<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="https://varsityblues.ca/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>University of Toronto Athletics</title><link>https://varsityblues.ca/rss.aspx?path=m_rugby</link><description>Latest news items for University of Toronto Athletics</description><atom:link href="https://varsityblues.ca/rss?path=m_rugby" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>CHOWN, GROUT NAMED VARSITY BLUES ATHLETES OF THE YEAR</title><link>https://varsityblues.ca/news/2026/3/27/general-chown-grout-named-varsity-blues-athletes-of-the-year.aspx</link><guid>https://varsityblues.ca/news/2026/3/27/general-chown-grout-named-varsity-blues-athletes-of-the-year.aspx</guid><category>Badminton, Baseball, Cross Country, Men's Curling, Softball, Fencing, Field Hockey, Figure Skating, Football, General, Golf, Men's Basketball, Men's Ice Hockey, Men's Lacrosse, Men's Water Polo, Men's Soccer, Men's Squash, Men's Volleyball, Rowing, Swimming, Men's Tennis, Track and Field, Women's Basketball, Women's Ice Hockey, Women's Lacrosse, Women's  Water Polo, Women's Soccer, Women's Squash, Women's Volleyball, Wrestling, Women's Rugby, Men's Rugby, Women's Badminton, Women's Cross Country, Women's Curling, Women's Fencing, Women's Golf, Women's Rowing, Women's Tennis, Women's Track &amp; Field, Women's Swimming, Women's Wrestling</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Award Winners" src="https://varsityblues.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/27/jill_athletic_banquet_-27032026-3.jpg" /><br /><br />Women's soccer MVP Hannah Chownn and men's national high jump champion Aiden Grout were named the 2025-26 University of Toronto Varsity Blues T-Holders' athletes of the year on Friday, March 27.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://varsityblues.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/27/jill_athletic_banquet_-27032026-3.jpg" /><media:content url="https://varsityblues.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/27/jill_athletic_banquet_-27032026-3.jpg"><media:title>Award Winners</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://varsityblues.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/27/jill_athletic_banquet_-27032026-3.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 21:30:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>11</s:sport_id><s:story_id>13017</s:story_id></item><item><title>MAJOR AWARD NOMINEES: GEORGE M. BIGGS TROPHY</title><link>https://varsityblues.ca/news/2026/3/24/general-major-award-nominees-george-m-biggs-trophy.aspx</link><guid>https://varsityblues.ca/news/2026/3/24/general-major-award-nominees-george-m-biggs-trophy.aspx</guid><category>Cross Country, Football, General, Men's Lacrosse, Men's Soccer, Men's Volleyball, Track and Field, Men's Rugby</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Awards Biggs" src="https://varsityblues.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/19/Biggs_1920x1080.jpg" /><br /><br />The following Varsity Blues athletes were nominated by their coaches and chosen through the awards selection process as finalists for the George M. Biggs Trophy, given annually to the graduating male student-athlete who has contributed most to university athletics from the standpoint of academics, athletics, leadership and community service (in alphabetical order):]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://varsityblues.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/19/Biggs_1920x1080.jpg" /><media:content url="https://varsityblues.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/19/Biggs_1920x1080.jpg"><media:title>Awards Biggs</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://varsityblues.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/19/Biggs_1920x1080.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 09:00:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>11</s:sport_id><s:story_id>13007</s:story_id></item><item><title>MARSHALL NAMED OUA SECOND TEAM ALL-STAR</title><link>https://varsityblues.ca/news/2025/11/4/mens-rugby-marshall-named-oua-second-team-all-star.aspx</link><guid>https://varsityblues.ca/news/2025/11/4/mens-rugby-marshall-named-oua-second-team-all-star.aspx</guid><category>Men's Rugby</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="MRUG Liam Marshall" src="https://varsityblues.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/10/29/LiamMarshall_SeyranMammadov__1_.jpg" /><br /><br />As announced by Ontario University Athletics (OUA) on Tuesday afternoon, University of Toronto Varsity Blues men's rugby player Liam Marshall garnered OUA second team all-star honours.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://varsityblues.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/29/LiamMarshall_SeyranMammadov__1_.jpg" /><media:content url="https://varsityblues.