Winged Victory
The University of Melbourne's sporting teams are collectively known as Winged Victory. The goddess of victory Nike is our symbol, and a poet's promise to 'grow in the esteem of future generations is our motto. Together they create the University's crest, which guides our aspiration to compete and contribute in equal measure
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.
We have over 70 Sporting Events in 2023, sign up below to express your interest
Expression of Interest formIntervarsity Calander for 2023
Compete against students from across Australia and continue 150 years of tradition representing the University of Melbourne in intrastate, interstate and international events.
Download our 2023 Intervarsity Calendars
Find out more about each of the major competitions our teams compete in below:
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.
Melbourne Big Blue Champions 2022
Big Blue Expression of Interest
Calander for 2023
The University Basketball League Australia (UBL) is a nationwide competition between the best eleven women's and men's basketball teams. The competition is played over an epic eight-week battle, culminating in a two-week final series.
Please open this link to the latest Update for Unisport Athletic Nationals, held in Runaway Bay, Gold Coast, QL
Update: Update Feb-March
EOI: Athletics Nationals Expression of Interest
Register for the event: Athletics Nationals 2023
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.
Uni Nationals Expression of Interestrest
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.
The Women's Uni 7s Series is a tournament for senior female 7s players from University representative teams, organised and supported by Rugby Australia. The tournament comprises of 4 rounds of competition, where each tournament is played across a weekend. Teams often travel interstate to compete.
What are UniSport Nationals?
UniSport Nationals provide an opportunity for students at our 43 member universities from across Australia to compete head to head in a number of national standard sporting competitions.
Nationals are comprised of our flagship event, UniSport Nationals, and a number of standalone national championships throughout the year.
The winners from each sport in UniSport Nationals will be combined with the winners of the various Nationals Championships throughout the year to name one university the Overall Nationals Champions.
2023 Location
This years flagship event will be held on the Gold Coast during the dates of 23-29 September 2023.
A list of the other nationals events can be found on the link below.
Unisport nationals Events 2023
Sports
The event on the Gold Coast will feature 32 different sports, where approximately 7500 athletes will compete for the national title. Melbourne are currently ranked third best university in the overall standings with 8 national titles, trialing behind Sydney university and UTS.
for a full list of sports click the link below.
Accommodation & services
Melbourne University will stay in 2 hotels on the Gold Coast, creating an athlete villiage environment. We will have a support team of upto 12 staff, who will provide physiotherapy treatments, soft tissue massage, recovery workouts and team management support. Our support team is often the best qualified at the competition.
Expression of interest to compete
Melbourne University aims to take the best student-athletes for this competition, and compete in honours in every sport. If you think you fit that description, then please fill out the expression of interest below. These details will be passed on to the team managers, who will inform you of when trials will take place.
For every team that competes at the Uni nationals, they are required to nominate a Team Manager. Their role is to assist the Sport Performance Coordinator, in recruiting and registering athletes to represent the University in their chosen sport. Details for the role are included below.
To nominate yourself for the role please fill in the expression of interest below, giving a detail description for why you would be suitable for the role.
Uni Nationals Accommodation
We will be having two properties this year, as the demand for accommodation in the Gold Coast is really high this time of the year. We have fought hard to get the best price, taking into consideration type of accommodation, location and amenities.
Information and costs
This information will be available soon
This information will be available soon
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.
- You must be an enrolled student at the University of Melbourne to be eligible for selection in any intervarsity event.
- If you want more details? Contact the Sport Performance Coordinator
University Champions 2022
The University of Melbourne continued to prove it is one of the country’s premier sporting universities by winning six National Championships at the 2022 Uni Nationals in Perth, taking the University's tally for 2022 to seven after Women's Freestyle claimed gold at Snow Nationals in early September, to claim third overall in the 2022 overall rankings. The seven titles mean the University claims the John Campbell Trophy as South Overall Champions.
The Big Blue encapsulates the sporting rivalry between Victoria’s two largest Universities, Melbourne and Monash.
2022 ResultsResources
See below key Athlete, Team Manager and Coach resources and documents that are related to Uni Nationals events
- Online WV Participant Agreement 2023
- Expression of Interest 2023
- Representative Sport Policy
- 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 Tony Sephton on (03) 8344 3833 or via tony.sephton@unimelb.edu.au