2025-26 Acadia Women's Rugby Roster

Season

Name	Pos.	Ht.	Yr.	Major	Hometown	Last Team
Frances Claire Aceron	Pos.: Back	Ht.: 5'4	Yr.: 2	Major: Nursing	Hometown: Estevan, SK	Last Team: King's-Edgehill
Brooke Alcoe	Pos.: Prop/Hook	Ht.: 5'3	Yr.: 2	Major: Biology	Hometown: Port Williams, NS	Last Team: Nova Scotia Keltics
Megan Bence	Pos.: Back Row	Ht.: 5'8	Yr.: 2	Major: Law and Society	Hometown: Lunenburg, NS	Last Team: Team Canada East U18
Addie Burnett	Pos.: Fullback	Ht.: 5'3	Yr.: 1	Major: Kinesiology	Hometown: Fredericton, NB	Last Team: King's-Edgehill
Lucy Caldwell	Pos.: Scrum-Half	Ht.: 5'2	Yr.: 4	Major: Kinesiology	Hometown: Pictou, NS	Last Team: Atlantic Selects
Abbie Chisholm	Pos.: Back 3	Ht.: 5'5	Yr.: 2	Major: Business Administration	Hometown: Lunenburg, NS	Last Team: Nova Scotia Keltics
Kathleen Curran	Pos.: Back Row	Ht.: 5'4	Yr.: 3	Major: Independent Studies	Hometown: Guelph, ON	Last Team: Halifax Tars
Zyann Darlington	Pos.: Prop	Ht.: 5'6	Yr.: 1	Major: Kinesiology	Hometown: Toronto, ON	Last Team: Scarborough Aces
Lauren Deal	Pos.: Tight 5	Ht.: 5'9	Yr.: 5	Major: Community Development	Hometown: Valley, NS	Last Team: Atlantic Selects
Ava Demmings	Pos.: Centre	Ht.: 5'5	Yr.: 1	Major: Biology	Hometown: Hantsport, NS	Last Team: Nova Scotia Keltics
Molly Dixon	Pos.: Lock/Flank	Ht.: 5'8	Yr.: 2	Major: Psychology	Hometown: Coburg, NB	Last Team: Atlantic Selects
Alice Duey	Pos.: Lock	Ht.: 5'8	Yr.: 1	Major: Community Development	Hometown: Falmouth, NS	Last Team: Nova Scotia Keltics
Stella Feeney	Pos.: 8-man/Lock	Ht.: 5'7	Yr.: 1	Major: Business Administration	Hometown: Halifax, NS	Last Team: Atlantic Selects
Jenna Gallant	Pos.: Lock	Ht.: 5'9	Yr.: 3	Major: Kinesiology	Hometown: Valley, NS	Last Team: Nova Scotia Keltics
Cate Gaudry	Pos.: Back	Ht.: 5'8	Yr.: 1	Major: Nursing	Hometown: Windsor Junction, NS	Last Team: Nova Scotia Keltics
Maddy Gillis	Pos.: Prop	Ht.: 5'7	Yr.: 1	Major: Law and Society	Hometown: Moncton, NB	Last Team: Atlantic Selects
Sara Grant	Pos.: Centre	Ht.: 5'9	Yr.: 5	Major: Education	Hometown: Melrose, NB	Last Team: Valley Rugby Union
Amy Gunn	Pos.: Scrum-Half	Ht.: 5'4	Yr.: 1	Major: Environmental Science	Hometown: Scotsburn, NS	Last Team: Pictou County Rugby Club
Sarah Gunn	Pos.: Fly-Half	Ht.: 5'6	Yr.: 3	Major: Psychology	Hometown: Scotsburn, NS	Last Team: Nova Scotia Keltics
Emma-Claire Heaslip	Pos.: Hooker	Ht.: 5'3	Yr.: 2	Major: Kinesiology	Hometown: Smiths Falls, ON	Last Team: EORU U18 7s
Maggie Helyer	Pos.: Wing	Ht.: 5'4	Yr.: 1	Major: Biology	Hometown: Wolfville, NS	Last Team: Nova Scotia Keltics
Kali Jones	Pos.: Prop	Ht.: 5'7	Yr.: 2	Major: Sociology	Hometown: Lake Echo, NS	Last Team: Atlantic Selects
Hannah Kennedy	Pos.: Lock/Fullback	Ht.: 5'10	Yr.: 1	Major: Law and Society	Hometown: Langley, BC	Last Team: BC SUMMER GAMES
Amelia Mason	Pos.: Prop	Ht.: 5'4	Yr.: 2	Major: Business Administration	Hometown: Upper Tantallon, NS	Last Team: Nova Scotia Keltics
