For the second consecutive year, the Queensland Reds are Next Gen 7s champions after taking out both the NSW Waratahs and ACT Brumbies.
In the final round at Warringah Rugby Club on Sunday, the Reds defeated the Waratahs 36-19 in the series-final.
The Waratahs who finished the regular season rounds on top of the table were unable to stave off a fast-finishing Reds team in the finals.
1st. Waratahs - 26 match points
2nd. Reds - 20 match points
3rd. Brumbies - 14 match points
NSW Waratahs 14-24 Queensland Reds
Queensland Reds 24-17 ACT Brumbies
NSW Waratahs 26-17 ACT Brumbies
Semi-Final: NSW Waratahs 34-5 ACT Brumbies
Series-Final: Queensland Reds 36-19 NSW Waratahs
Amelia Whitaker - NSW Waratahs
Cobi Ryan-Last - NSW Waratahs
Darci Turinui - NSW Waratahs
Caitlin Urwin - Queensland Reds
Maddi Pomerenke - Queensland Reds
Georgina Hayes - ACT Brumbies
Merania Paraone - ACT Brumbies
*National contracted players were ineligible
Head of Women's Pathways Lachlan Parkinson said:
"It has been an incredibly successful four rounds of Sevens Rugby where we have seen a plethora of young talented athletes grow and develop their skills.
"Moving the series this year to align with the SVNS World Series has been beneficial as it has given the nationally contracted players who are not travelling on the curcuit a chance to keep fit and hone their skills in a competitive format.
"I would like to congratulate the Queensland Reds on their back-to-back series wins and to the seven women who were named in the team of the series."
