Game on! A photographic history of UNSW's sporting talent

Though the official name and format of Australia’s national intervarsity sport programs has been an evolving dynamic, UNSW’s stellar sporting community has long been a keen participant in these competitions. From 2018, what has been known as the Australian University Games (or simply “Uni Games”) since 1993 will now be known as Unisport Nationals – and UNSW has had a ripper of a year, with success across a wide range of sports [Link to Nationals wrap-up]. Before this, inter-university sports were simply known as Intervarsity competitions which, like most traditional sporting events, were hosted by different participating capital cities across Australia.

In celebration of the abundance of sporting talent that our University has attracted over the years, we’ve shared some classic shots from our archives of fantastic teams and individuals who have represented UNSW in a whole range of intervarsity sports across Australia, including tennis, rugby, skiing, rowing, and many more.

 

 

1954 – The NSW University of Technology [predecessor name for UNSW] Tennis Team at Intervarsity, Melbourne

Back: P. Cogar, E. Eagle, T. Lockyer

Front: D. Allen, B. Jenkins (captain), L. Bagust

 

 

 

 

1955 – NSW University of Technology Rugby at Intervarsity Adelaide (with John King in support)

 

 

 

 

1963 - The University of New South Wales Rugby Union Club boards a flight to Adelaide Intervarsity

 

 

 

 

1963 – The University of New South Wales V University of Sydney Rugby - Intervarsity Adelaide (with John Dezarnaulds holding the ball)

 

 

 

 

1964 – University of New South Wales Rowing team at 1964 Intervarsity '8'

Geoff Cohen, No. 8 - Darcy Marr, No. 7 - Peter Robson, No.6 - Paul Blackwell, No. 5 - Colin Sutton, No. 4 - Geoff Beacher, No. 3 - Tim Duvac, No. 2 - Peter McKewen, No. 1 - Peter Tanner)

 

 

 

 

1978 – UNSW Ski Intervarsity Racing Team and Committee

Bottom: Victoria South, Anna MacDonald, Gill Daymond .
First sitting: John Markos, Lis Savill, Andrew Horsley, Rosie Hlavaty, Geoff Stewart, Guido Belgiorno-Nettis, Charlie Agsten.

First standing: Richard Turner, David Hislop, Janice Cleland, Jill Morison, Alison Walker, Rob Molino.

Back: Tony Crawford, Pat Horsley, Peter Harvey, Mark Woods, Marcus Droga.

 

 

 

1987 - UNSW team at the Intervarsity Squash Championships

Pictured: Paul Vekselstein, Wendy Brown, Margaret Corcoran, Bernadette Roche, Laura Poole-Warren, David Scott & Jim Coulhane

 

 

 

1995 - UNSW Rugby Union XV competing in the University Games, Darwin

 

 

 

1995 - UNSW men's basketball team competing in University Games in Darwin