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Â鶹ÊÓƵ of Queensland has secured its third medal of the 2019 after finishing runners-up at Round 3 in Adelaide.

Team Â鶹ÊÓƵ beat University of Technology Sydney (27-12), Bond University (17-12), University of New England (38-0), University of Canberra (25-5), and Griffith University (22-12) to set up a gold medal match with Â鶹ÊÓƵ of Sydney.

to leave Â鶹ÊÓƵ with its second silver medal of the series.

Shenae Ciesiolka and Pleuni Kievit led Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s scoring over the two-day event, crossing for seven tries each.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ utility Terri-Anne Egan said that the team is proud of its efforts in Adelaide.  

“We worked on building on each game and we were pleased with of our performances, especially in the Semi-Final against Griffith,” Egan said.

“For that game we got around each other and we had a loud and dominant presence on the field and sideline which set the tone and standard of that game.

“We were obviously a bit disappointed in the final against Sydney, and there are a few things that we will take away and work really hard on to come back stronger for the next round.”

Â鶹ÊÓƵ head into the season finale in Canberra (26-27 October) with a six point lead (56 points) over both Griffith University and Â鶹ÊÓƵ of Sydney (50 points).

Â鶹ÊÓƵ can secure its second Uni 7s title if it places fourth or better in Canberra.

To win the series overall, Sydney or Griffith must win the final round and have Â鶹ÊÓƵ miss out on a place in the Semi-Finals.

(image: Terri-Anne Egan, cedit Rugby Australia and Karen Watson)

2019 Aon Uni 7s Series- Round 3 Results

Pool B:

Â鶹ÊÓƵ dft. University of Technology Sydney (27-12)
Â鶹ÊÓƵ dft. Bond University (17-12)

Â鶹ÊÓƵ dft. University of New England (38-0)
Â鶹ÊÓƵ dft. University of Canberra (25-5)

Semi-Final:
Â鶹ÊÓƵ dft. Griffith University (22-12)

Gold Medal Match:
Â鶹ÊÓƵ of Sydney dft. Â鶹ÊÓƵ (19-5)

Series Standings

1) Â鶹ÊÓƵ of Queensland (56 points)

2) Griffith University (50 points)

3) Â鶹ÊÓƵ of Sydney (50 points)

4) University of Canberra (38 points)

5) University of Technology Sydney (36 points)

6) Â鶹ÊÓƵ of Adelaide (36 points)

7) Bond University (22 points)

8) Â鶹ÊÓƵ of Melbourne (18 points)

9) Â鶹ÊÓƵ of Western Australia (14 points)

10) University of New England (10 points)

2019 Aon Uni 7s Series- Fixtures
Round 4 – University of Canberra, Canberra (26-27 October)

Media: Jamie Mitchell, Â鶹ÊÓƵ Sport, JamieM@uqsport.com.au, 0423 785 752; Reg Tayler, Â鶹ÊÓƵ Rugby Football Club, regtayler@uqrugbyclub.com, 0407 302 911.