The University of Notre Dame Australia’s Sydney Campus is ever expanding its sporting horizons. Student teams compete in a wide range of local sporting competitions, University Games and other intervarsity competitions. The University is always looking to develop and enter new clubs and teams.

Sporting opportunities at the Sydney Campus include:

• Basketball:  Men’s and women’s teams play in social competitions as well as at the Australian University Games.
• Cricket:  Notre Dame won the 2009 Australian University Championships in Twenty20 Cricket. This year’s tournament is to be played as part of the Indian Rim Asian University Games in Perth from 4 – 10 December 2011.
• Futsal (Indoor Soccer):  Teams play at Sydney University and the Ultimo Community Centre.  Lunchtime and evening competitions are on offer.
• Netball:  The newly formed Notre Dame Netball Club has quickly become our most popular club. Social women’s and mixed teams are entered in the Moore Park competition.
• Pilates/Dance:  On campus classes are offered during semester to students at highly discounted rates.
• Rugby Union:  The Notre Dame Crusaders have two teams in the Suburban Rugby Union Competition. For more information visit the Crusaders’ website at www.ndrugby.com.au.
• Skiing:  The Notre Dame Ski Club is made up of skiers and boarders who partake in both social and competitive ski trips. This year’s University Winter Games are being held in Thredbo from 28 August – 1 September 2011. A social trip is planned for Queenstown, New Zealand from 6 – 11 July 2011.
• Swimming:  The Notre Dame Swimming Club trains at the Ian Thorpe Aquatic Centre in Ultimo, a short walk from the Broadway campus.
• Touch Football:  Teams are entered in the Sydney University, NCIE and Queen’s Park mixed touch football competitions. 

All teams and clubs welcome new members with open arms.

Australian University Games
Each year we send touring teams to both the Eastern and Australian University Games. At last year’s Australian University Games in Perth we were represented by our biggest ever team. Over 120 student–athletes contributed to Notre Dame winning the Doug Ellis Trophy (performance per capita). This year’s fun and action will take place in Canberra (Eastern University Games from 3 – 7 July 2011) and the Gold Coast (Australian University Games from 25 - 30 September 2011).

Australian University Games cater to sports men and women of all skill levels. We are a young university so if there’s something you’re interested in that isn’t on offer, make a suggestion, or better yet, get some like-minded students together and start up a club.

For more information contact the Student Life Office on (02) 8204 4429, sydney.sport@nd.edu.au or come and see us in person at one of the Student Life Offices.