UniSport

UniSport is the national body of university sports in Australia. They are responsible for the Australian team at the International University Sports Federation events.

UniSport
SportUniversity sports
Official websitewww.unisport.com.au
Demographics
Number of University sports clubs43
Membership size>1 million[1]
Affiliations
International federationInternational University Sports Federation (FISU)
FISU members pagewww.fisu.net/about-fisu/member-associations-nusf/oceania/oceania/australia-aus
FISU member since1967
Continental associationOceania University Sports Association
Elected
PresidentDavid Schmude
Headquarter
Address
Country Australia
Chief ExecutiveMark Sinderberry
Finance
Company statusNonprofit organization

Competitions

UniSport Nationals
Logo of the UniSport Nationals
Main article: UniSport Nationals

The UniSport Nationals are the main event of UniSport. There are numerous sport events during the event. Fro sports with a large amount of teams exists a second Division.

Nationals Snow

The National Snows are the winter sport competition.

Indigenous Nationals
Logo of the Indigenous Nationals
Main article: Indigenous Nationals

The Indigenous Nationals are the main event for Indigenous Australians.

Leagues

University Basketball League

It was planned to create the University Basketball League (UBL) for 2020 but it was postponed due to the COVID-19 outbreak.[2]

Women’s Uni 7s Series
Logo of the Women’s Uni 7s Series

The Women’s Uni 7s Series established in 2017 is the main Rugby sevens league for women in Australia.

University Rugby League 9's

In 2019 the first edition of the University Rugby League 9's was held. Both the men's and women's division won the University of Newcastle.[3][4]

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References
  1. "UniSport Australia". LinkedIn. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  2. "University basketball league a first for Australian sport". UniSport. 28 September 2018. Archived from the original on 10 June 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  3. "University of Newcastle clean sweep inaugural University Rugby League 9's". UniSport. 21 October 2019. Archived from the original on 10 June 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  4. "University League 9s 18-19 October Event Results" (PDF; 160 KB). UniSport. 21 October 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 June 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
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