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/29/LiamMarshall_SeyranMammadov__1_.jpg"><media:title>MRUG Liam Marshall</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://varsityblues.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/29/LiamMarshall_SeyranMammadov__1_.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 4 Nov 2025 14:30:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>35</s:sport_id><s:story_id>12691</s:story_id></item><item><title>U OF T FACES QUEEN'S IN HARD FOUGHT HOME FINALE</title><link>https://varsityblues.ca/news/2025/10/18/mens-rugby-u-of-t-faces-queens-in-hard-fought-home-finale.aspx</link><guid>https://varsityblues.ca/news/2025/10/18/mens-rugby-u-of-t-faces-queens-in-hard-fought-home-finale.aspx</guid><category>Men's Rugby</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="MRUG/Malcolm Austgarden" src="https://varsityblues.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/10/18/jill_mrugby_vs_queens_-18102025-13.jpg" /><br /><br />The University of Toronto Varsity Blues men's rugby team (result) the Queen's Gaels on Saturday (Oct. 18) night at Varsity Stadium.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://varsityblues.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/18/jill_mrugby_vs_queens_-18102025-13.jpg" /><media:content url="https://varsityblues.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/18/jill_mrugby_vs_queens_-18102025-13.jpg"><media:title>MRUG/Malcolm Austgarden</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://varsityblues.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/18/jill_mrugby_vs_queens_-18102025-13.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 18 Oct 2025 21:36:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>35</s:sport_id><s:story_id>12637</s:story_id></item><item><title>BLUES UNABLE TO KEEP PACE WITH GOLDEN HAWKS</title><link>https://varsityblues.ca/news/2025/10/11/mens-rugby-blues-unable-to-keep-pace-with-golden-hawks.aspx</link><guid>https://varsityblues.ca/news/2025/10/11/mens-rugby-blues-unable-to-keep-pace-with-golden-hawks.aspx</guid><category>Men's Rugby</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="MRUG Tackle" src="https://varsityblues.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/10/11/Photo_2025-10-11__12_15_14_PM_QvKnH.jpg" /><br /><br />The University of Toronto Varsity Blues men's rugby team fell 55-24 on the road versus the Laurier Golden Hawks in Waterloo on Saturday (Oct. 11).]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://varsityblues.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/11/Photo_2025-10-11__12_15_14_PM_QvKnH.jpg" /><media:content url="https://varsityblues.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/11/Photo_2025-10-11__12_15_14_PM_QvKnH.jpg"><media:title>MRUG Tackle</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://varsityblues.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/11/Photo_2025-10-11__12_15_14_PM_QvKnH.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2025 13:59:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>35</s:sport_id><s:story_id>12593</s:story_id></item><item><title>VARSITY BLUES RUGBY EMBODIES CONNECTION AND RESPECT WITH NEW INDIGENOUS-DESIGNED JERSEYS</title><link>https://varsityblues.ca/news/2025/10/6/mens-rugby-varsity-blues-rugby-embodies-connection-and-respect-with-new-indigenous-designed-jerseys.aspx</link><guid>https://varsityblues.ca/news/2025/10/6/mens-rugby-varsity-blues-rugby-embodies-connection-and-respect-with-new-indigenous-designed-jerseys.aspx</guid><category>Men's Rugby</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="No alternative text provided." src="https://varsityblues.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/10/6/BM-MediaDay-MRUG-245.jpg" /><br /><br />The University of Toronto Varsity Blues men's rugby team has been taking the field in jerseys that carry more than just the T leaf. This year, the Blues partnered with Iroqit, an Indigenous woman-owned company based on Six Nations of the Grand River Territory, to design a new look that reflects both tradition and connection.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://varsityblues.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/6/BM-MediaDay-MRUG-245.jpg" /><media:content url="https://varsityblues.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/6/BM-MediaDay-MRUG-245.jpg"><media:title /></media:content><enclosure url="https://varsityblues.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/6/BM-MediaDay-MRUG-245.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Mon, 6 Oct 2025 13:51:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>35</s:sport_id><s:story_id>12575</s:story_id></item><item><title>BLUES AND BADGERS BATTLE AGAIN IN ST. CATHARINES</title><link>https://varsityblues.ca/news/2025/9/27/mens-rugby-blues-and-badgers-battle-again-in-st-catharines.aspx</link><guid>https://varsityblues.ca/news/2025/9/27/mens-rugby-blues-and-badgers-battle-again-in-st-catharines.aspx</guid><category>Men's Rugby</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="MRUG Scrum" src="https://varsityblues.