The University of Canberra Women’s Rugby Sevens have selected 30 players for their training squad ahead of the Aon University Sevens Series set to kick off on September 14. The squad is made up of some key returning players and a pool of new talent who will make their 7s debut in …
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Semester 2 O-Week is pencilled in for the 29 July –4 August and UC Sport has prepped a lineup of events including the return of an E-Sports Tournament and a new 3×3 Basketball Tournament. Monday 29 July Come and Try Goalball Have you ever wanted to test your skills when your vision is taken …
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Five University of Canberra athletes will compete in the 2019 Summer Universiade Games to be held over two weeks in July in Naples, Italy. The Universiade Games is the largest multi-sport international tournament outside the Olympic Games and features almost 10,000 student athletes across 18 disciplines from around the world. It will be …
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The pressures associated with being an elite sportsperson while studying and working have the potential to impact on performance, in the pursuit of sporting excellence and academic achievements. The University of Canberra, regarded as one of Australia’s leading sports universities, has over 130 students identified under the National Elite Athlete program, which allows …
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This year, UC will be entering a mixed OzTag team in the Intervarsity OzTag Competition that is taking place at University of Wollongong in September. This event is an opportunity for students who can’t commit to going away for a week but are interested in representing the University. We will have two initial trials; …
The Brumbies women’s team will soon have changeroom and bathroom amenities at the University of Canberra-based training ground as the government today announced a $200,000 investment. The Brumbies Super W team have been training at UC since their inception two years ago but have not had the same facilities as the men’s team to …
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