LCCVI’s Stek heading to OFSAA
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A player from Ursuline College tries to drag down Mya Beaudoin of LCCVI during the first Senior Girls’ Rugby game of the season in Petrolia.
LCCVI’s Girls’ rugby team back on the field
April 24, 2026
The Independent
The LCCVI senior girls rugby team fell 32-5 to Ursuline College in their season opener on Tuesday afternoon in Petrolia.
This was the first time these two teams had met since the LKSSAA final last season, which the Chatham-based team won 58-10.
Mya Beaudoin scored the lone Lancer try in the rematch.
LCCVI heads out on the road next week, playing Northern Collegiate in Sarnia on Tuesday, April 28 at 4:00 pm.
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