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WAVERLEY:<\/strong> Despite missing two years of rugby due to knee surgery, Brooklyn Peyton\u2019s hard work and determination upon returning to the pitch was enough for the St. Francis Xavier X-Women rugby team to know they had to make her a part of their program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Peyton admitted her first few games back were not the best, but what would one expect missing that much game time due to her injury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMike Cavanagh (the coach for X) saw my potential and my drive,\u201d said Peyton, in her senior year at Lockview High. \u201cIt really said a lot that he really did want me for how I was playing and leading the team.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n She announced her commitment to the X-Women\u2019s rugby program recently after mulling over offers from other universities across Canada, including X\u2019s rival Acadia University. The furthest that showed interest was the University of Calgary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate group=”8″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n Peyton started playing rugby in Grade 9, where she was in the starting lineup. She was also a member of the N.S. Keltics team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n She sent out recruitment forms in October to about 12-13 schools, and 10 replied to her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe started having zoom calls with the coaches. I got to talk to them about their programs, which was fantastic,\u201d she said. \u201cAfter that, just during the past two months I have been choosing between X and Acadia. They both have fantastic programs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Peyton praised both rugby programs, explaining that pre-COVID19 X would send their team to California every Thanksgiving for game training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n