UniSport Australia | |
Logosize: | 200 |
Country Flag: | AUS |
Ioc Nation: | AUS |
Url: | https://www.unisport.com.au/ |
Sport: | University sports |
Historytitle: | History |
Preceding Organizations: | --> |
Demographicstitle: | Demographics |
Clubs: | 43 |
Affiliationstitle: | Affiliations |
If: | International University Sports Federation |
If Abbr: | FISU |
If Url: | https://www.fisu.net/about-fisu/member-associations-nusf/oceania/oceania/australia-aus |
If Joined: | 1967 |
Continental Assoc: | Oceania University Sports Association |
Electedtitle: | Elected |
Board Type: | Board |
Sectitle: | Headquarter |
Address1: | Milton, Queensland |
Country: | Australia |
Chief Exec: | Mark Sinderberry |
Financetitle: | Finance |
Company Status: | Not-for-profit organisation |
Regionstitle: | Regions |
UniSport Australia (UniSport) is the national body of university sports in Australia. They are responsible for the Australian team at the International University Sports Federation events.
See main article: UniSport Nationals. The UniSport Nationals is the flagship multi-sport competition of UniSport. It is held annually in Australia, with forty-three Australian universities participating in the competition. Since its inception, seven universities have won the overall champion title; University of Sydney (12), University of Melbourne (6), Monash University (3), University of Queensland (2), University of Technology Sydney (2), University of Western Australia (1) and University of Wollongong (1).
The Nationals Snow is the main multi-sport competition for sports played on snow.
See main article: Indigenous Nationals. The Indigenous Nationals is the main multi-sport competition for Indigenous Australians.
See main article: University Basketball League Australia. It was planned to create the University Basketball League (UBL) for 2020 but it was postponed due to the COVID-19 outbreak.[1] The UBL resumed for the 2021 season.[2]
See main article: Women's Uni 7s Series. The Women's Uni 7s Series established in 2017 is the main Rugby sevens league for women in Australia.
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]