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The ÄôСÓêÊÓƵ3·Ö25Ãë of Queensland will be out to extend its winning streak when it hosts Round 3 at the in St Lucia this weekend, 16 and 17 September.

has stretched its unbeaten run after taking out 10 matches in the opening two rounds of the series.

In a repeat of the gold medal match from the , UQ defeated Bond ÄôСÓêÊÓƵ3·Ö25Ãë (22-17) in a thrilling to Round 2.

Bond led 17-15 in the dying stages of the match before Dutch international scored after the final siren to secure victory for UQ.

Team UQ’s gold medal success followed wins over host Macquarie ÄôСÓêÊÓƵ3·Ö25Ãë (10-7), Griffith ÄôСÓêÊÓƵ3·Ö25Ãë (21-10), ÄôСÓêÊÓƵ3·Ö25Ãë of Tasmania (28-5), and ÄôСÓêÊÓƵ3·Ö25Ãë of New England (22-15).

The results from the opening two rounds have Team UQ claiming a maximum of 40 competition points.

UQ coach Reg Tayler said he was delighted with his team’s form.

“We are really pleased with our performances so far and will look to continue our unbeaten run this weekend,” Tayler said.

“The competition is getting harder and teams will be out to knock us off our perch, so we need all the support we can get.”

Team UQ have made two changes to the squad with Erica Fowler and Kobe Nona named for this weekend’s home round, hosted by the .

UQ will play Pool A rivals ÄôСÓêÊÓƵ3·Ö25Ãë of Adelaide (9:20am), ÄôСÓêÊÓƵ3·Ö25Ãë of Tasmania (11:40am) and Macquarie ÄôСÓêÊÓƵ3·Ö25Ãë (2:40pm) on Saturday 16 September, with Semi-Finals to kick-off Sunday from 8:40am.

All matches will be streamed live on and pages.

The event will also feature a three-day UQ Rugby 7s competition (15-17 September), with teams from UQ Colleges and South East Queensland rugby clubs.

will host unbeaten in the , with the match to kick-off at 1pm on Sunday 17 September.

The ÄôСÓêÊÓƵ3·Ö25Ãë of Queensland – Aon Uni 7s Series team (Round 3):

1. Lily Dick
2. Jannicke IJdens (VC)
3. Grace Kaihau
4. Emma Sykes
5. Kobe Nona
6. Marikki Watego
7. Mackenzie Sadler (C)
8. Bodil Van Wijnbergen
9. Vetaronnica Tafito Fomai
10. Erica Fowler
11. Emilee Cherry
12. Georgia Hannaway

Series Ladder (after Round 2): 

1^st – The ÄôСÓêÊÓƵ3·Ö25Ãë of Queensland (40 points)
2^nd – Bond ÄôСÓêÊÓƵ3·Ö25Ãë (36 points)
3^rd – Griffith ÄôСÓêÊÓƵ3·Ö25Ãë (30 points)
4^th – Macquarie ÄôСÓêÊÓƵ3·Ö25Ãë (30 points)
5^th – ÄôСÓêÊÓƵ3·Ö25Ãë of New England (20 points)
6^th – ÄôСÓêÊÓƵ3·Ö25Ãë of Adelaide (20 points)
7^th – ÄôСÓêÊÓƵ3·Ö25Ãë of Canberra (20 points)
8^th – ÄôСÓêÊÓƵ3·Ö25Ãë of Tasmania (12 points)
 
Series Fixtures:

Round 3 – The ÄôСÓêÊÓƵ3·Ö25Ãë of Queensland, UQ Sport Athletics Centre, 16-17 September 
Round 4 – Bond ÄôСÓêÊÓƵ3·Ö25Ãë, Gold Coast, 29-30 September 

Media: Jamie Mitchell, UQ Sport, JamieM@uqsport.com.au, 0423 785 752.