Aurora Barbarians and Toronto Saracens set to play in OWL Cup

August 18, 2017

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Barbs and Saracens to square off once more for OWL Cup;Photo Credit to Jeff Chan

OWL Playoff Finals Preview

Round two of the 2017 OWL playoffs kick off this Saturday at Fletcher's Fields. The defending champions, Aurora Barbarians, take on the first-place Toronto Saracens. 

In the OWL playoff semi-finals, the Saracens beat the Niagara Wasps by a convincing score of 79-0, while the Aurora Barbarians beat the Toronto Scottish by a score of 27-3 last Saturday. The 2017 final will be a repeat of the 2016 and 2015 OWL Cup final matchups. Last season, the Barbarians came out on top with a decisive 45-29 victory – putting up seven tries in the contest. Having not lost a game all season, the Toronto Saracens are heavily favoured in this years 2017 Ontario Women’s League Cup final. The Barbarians have won the last two OWL Cup Championships, while the Saracens last won the OWL Cup in 2013.

This season, the two teams have met only once - on June 17, 2017. In a battle of the top teams, the Saracens came out on top with a 42-21 victory.

Here are the teams' stat lines over the 2017 OWL season:

TEAMPWLDPFPAPDBPDDPTS
(1) Toronto Saracens88004181013178040
(2) Aurora Barbarians86204871293587031

The championship match is set to kickoff at 1:30pm ET at Fletcher's Fields in Markham, Ontario.


A full Ontario Women’s League Playoff Schedule can be found HERE.


Past OWL Cup Champions:

1999 - Toronto Scottish
2000 - Toronto Scottish
2001 - Yeomen Women
2002 - Yeomen Women
2003 - Toronto Scottish
2004 - Toronto Scottish
2005 - Toronto Scottish
2006 - Irish Canadians
2007 - Ottawa Irish
2008 - Toronto Scottish
2009 - Toronto Scottish
2010 - Toronto Scottish
2011 - Toronto Scottish
2012 - Aurora Barbarians
2013 - Toronto Saracens
2014 - Waterloo County
2015 - Aurora Barbarians
2016 - Aurora Barbarians


OWL 2 Playoffs

In OWL seconds playoff action, leading up to the championship game there was only one semi-final matchup. The first-seeded Aurora Barbarians received a bye for last week's second round of playoffs, while the second-seeded Toronto Saracens took on the third-seeded Niagara Wasps. The Saracens shut out the Wasps by a full time score of 43-0, while the Barbarians had the weekend off – getting an opportunity to rest in preparation for this week’s cup final.

The OWL 2 championship match is set for 11:00am ET at Fletcher's Fields in Markham, Ontario


A full Ontario Women’s 2nds Playoff Schedule can be found HERE.


Intermediate Cup

Congratulations to London St. Georges on being promoted to the Ontario Women's League for the 2018 season. The Markham Irish remain in the Ontario Women's League as well after a successful Intermediate Cup campaign. The Yeomen Lions have been demoted and will play in the Toronto Rugby Union.

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