A pair of podium finishes at the Queensland State 7s Championships played at Norths Rugby Club over the weekend have marked the end of a successful Bull Sharks 7s campaign.
The second place earned by Bond's women saw them finish third overall in the Caslick Cup, but only a whisker away from a share of top spot.
Bond's men also capped an excellent 7s season with a third place State Titles finish to go with their Fiji Day and Byron Bay victories.
Bond University General Manager of Rugby, Sean Hedger said he was impressed by both efforts.
"Our women were fantastic," he said.
"We had a few players coming and going because of representative commitments so there were some new and younger players finding their feet in the squad across the season, but it all came together really nicely.
With Bond's women toppling Brothers in an exhilarating State 7s Championships semi-final, victory in the final would have seen Bond pinch a stake in a three-way Caslick Cup-winning tie.
It wasn't to be, though.
UQ proved too strong and ran out deserving 29-7 winners.
"To take the Caslick Cup down to the wire like they did was still a very good result."
Hedger said the whole squad should be proud their achievement.
He said the men should be proud of their efforts, too.
"We rolled a stack of young up and comers through our tournament teams over the 7s season," he said.
"To see them stand up to the mental and physical challenge of that is really exciting for our program."
He said the men put in one of their best performances of the season on the weekend - a stunning 29-5 win over Brothers on day two of competition.
In the end the effort may have cost the Bull Sharks a grand final berth with the side faltering in a torrid semi against Wests.
"We got away to a good start but a couple of 14-point turnarounds off errors cost us.
"That's the nature of 7s tournaments, though.
"A lot has to go right for you to be last team standing at the end of the day."
The men still managed able to shake of their disappointment in the 3 v 4 play off with a solid 22-15 victory against GPS. The win secured third place.
"A State Titles bronze and a couple of titles along the way is a pretty solid return for a month and half of work," Hedger said.