First event 1993 | Occur every year | |
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The Australian University Games (AUGa) is a multi-sport competition held annually in September / October between teams fielded from a large number of Australian universities and tertiary institutions. The Games were first held in 1993 in Brisbane, Queensland. Owned by Australian University Sport (AUS), the peak governing body of university sport in Australia, the Games is the flagship event on the university sporting calendar and attracts over 6,000 competitors each year.
Contents
- Results
- Men
- Women
- Men Division One
- Baseball
- Cycling
- Rowing
- Mens Eight
- Womens Eight
- Sailing
- Overall
- Open
- References
The Australian University Games was created to replace the old style InterVarsity (Or I.V.) competitions that were run by the individual sports. The aim to bring more athletes together in a larger event.
Teams qualify through regional university games. The Northern University Games are for universities from Queensland, Northern Territory and Northern New South Wales. The Eastern University Games are for universities from most of New South Wales and the ACT. The Southern University Games are for teams from Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania. The Western University Games Series covers teams from Western Australia.
Thus far, the University of Sydney has been the most successful amongst competing universities in the Games, having achieved Overall Winner a total of nine times (1995–1996, 1999–2003, 2007, 2014).
The University of Western Australia became the first University outside the big 3 (the University of Sydney, the University of Melbourne, and Monash University) to win the Overall Title since 1994, when it clinched the 2010 title.
Results
Overall Winner
Overall Winner.
Doug Ellis Trophy
Population-based Champion University.
Spirit of the Games Shield
In memory of its President, John White, who died early in 2006, AUS renamed its Spirit of the Games Shield to the John White Memorial Spirit of the Games Shield in honour of a man who embodied the spirit of university sport.
Men
QLD Licensed Vietuallers Asc. IV Athletics Trophy
Women
The G.R. Hulbert Trophy
Men - Division One
The E.J Hartung Cup Intervarsity is Awarded to the Winning Men's Football Team
Baseball
Australian Universities Championship Series
Men
AUSA Men's Basketball Shield
Cycling
The 2013 AUGs were essentially dominated by the strong team from Sydney University (SUVelo), who took out the men's, women's, and overall champion trophies.
Women
Hugh McCredie Trophy " The Intervarsity Cup" is Awarded for Women's Winning Team
Men
The Syme Cup is Awarded to the Winning Men's Hockey Team.
Women
Inter University Women's Hockey Cup is Awarded to the Winning Women's Hockey Team.
Rowing
Rowing was one of the first events competed for between Australian universities. Men's Eights have been raced since 1888, lightweight fours since 1963, and women's eights since 1978. The NSW Centenary Cup is awarded for the university that scores the most points overall in all events; however, the most prestigious events remain the Men's and Women's Eights.
Men's Eight
The Oxford and Cambridge Cup is awarded to the winning Men's Eight.
Women's Eight
The Godfrey Tanner Cup is awarded to the winning Women's Eight.
Men
The Nick Farr-Jones Cup is Awarded to the Winning Men's Rugby Union Team.
Sailing
A demonstration sport in 2010 and a full sport in 2011, having been revived after a long period of decline. See Australian University Sailing.
Overall
Berge Phillips Trophy is Awarded for Winning Team Overall
Open
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