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Sydney University Football Club finished with the bronze medal in the 2016 Australian Club Championship with a dominant display against Queensland University at Crosby Park, Brisbane on Saturday.

SUFC ran out 47-26 winners of UQ to finish in third place, with Sydney’s Northern Suburbs Rugby Club defeating Brothers Rugby Club from Brisbane 27-5 in the tussle for gold and silver.

The Australian Club Championship has historically been contested by the winners of the premier competitions in Sydney and Brisbane. The concept received a boost this year with the inclusion of the two losing grand finalists playing off for third and fourth places.

With the Sydney Grade competition just a month away, SUFC players will have a solid pre-season preparation under their belts, including a match tomorrow (Tuesday) night against the Hindu Club from Argentina.

SUFC will host the tourists at the Football Ground, with the main game to kick-off at 7.30pm. Rugby tragics should arrive at 4.25pm to watch the first of three games on the program. Entrance to all games is free.

Meanwhile, Jack Blair and Alexander Jackman have been named joint Club Captains for SUFC for the 2017 season.

And in international news, SUFC’s Ed Jenkins has been named in the Australian Sevens squad to contest the next leg of the World Series, to be played in Las Vegas from March 3-5.

Australia has been drawn in Pool D and will face Fiji, Japan and Scotland, with the campaign kicking off against Scotland on March 4.

And Sydney University’s Chloe Dalton has been named in the Australian women’s Sevens side for the Las Vegas leg of the World Series.

Australian has been drawn in Pool C alongside New Zealand, Brazil and England.

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