UniSport
| UniSport | |
|---|---|
| File:UniSport Logo.svg | |
| Sport | University sports |
| Official website | www |
| Demographics | |
| Number of University sports clubs | 43 |
| Membership size | >1 million[1] |
| Affiliations | |
| International federation | International University Sports Federation (FISU) |
| FISU members page | www |
| FISU member since | 1967 |
| Continental association | Oceania University Sports Association |
| Elected | |
| President | David Schmude |
| Headquarter | |
| Address | |
| Country |  Australia |
| Chief Executive | Mark Sinderberry |
| Finance | |
| Company status | Nonprofit organization |
UniSport is the national body of university sports in Australia. They are responsible for the Australian team at the International University Sports Federation events.
Competitions
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
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
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]
References
- ^ "UniSport Australia". LinkedIn. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "University basketball league a first for Australian sport". UniSport. 28 September 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
{{cite web}}: Check|archive-url=value (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
External links
- UniSport - official website