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Â鶹ÊÓƵ of Queensland has finished fourth in of the , hosted by Bond University.

started strongly, winning its first three pool matches against Â鶹ÊÓƵ of Adelaide (12-5), Â鶹ÊÓƵ of Melbourne (29-0) and Macquarie University (19-12), before a shock loss to University of New England (24-17) derailed Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s quest for gold.

Eventual tournament winners Griffith University then defeated Â鶹ÊÓƵ 33-5 in the semi-finals, before Macquarie stormed to a 24-0 victory in the bronze medal match.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ coach Reg Tayler said the squad was saddened that its streak of winning a medal at every Uni 7s round since 2017 had come to an end. 

"We were disappointing in the way we performed at Bond over the weekend,” Tayler said.

“There were some patches of good play but way too many mistakes and uncharacteristic discipline issues.”

Â鶹ÊÓƵ now faces an uphill battle to win back-to-back Uni 7s championships at the final round of the competition in Adelaide (20-21 October).

Â鶹ÊÓƵ (68 points) trails Griffith University (74) and Macquarie University (70) on the ladder.

A second place result or better will see Griffith claim its maiden title.

Tayler said his squad will do all in its power to claim maximum points from the event.

“The positive part of having a bad tournament is that we get to head to Adelaide in two weeks and make up for it,” he said.

“We’re really keen to show our supporters that we can be better."

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2018 Aon Uni 7s Series – Round 4 Results

Pool B:

Â鶹ÊÓƵ dft. Â鶹ÊÓƵ of Adelaide (12-5)

Â鶹ÊÓƵ dft. Â鶹ÊÓƵ of Melbourne (29-0)

Â鶹ÊÓƵ dft. Macquarie University (19-12)

University of New England dft. Â鶹ÊÓƵ (24-17)

Semi-Final:

Griffith University dft. Â鶹ÊÓƵ (33-5)

Bronze Medal Match:

Macquarie University dft. Â鶹ÊÓƵ (24-0)

Series Standings

1) Griffith University (74 points)

2) Macquarie University (70)

3) Â鶹ÊÓƵ of Queensland (68)

4) Â鶹ÊÓƵ of Sydney (50)

5) University of Canberra (40)

6) University of New England (36)

7) University of Tasmania (32)

8) Â鶹ÊÓƵ of Adelaide (32)

9) Bond University (30)

10) Â鶹ÊÓƵ of Melbourne (8)

Series Fixtures

Round 5 – Â鶹ÊÓƵ of Adelaide, Adelaide (October 20-21)

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.