University of Queensland Handball Club explained

Clubname:University of Queensland
Fullname:University of Queensland Handball Club
Short Name:UQ Tigers
Founded:1992
Ground:UQ Sport Fitness Centre
Capacity:250
League:Queensland Handball League
Australian Handball Club Championship
Season:Q 2018
A 2019
Position:N/A
1st
Website:http://uqhandball.weebly.com/
Colour1:purple
Colour2:grey
Colour3:white

The University of Queensland Handball Club is based in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The club has been affiliated with the University of Queensland since 1992. Many players are international University of Queensland students but the club is open to non-students also.[1] The club mascot is the UQ Tiger.

Club history

The University of Queensland Handball Club was founded in 1992. They have won the Queensland Handball League nine times, most recently in 2014 and the Australian Club Championship once. They have also participated in the Australian University Games placing 2nd in Division 2 in 2011 [2] and 2nd in Division 1 in 2013.[3] [4]

In 2019, the women's team represented Australia at the first ever IHF Women's Super Globe in Wuxi, China placing seventh out of eight clubs competing. They qualified by winning the National Championship on the Gold Coast in June.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.unisport.com.au/News/Pages/ProfessionalhandballrefereeatAUG.aspx Australian University Sport. Retrieved 16 Oct 2014
  2. http://results.unisport.fusesport.com/competition_result.asp?id=5281&seasonid=119 Uni Sport 2011 results. Retrieved 16 Oct 2014
  3. http://www.uqsportblog.com/?p=1566 UQ Sports. Retrieved 16 Oct 2014
  4. http://results.unisport.fusesport.com/competition_result.asp?id=2969&seasonid=58 Uni Sport 2013 Results. Retrieved 16 Oct 2014