Churchie missed a number of opportunities to steal victory from Nudgee in a tight 19-15 loss in East Brisbane over the weekend.

Churchie led the competition leaders 15-12 midway through the second half but conceded a try from a driving maul in the 50th minute and struggled to make the most of a number of attacking opportunities in the closing stages.

“We probably left three or four tries out there which is disappointing considering we fell just short,” Churchie first XV coach Andy Brownhill told Rugby News.

"But we’re playing a new style of rugby this year and the boys created a lot of opportunities against a very good rugby side. We just couldn’t quite finish them off.”

Coming off a 45-point victory over TSS last week, Nudgee were clearly challenged by Churchie but found a way to dominate possession and territory for most of the final 15 minutes.