nov. 7

WOMEN'S RUGBY SEVENS (SINGLE DIVISION)
Conestoga (Kitchener)
Durham (Oshawa)
Fleming (Peterborough)
Georgian (Barrie)
Humber (Etobicoke)*
Loyalist (Belleville)
St. Lawrence (Kingston)
Seneca (North York)
*2026 OCAA Championship Host

A single-division format will remain for 2026 with teams playing a double round robin format totalling 14 regular season matches each. The Georgian Grizzlies are a new entry into the league and will make their OCAA debut this September.

Women's rugby sevens has a unique structure where matches will be played on six separate days at single locations. The matches on Sept. 19 will be hosted by the Loyalist Lancers and Seneca Sting; the Fleming Phoenix will host all teams Oct. 3-4; Loyalist and Georgian will share duties on Oct. 17; and the Durham Lords will host the entire league Oct. 24-25 to conclude the regular season.

A rematch of last season's OCAA gold medal match between four-time defending champion Durham and runner-up Humber will take place Oct. 3 in Peterborough.

A total 56 matches will be played over the six competition dates in 2026. The top six teams at the conclusion of the regular season - including the host Humber Hawks - move on to the OCAA championship. If Humber finishes in seventh or eighth place, it will replace the sixth seed.

The top two teams advance directly to the OCAA semi-finals, while the remaining four play in the quarter-finals, with the two winners advancing. All championship matches will take place on Nov. 7 in Brampton.

All OCAA schedules for the 2026-27 season, including dates, times and locations, are subject to change.

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