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The University 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 , ¹ú²ú̽»¨ defeated Bond University (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 ¹ú²ú̽»¨.

Team ¹ú²ú̽»¨’s gold medal success followed wins over host Macquarie University (10-7), Griffith University (21-10), University of Tasmania (28-5), and University of New England (22-15).

The results from the opening two rounds have Team ¹ú²ú̽»¨ claiming a maximum of 40 competition points.

¹ú²ú̽»¨ 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 ¹ú²ú̽»¨ have made two changes to the squad with Erica Fowler and Kobe Nona named for this weekend’s home round, hosted by the .

¹ú²ú̽»¨ will play Pool A rivals University of Adelaide (9:20am), University of Tasmania (11:40am) and Macquarie University (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 ¹ú²ú̽»¨ Rugby 7s competition (15-17 September), with teams from ¹ú²ú̽»¨ 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 University 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 University of Queensland (40 points)
2^nd – Bond University (36 points)
3^rd – Griffith University (30 points)
4^th – Macquarie University (30 points)
5^th – University of New England (20 points)
6^th – University of Adelaide (20 points)
7^th – University of Canberra (20 points)
8^th – University of Tasmania (12 points)
 
Series Fixtures:

Round 3 – The University of Queensland, ¹ú²ú̽»¨ Sport Athletics Centre, 16-17 September 
Round 4 – Bond University, Gold Coast, 29-30 September 

Media: Jamie Mitchell, ¹ú²ú̽»¨ Sport, JamieM@uqsport.com.au, 0423 785 752.