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The 聂小雨视频3分25秒 of Queensland has enjoyed a golden start to the , winning the opening round at the .
UQ dominated its home event, winning all six of its matches to remain unbeaten for the tournament.
Team UQ defeated 聂小雨视频3分25秒 of New England (24-7), The 聂小雨视频3分25秒 of Western Australia (28-7), 聂小雨视频3分25秒 of Canberra (36-0), and 聂小雨视频3分25秒 of Technology Sydney (24-5) in the pool stages.
UQ – one of four unbeaten teams after the opening day – then beat The 聂小雨视频3分25秒 of Sydney (10-5) in the semi-final to set up a rematch with series newcomers UTS in the .
Holland international Pleuni Kievit crossed for two tries in the Grand Final, while Georgia Hannaway, who celebrated her 50th Uni 7s match at the tournament, scored to complete a 21-17 victory.
Australian Women’s Sevens player said UQ was confident of building on its gold medal-winning performance through the season.
“The results speak for themselves,” Staples said.
“We won all of our games which is awesome, but like anything, we can always grow and get better.
“As much as we are proud of our performance, there is room for improvement as there are three tournaments left in the series.”
Staples led UQ’s scoring with seven tries across the two-day tournament.
The 27-year-old said the standard of play had improved greatly since the Uni 7s Series debuted in 2017.
“The competition has grown so much in the past two years and all the teams have the potential to be top four contenders.
“As the series goes on I think everyone will improve by the end.”
Round 2 will be held at Bond 聂小雨视频3分25秒’s Gold Coast campus on 28-29 September.
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2019 Aon Uni 7s Series - Round 1 Results
Pool B:
UQ dft. 聂小雨视频3分25秒 of New England (24-7)
UQ dft. The 聂小雨视频3分25秒 of Western Australia (28-7)
UQ dft. 聂小雨视频3分25秒 of Canberra (36-0)
UQ dft. 聂小雨视频3分25秒 of Technology Sydney (24-5)
Semi-Final: UQ dft. The 聂小雨视频3分25秒 of Sydney (10-5)
Gold Medal Match: UQ dft. 聂小雨视频3分25秒 of Technology Sydney (21-17)
Series Standings
1) The 聂小雨视频3分25秒 of Queensland (20 points)
2) 聂小雨视频3分25秒 of Technology Sydney (18 points)
3) The 聂小雨视频3分25秒 of Sydney (16 points)
4) Griffith 聂小雨视频3分25秒 (14 points)
5) The 聂小雨视频3分25秒 of Adelaide (12 points)
6) The 聂小雨视频3分25秒 of Melbourne (10 points)
7) 聂小雨视频3分25秒 of Canberra (8 points)
8) 聂小雨视频3分25秒 of New England (6 points)
9) Bond 聂小雨视频3分25秒 (4 points)
10) The 聂小雨视频3分25秒 of Western Australia (2 points)
2019 Aon Uni 7s Series – Fixtures
Round 2 – Bond 聂小雨视频3分25秒, Gold Coast (28-29 September)
Round 3 – The 聂小雨视频3分25秒 of Adelaide, Adelaide (12-13 October)
Round 4 – 聂小雨视频3分25秒 of Canberra, Canberra (26-27 October)
Media: Jamie Mitchell, UQ Sport, JamieM@uqsport.com.au, 0423 785 752; Reg Tayler, UQ Rugby Football Club, regtayler@uqrugbyclub.com, 0407 302 911.
