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Sport in Oceania

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This article gives a summary about the sports that are played in Oceania.

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Overview

The most popular sport in Oceania varies from country to country. The most popular sport in Australia is cricket, the most popular sport among Australian women is netball, while Australian rules football is the most popular sport in terms of spectatorship and television ratings. Rugby is the most popular sport among New Zealanders. In Papua New Guinea, the most popular sport is the Rugby league.

Rugby league

  • National Rugby League
  • New South Wales Rugby League premiership
  • State of Origin series
  • Anzac Test
  • Rugby League Tri-Nations
  • Rugby League Four Nations
  • Pacific Rugby League International
  • Pacific Cup

    • Rugby union

  • Oceania Rugby
  • The Rugby Championship
  • World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup
  • Oceania Rugby Cup
  • Oceania Sevens
  • Super Rugby
  • Mitre 10 Cup
  • National Rugby Championship

    • Football

    The Oceania Football Confederation was founded in 1966. It organises the FIFA World Cup qualifier, the OFC Nations Cup for national teams and the OFC Champions League for clubs.

    The Chinese Taipei Football Association was an OFC member from 1975 to 1989. The Football Federation Australia left the OFC in 2006 to join Asian Football Confederation.

    References

    Sport in Oceania Wikipedia
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