2026 AUS rugby schedule released 

(HALIFAX, N.S.) Atlantic University Sport released the 2026 rugby schedule today.

Opening day of the 2026 regular season is set for Saturday, Sept. 5. The defending champion STFX X-Women will visit the Acadia Axewomen in Wolfville, N.S., in a rematch of the 2025 championship final.

The Saint Mary's Huskies will visit the UPEI Panthers in Charlottetown, P.E.I. Both games get underway at 2 p.m. AT.

The X-Women will host their home opener the following weekend. They'll play host to UPEI on Friday, Sept. 11 for a 7 p.m. game.

Regular season play will wrap up Thanksgiving weekend, with two games set for Friday, Oct. 9 at 7 p.m. followed by the start of the AUS playoffs the following week.

The 2026 Bell AUS Rugby Championship will then feature a three-team playoff format. The team that finishes third in the regular season standings will visit the second-place team in Week 7, with the winner moving on to visit the first-place team the following week in the championship final game.

The 2026 U SPORTS women's rugby championship will be hosted Nov. 4 to 8 by the University of Guelph.

The complete 2026 rugby schedule is now available here.

The remaining fall sport schedules will be released throughout this week.

The 2026-27 winter sports schedules will be announced in May.

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