The University of Queensland Handball Club is based in

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. The club has been affiliated with the

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since 1992. Many players are international University of Queensland students but the club is open to non-students also. 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

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and the Australian Club Championship once. They have also participated in the

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placing 2nd in Division 2 in 2011 and 2nd in Division 1 in 2013.http://results.unisport.fusesport.com/competition_result.asp?id=2969&seasonid=58 Uni Sport 2013 Results. Retrieved 16 Oct 2014 In

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, the women's team represented

at the first ever

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placing seventh out of eight clubs competing. They qualified by winning the

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on the Gold Coast in June.

References

External links

Official Website
English)
UQ Sport website
Sport at the University of Queensland Sports clubs and teams in Brisbane Handball clubs in Australia Handball clubs established in 1992 1992 establishments in Australia University and college sports clubs in Australia {{handball-club-stub

Club history

See also

References

External links