SYDNEY UNIVERSITY captain Tim Davidson says he "won't hold my breath" for a Super 14 contract despite proving he deserves a second chance to play for the Waratahs in the Shute Shield grand final on Saturday.

Davidson, the Students' No.8, was a close challenger to teammate Daniel Halangahu as man of the match in University's 25-point victory over Randwick at Concord Oval. Davidson's leadership of the team - especially the forwards - his decision-making and general play were all outstanding, and he capped a performance that impressed many observers with a try in the 42nd minute.

He has now led University to four successive premiership titles.

It now remains to be seen if Davidson can rekindle his Super 14 career, which stalled when he was not kept on by NSW after the 2007 season.

"It shows that, at 25, I guess I am maturing as a footballer," Davidson said. "It is fantastic to know I haven't gone past that. If I wasn't performing at a level where I was happy or the guys were happy, I guess you would start to think about moving on. I am not going to hold my breath, [but] if it [a Super 14 deal] does come, that is fantastic."

Wallabies coach Robbie Deans watched the match at Concord Oval and was impressed by the six tries-to-three victory. "It was a good performance by Uni," he said. "They organised their game well, forced Randwick into playing the game in their own ground and [won] in a canter."

Davidson believes criticism of University's wealth and manpower by some other Sydney clubs is unfair.

"They can say those things, but you would hope they [would] look at their program, then at ours, mirror ours and then [if they] invest, in time theirs will build as well," he said.

"They forget the hard work we put in as a club. No one sees the work by our physios, sponsors - all the guys who aren't getting paid … They also forget the hard work the players do as a unit."

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