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Compete against students from across Australia and continue 150 years of tradition representing the University of Melbourne in intrastate, interstate and international events.
Events include but are not limited to: Go8 Australian Rules Football and Netball, Big Blue vs Monash, UniNationals Div 1 and Div 2 and other Intervarsity Events. Uni Nationals events encompass those National Championships and related events that are delivered by UniSport Australia. A full calendar of UniSport Australia events can be found on the events page on the UniSport Australia website.
- View the events, dates and click your sport below to find out information, contact details, and EOI/Trial Dates - these updates may include UniSport Australia Uni Nationals or other intervarsity events throughout the year
- If there's no link, check the Winged Victory Facebook Page to see if anything for your sport has been posted (it will come up closer to the event)
- Contact the Sport-Specific Team Manager
- No details? Contact the Sport Performance Coordinator
- You must be an enrolled student at the University of Melbourne to be eligible for selection in any intervarsity event.
The University regularly competes in the following intervarsity sports:
Athletics |
Australian Rules Football |
Badminton |
Baseball |
Beach Volleyball |
Cheer |
Cricket (T20) |
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Cycling |
Distance Running |
Fencing |
Football (Soccer) |
Futsal |
Golf |
Hockey |
Kendo |
Netball |
Orienteering |
Rowing |
Rugby 7's |
Sailing |
Snowsports (Skiing/Snowboard) |
Softball |
Squash |
Surfing |
Swimming |
Table Tennis |
Taekwondo |
Tennis |
Triathlon |
Touch Football |
Ultimate Frisbee |
Volleyball |
Water Polo |
Find out more about each of the major competitions our teams compete in:
The UniSport Nationals provide an opportunity for students to compete against universities from across Australia in a number of national standard sporting competitions. The Nationals are comprised of our flagship event, UniSport Nationals Div 1 and Div 2, and a number of standalone national championships throughout the year.
The winners from each sport in Nationals Div 1 and Div 2 will be combined with the winners of the various Nationals Championships throughout the year to name one university the Overall Nationals Champions.
https://www.unisport.com.au/nationals
A list of sports can be found in the section above
The Big Blue encapsulates the sporting rivalry between Victoria’s two largest Universities, Melbourne and Monash.
Rivals on and off the sporting field, the matches are played at Melbourne’s Parkville Campus or Monash’s Clayton Campus during Semester and offer a chance for students to represent their University in a local and competitive setting, at no cost.
A winner is declared at the conclusion of Semester 2 when the head-to-head results are tallied up.
The Australian Boat Race is an annual rowing race between the University of Melbourne and the University of Sydney in the sport of Rowing.
Held annually, the venue alternates between the Yarra River in the heart of Melbourne and on Sydney Harbour. It encapsulates the long-standing rivalry between two great cities and two great universities.
Crews are selected from currently enrolled students at the University of Melbourne.
Find out more at australianboatrace.com or enquire here.
2021 Intervarsity Program
| Date | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
Monday 8 March |
T20 Cricket M vs Monash |
University Oval |
Monday 15 March |
T20 Cricket W vs Monash |
Monash |
Wednesday 31 March |
Big Blue vs Monash (Soccer M+W, Volleyball M+W, AFL M+W, Tennis M+W, Ultimate MX) |
Monash |
March-May |
Aon Uni 7's Women's Rugby Program |
Australia-wide |
Wednesday 7 April |
Basketball M+W vs Monash |
Nona Lee Sports Centre, East Stadium |
21-24 April |
Uni Nationals Athletics |
Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre, NSW |
Thursday 29 - Friday 30 April |
Uni Nationals 3x3 Championship |
Canberra, ACT |
Saturday 1 May |
Rowing M+W vs Monash (Coxed 4's) |
Melbourne University Boat Club |
Saturday 8 May |
Uni Nationals Triathlon Championship |
Port Stephens, NSW |
Thursday 13 - Sunday 16 May |
Uni Nationals Swimming Championship |
Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre, NSW |
Wednesday 19 May |
Big Blue vs Monash (Hockey M+W, Squash M+W, Touch MX) |
Sports Precinct, Parkville campus |
Sunday 20 - Thursday 24 June |
Indigenous Nationals |
Newcastle, NSW |
Saturday 3 - Sunday 4 July |
Uni Nationals Distance Running |
Gold Coast, QLD |
Wednesday 28 July |
Table Tennis M+W vs Monash |
Wilson Hall, Parkville campus |
Monday 9 - Thursday 12 August |
Uni Nationals T20 Cricket and Surfing |
Sunshine Coast, QLD |
Sunday 29 August - Thursday 2 September |
Uni Nationals Snow Championship |
Thredbo, NSW |
Sunday 5 September |
Water Polo M+W vs Monash |
Monash |
Saturday 25 September - Friday 1 October |
Uni Nationals Div 1 and Div 2 |
Gold Coast, QLD |
October |
2021 Australian Boat Race |
TBC |
Winged Victory
The University of Melbourne's sporting teams are collectively known as Winged Victory.
Our representative sport program is recognised as one of Australia's most successful. The majority of inter-university sporting opportunities are provided through the national sporting body UniSport Australia.
In recent times, the University has been Overall University National Champion in 2008, 2012 and 2013 and National Runner Up on three other occasions in 2009, 2014 and 2017.
All University of Melbourne representative teams, participants and officials must be approved by Melbourne University Sport, and teams are to be approved according to the Representative Sport Policy. For a student to be eligible, they must be a currently enrolled student at the University of Melbourne.
Resources
See below key Athlete, Team Manager and Coach resources and documents that are related to Uni Nationals events
- Online WV Participant Agreement
- Representative Sport Policy
- Team Manager Nomination Form (Word Doc)
- Coach Nomination Form (Word Doc)
- Team Manager Task List and deadlines
- Team Selection Summary - blank (Excel file)
- Risk Assessment Matrix
- 2019 Nationals Review Outcome Paper (Word Doc)
- E-Cart - online payment portal
Contact Us
Can’t find what you’re looking for? For further information regarding Winged Victory and Intervarsity Sport, please contact the Sport Performance Coordinator Larissa Payne on 8344 5409 or via larissa.payne@unimelb.edu.au