A look at UQ Rugby League's ground-breaking women's team ahead of their first home match of the Queensland Women's Rugby League season. For many women of this inaugural team, the information being presented is completely foreign. But there's some things that don't need teaching: passion, excitement and enthusiasm for the game they call 'the greatest of all'.
Tune into the news any day of the week, and you’re likely to hear one of two things: Kim Kardashian has yet again bared more skin than our eyes can handle, or a rehash of how the latest research dubs exercise more vital than stuffing your body with superfoods.
Muddy soccer boots lining the halls and math exams littering every conceivable surface – the school term is officially in full swing when you’re up to your ears in lunchbox snacks. It’s easy to feel like there’s no time left to spend as a family when your nights fill up faster than a Saturday morning yoga class...
It took over two decades to complete, but thanks to the tireless efforts of University of Queensland Cricket Club (UQCC) icon John Biggs, more than 100 years’ club information has been digitally catalogued.
Beneficiaries include Paralympic gold medallist Brenden Hall, and Australian and state-level athletes representing 18 sports. UQ Sport chief executive Bryan Pryde said the UQ Sporting Scholarship program provided financial assistance and academic support to help student-athletes balance studies with the demands of elite-level sport.
UQ students, as well as members of Australia’s Rio 2016 gold medal-winning women’s rugby sevens squad, will represent Team UQ in the inaugural AON Women’s Uni Sevens Series. The competition, developed by the Australian Rugby Union (ARU), will feature eight universities representing five states and territories.
