The Concordia Stingers women’s rugby team won two big games at Concordia stadium this week, including the fifth annual Kelly-Anne Drummond Cup, a very emotional achievement since it honors a former teammate who died tragically.
The Stingers defeated the McGill Martlets 24-7 last Tuesday to win the Cup which is symbolic of women's university rugby supremacy in Montreal and pays tribute to Kelly-Anne Drummond, who died tragically on Oct. 4, 2004. Her boyfriend was found guilty of killing her in April 2006.
After the game, the Concordia captains accepted the trophy from Drummond’s mother, Doreen Haddad.
“It’s a good feeling. It meant so much to us to win it,” said Stinger head coach Graeme McGravie of his team’s first ever Cup victory. “But we feel the Cup belongs to Doreen. What we’re going to do is give it to her to take home. And we’re going to invite her to come back with the Cup and be in our team photo with us.”
Donations collected at the game totaled $1200 and will be given to Women Aware, a Montreal organization whose mission is to assist and empower women who have experienced conjugal violence.
While the Drummond Cup victory came in an exhibition game, the Stingers won an important Quebec conference game Friday night with an 18-0 win over the Ottawa Gee-Gees.
The Stingers are in second place in the conference with a 3-1 win-loss record. The Gee-Gees had a perfect 3-0 record heading into the game. The two teams meet again on Oct. 17 in Ottawa.
