Sharni Williams was almost blown away on Saturday, but not by the wind howling across the field at the University of Canberra.
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The Australian sevens skipper instead shocked herself by scoring two tries on the opening day of the university sevens, helping keep alive Canberra's chances of claiming another medal.
"The old girl's still got it," Williams laughed. "I didn't know if still knew what the white line was.
"But I got some good support from the younger girls ... it's been really fun."
Canberra won two of its three games on day one, overcoming early nerves to beat the University of Melbourne 29-7 and the University of Western Australia 31-12.
They will play Sydney on Sunday morning, with the winner to clinch second spot on in the pool before the finals begin in the last leg of the national series.
The first day, however, started with a 19-point loss to Adelaide in windy conditions, which caused havoc with restarts and long passes all day.
Williams is one of several Australian players in action this weekend and is a vital addition for Canberra's hopes of breaking through for their first series triumph.
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Former Royals star Williams is playing in Canberra for the first time since 2015 after moving to Sydney to join the full-time sevens program.
"I think there were a fair few nerves and you expect that playing on home soil. We got that out of the way early," Williams said.
"I'm always nervous, but that's good. It means you care. When you come back to the local stuff, you get nervous as well because it's where you started."
Canberra started the weekend fourth on the overall standings after the first three rounds of the series. They are aiming for a top three finish to claim a medal at home and confident of challenging for gold.
"We didn't have an ideal start ... but we're set up for a big morning on Sunday," said coach Liam McGrath.
"If we execute like we did in the last two games and play our style of footy, I don't see any reason why we can't push for that gold medal."
Adelaide was undefeated after day one and will finish at the top of Canberra's pool.
AT A GLANCE
Day one: University of Adelaide 26 bt University of Canberra 7, University of Canberra 29 bt University of Melbourne 7, University of Canberra 31 bt University of Western Australia 12.
Day two: University of Canberra v University of Sydney at 9am. Finals from 12pm at the University of Canberra.