UniSport

UniSport
UniSport
Sport	University sports
Official website	www.unisport.com.au
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.net/about-fisu/member-associations-nusf/oceania/oceania/australia-aus
FISU member since	1967
Continental association	Oceania University Sports Association
Elected
President	David Schmude
Headquarter
Address	Milton, Queensland;
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

Logo of the UniSport Nationals

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

Nationals Snow

The National Snows are the winter sport competition.

Indigenous Nationals

Logo of the Indigenous Nationals

The Indigenous Nationals are the main event for Indigenous Australians.

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]

References

"UniSport Australia". LinkedIn. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
"University basketball league a first for Australian sport". UniSport. 28 September 2018. Archived from the original on 10 June 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
"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

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[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.