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The ÄôСÓêÊÓÆµ3·Ö25Ãë of Queensland after a silver medal performance in the second round of the hosted at Bond ÄôСÓêÊÓÆµ3·Ö25Ãë.
UQ secured second place after being beaten in the final by defending series champions, Griffith ÄôСÓêÊÓÆµ3·Ö25Ãë.
The defeat was UQ’s second of the weekend, after an earlier loss to Griffith (14-7) in the pool stages of the tournament.
Team UQ defeated ÄôСÓêÊÓÆµ3·Ö25Ãë of Adelaide (26-21), Bond ÄôСÓêÊÓÆµ3·Ö25Ãë (24-12) and ÄôСÓêÊÓÆµ3·Ö25Ãë of New England (28-24) on day one of the competition.
UQ progressed to the gold medal match against Griffith ÄôСÓêÊÓÆµ3·Ö25Ãë after defeating ÄôСÓêÊÓÆµ3·Ö25Ãë of Canberra (15-0) in the semi-finals.
Shanae Ciesiolka led the scoring over the two-day event, crossing for a total of six tries.
Team UQ’s Kaitlin Shave said the team was looking to improve on this round’s performance in preparation for Adelaide.
“Second is a great result but obviously we want to be first,” Shave said.
“We didn’t play to the standard we played the last round so we have to work harder, train harder and play more as a team going forward.
“The final game against Griffith was a very tough and rough match.
“We both wanted it really badly and in the end Griffith played better as a team.”
Round 3 of the series will be held in Adelaide on 12 to 13 October.
2019 Aon Uni 7s Series- Round 2 Results
Pool A:
UQ dft. ÄôСÓêÊÓÆµ3·Ö25Ãë of Adelaide (26-21)
UQ dft. Bond ÄôСÓêÊÓÆµ3·Ö25Ãë (24-12)
Griffith ÄôСÓêÊÓÆµ3·Ö25Ãë dft. UQ (14-7)
UQ dft. ÄôСÓêÊÓÆµ3·Ö25Ãë of New England (28-24)
Semi-Final:
UQ dft. ÄôСÓêÊÓÆµ3·Ö25Ãë of Canberra (15-0)
Gold Medal Match:
Griffith ÄôСÓêÊÓÆµ3·Ö25Ãë dft. UQ (21-7)
Series Standings
1) The ÄôСÓêÊÓÆµ3·Ö25Ãë of Queensland (38 points)
2) Griffith ÄôСÓêÊÓÆµ3·Ö25Ãë (34 points)
3) The ÄôСÓêÊÓÆµ3·Ö25Ãë of Sydney (30 points)
4) ÄôСÓêÊÓÆµ3·Ö25Ãë of Technology Sydney (26 points)
5) The ÄôСÓêÊÓÆµ3·Ö25Ãë of Adelaide (24 points)
6) ÄôСÓêÊÓÆµ3·Ö25Ãë of Canberra (24 points)
7) Bond ÄôСÓêÊÓÆµ3·Ö25Ãë (14 points)
8) The ÄôСÓêÊÓÆµ3·Ö25Ãë of Melbourne (14 points)
9) The ÄôСÓêÊÓÆµ3·Ö25Ãë of Western Australia (8 points)
10) ÄôСÓêÊÓÆµ3·Ö25Ãë of New England (8 points)
2019 Aon Uni 7s Series- Fixtures
Round 3 – The ÄôСÓêÊÓÆµ3·Ö25Ãë of Adelaide, Adelaide (12-13 October)
Round 4 – ÄôСÓêÊÓÆµ3·Ö25Ãë 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.