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/9/27/5G5A9229.jpg" /><br /><br />The University of Toronto Varsity Blues men's rugby team fell 38-7 on the road versus the Brock Badgers on Saturday (Sept. 27) afternoon in St. Catharines.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://varsityblues.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/9/27/5G5A9229.jpg" /><media:content url="https://varsityblues.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/9/27/5G5A9229.jpg"><media:title>MRUG Scrum</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://varsityblues.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/9/27/5G5A9229.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 27 Sep 2025 15:35:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>35</s:sport_id><s:story_id>12521</s:story_id></item><item><title>BLUES FALL TO GRYPHONS IN MISSISSAUGA</title><link>https://varsityblues.ca/news/2025/9/20/blues-fall-to-gryphons-in-mississauga.aspx</link><guid>https://varsityblues.ca/news/2025/9/20/blues-fall-to-gryphons-in-mississauga.aspx</guid><category>Men's Rugby</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="MRUG/Lateral" src="https://varsityblues.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/9/20/jill_mrugby_vs_york_-06092025-201_1_.jpg" /><br /><br />The University of Toronto Varsity Blues men's rugby team fell 55-5 to the Guelph Gryphons at the University of Toronto Mississauga campus on Saturday (Sept. 20) afternoon.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://varsityblues.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/9/20/jill_mrugby_vs_york_-06092025-201_1_.jpg" /><media:content url="https://varsityblues.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/9/20/jill_mrugby_vs_york_-06092025-201_1_.jpg"><media:title>MRUG/Lateral</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://varsityblues.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/9/20/jill_mrugby_vs_york_-06092025-201_1_.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 20 Sep 2025 15:11:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>35</s:sport_id><s:story_id>12496</s:story_id></item><item><title>BLUES DROP HARD FOUGHT MATCH TO RMC</title><link>https://varsityblues.ca/news/2025/9/13/mens-rugby-blues-drop-hard-fought-match-to-rmc.aspx</link><guid>https://varsityblues.ca/news/2025/9/13/mens-rugby-blues-drop-hard-fought-match-to-rmc.aspx</guid><category>Men's Rugby</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="MRUG/Eric Vann" src="https://varsityblues.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/9/13/jill_mrugby_vs_york_-06092025-202.jpg" /><br /><br />The University of Toronto Varsity Blues men's rugby team fell 31-22 to the RMC Paladins on Saturday (Sept. 13) afternoon in Kingston, Ont.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://varsityblues.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/9/13/jill_mrugby_vs_york_-06092025-202.jpg" /><media:content url="https://varsityblues.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/9/13/jill_mrugby_vs_york_-06092025-202.jpg"><media:title>MRUG/Eric Vann</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://varsityblues.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/9/13/jill_mrugby_vs_york_-06092025-202.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 13 Sep 2025 20:39:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>35</s:sport_id><s:story_id>12474</s:story_id></item><item><title>BLUES TAME LIONS IN MEN'S RUGBY HOME OPENER</title><link>https://varsityblues.ca/news/2025/9/6/mens-rugby-blues-tame-lions-in-rugby-home-opener.aspx</link><guid>https://varsityblues.ca/news/2025/9/6/mens-rugby-blues-tame-lions-in-rugby-home-opener.aspx</guid><category>Men's Rugby</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="MRUG/Jackey Kuang" src="https://varsityblues.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/9/6/jill_mrugby_vs_york_-06092025-6.jpg" /><br /><br />The University of Toronto Varsity Blues men's rugby team defeated the York Lions 62-5 in their home opener at Varsity Stadium on Saturday (Sept. 6) night.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://varsityblues.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/9/6/jill_mrugby_vs_york_-06092025-6.jpg" /><media:content url="https://varsityblues.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/9/6/jill_mrugby_vs_york_-06092025-6.jpg"><media:title>MRUG/Jackey Kuang</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://varsityblues.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/9/6/jill_mrugby_vs_york_-06092025-6.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 6 Sep 2025 19:29:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>35</s:sport_id><s:story_id>12456</s:story_id></item></channel></rss>