Juliette Matsukubo	Pos.: Wing	Ht.: 5'6	Yr.: 5	Major: Biology	Hometown: Ottawa, ON	Last Team: Glebe Girls Rugby
Taryn McLachlan	Pos.: Prop	Ht.: 5'8	Yr.: 5	Major: Education	Hometown: Batawa, ON	Last Team: Valley Rugby Union
Brielynn Murrant	Pos.: Hooker	Ht.: 5'4	Yr.: 3	Major: Community Development	Hometown: Port Caledonia, NS	Last Team: Atlantic Selects
Hannah O'Neal	Pos.: Flanker/Hook	Ht.: 5'2	Yr.: 4	Major: Kinesiology	Hometown: Sackville, NB	Last Team: NB Spruce
Mychael Paris	Pos.: Centre	Ht.: 5'8	Yr.: 4	Major: Biology	Hometown: Halifax, NS	Last Team: Halifax Tars
Sierra Phillips	Pos.: Prop	Ht.: 5'8	Yr.: 1	Major: Kinesiology	Hometown: Brooklyn, NS	Last Team: Nova Scotia Keltics
Kelsie Pringle	Pos.: Scrum-Half	Ht.: 5'3	Yr.: 1	Major: Kinesiology	Hometown: Upper Tantallon, NS	Last Team: Nova Scotia Keltics
Brooke Reid	Pos.: Back Row	Ht.: 5'6	Yr.: 4	Major: Kinesiology	Hometown: River John, NS	Last Team: Atlantic Selects
Samantha Reid	Pos.: Flanker	Ht.: 5'8	Yr.: 2	Major: Biology	Hometown: River John, NS	Last Team: Atlantic Selects
Olivia Savoie	Pos.: Back Row	Ht.: 5'9	Yr.: 4	Major: Kinesiology	Hometown: Garnett Settlement, NS	Last Team: Atlantic Selects
Gabby Shaw	Pos.: Wing	Ht.: 5'6	Yr.: 1	Major: Law and Society	Hometown: Windsor, NS	Last Team: Atlantic Selects
Jasmine Sjothun	Pos.: Lock	Ht.: 5'9	Yr.: 2	Major: Community Development	Hometown: Langley, BC	Last Team: RE Mountain Eagles
Marleigh-Jayne Smallwood	Pos.: Centre	Ht.: 5'6	Yr.: 1	Major: Kinesiology	Hometown: Summerside, PE	Last Team: Three Oaks Senior High
Sidney Thomson	Pos.: Fly-Half/Centre	Ht.: 5'6	Yr.: 1	Major: Law and Society	Hometown: Bedford, NS	Last Team: Nova Scotia Keltics
Casey Tilley	Pos.: Prop/8	Ht.: 5'5	Yr.: 1	Major: Sociology	Hometown: Windsor, NS	Last Team: Nova Scotia Keltics
Meg Varden	Pos.: Flanker	Ht.: 5'5	Yr.: 2	Major: Kinesiology	Hometown: Ottawa, ON	Last Team: Team Ontario
Sophie Walker	Pos.: Lock	Ht.: 5'6	Yr.: 2	Major: Environmental and Sustainability Studies	Hometown: Langley, BC	Last Team: Langley Rugby Club
Sarah Williston	Pos.: Back 3	Ht.: 5'9	Yr.: 3	Major: Community Development	Hometown: Toronto, ON	Last Team: Toronto Scottish Rugby Club
Ellie Youden	Pos.: 9/Centres	Ht.: 5'4	Yr.: 2	Major: Business Administration	Hometown: Moncton, NB	Last Team: Atlantic Selects

Coaching Staff

Matthew Durant

Head Coach

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Sarah Boudreau

Forwards and Defensive Lead

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Matt Melanson

Attack & Tactical Lead

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Mike Hamson

Contact Skills & Lineout Lead

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Matthew Durant - Head Coach
Sarah Boudreau - Forwards and Defensive Lead
Matt Melanson - Attack & Tactical Lead
Mike Hamson - Contact Skills & Lineout Lead