OWL and Marshall Final Round Update

July 31, 2018

Exciting finishes across the board for final round of OWL and Marshall

The Ontario Women’s League (OWL) and Marshall Leagues are coming to a close and their respective playoff pictures are beginning to come into focus.

Ontario Women’s League
The OWL requires just one more game to set playoff matchups and it is an important match remaining. The Niagara Wasps and Guelph Redcoats meet one more time on August 2 to determine the number one seed out of the Western conference. The Eastern Conference is set now with the Toronto Saracens taking a 9-1-0 record into first place, while the Aurora Barbarians placed second. The Barbarians handed the Saracens their only loss of the season in their final meeting of the season this past week.

July 28 OWL Fixtures

Markham Irish 19 – 60 Toronto Scottish

Toronto Saracens 21 – 69 Aurora Barbarians

Guelph Redcoats 100 – 0 Waterloo County

Final Game

August 2nd, 2018 - Niagara Wasps at Guelph Redcoats-- 7:30pm ET (Eastview Community Park)

For an up-to-date schedule of the OWL Cup Playoffs, go to https://goo.gl/VH7PtP. For more information on the OWL, go to https://www.rugbyontario.com/ontario-womens-league/.

Marshall Championship and Premiership Leagues

The Marshall Championship and Premiership teams have now finished league competition and are entering Ontario League Playoffs. The Toronto Scottish had a season record of 8-2-0, taking top seed in the East Premiership, while the defending Brantford Harlequins topped the West with a 9-1-0 record. In the Championship, the Ajax Wanderers had a 6-4-0 record, claiming top spot in a tight East Championship, while Waterloo County narrowly claimed the West Championship with a record of 8-2-0.

The new league playoff structure will allow teams to fight for an improved seed for the McCormick Cup Playoffs and will also give teams at the bottom of their tables a chance to improve their seed and avoid demotion in 2019.

For an explanation of possible promotion and relegation scenarios, read this document..

July 28 Marshall Fixtures

Balmy Beach 44 – 27 Peterborough Pagans

Brantford Harlequins 34 – 27 Crusaders Rugby Club

Barrie RFC 50 – 14 Oshawa Vikings

Lindsay RFC 12 – 37 Toronto Scottish

London St. George’s 101 – 5 Toronto Nomads

Stoney Creek Camels 10 – 67 Markham Irish

Waterloo County 27 – 14 Burlington Centaurs

Ajax Wanderers 20 – 17 Aurora Barbarians (July 26)

Marshall League Playoffs – Round 1

For a full schedule of the Marshall League Playoffs, go to https://goo.gl/NLCeWC. For more information on the newly formatted Marshall League Playoffs, go to https://www.rugbyontario.com/marshall-leagues/.

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