Sport Rules

Australian University Sport generally conducts its competition under the official playing rules and regulations implemented in Australia. However AUS events are unique and hence there are often variations to these playing rules and regulations that are implemented.

Below are the variations for AUS events. These Sports Rules are all stored in Portable Document Format (PDF). To view and print the PDF formatted documents, you will require the free Adobe® Acrobat Reader.

Please note some AUS Sports there may have variations for particular regions which are displayed within the rules documents. If you have queries on these regional variations to these sports rules please contact your regional AUS office.

Currently there are some sport rules being reviewed, these sports have an “*” next to the last updated date.

Sport Last Updated
Aerobics - Men & Women 13 June 2003
Athletics - Men & Women 15 August 2005 
Australian Football - Men 15 August 2005 
Australian Football - Women 15 a-side 15 August 2005 
Badminton - Men & Women 15 August 2005 
Baseball - Open 15 August 2005 
Basketball - Men & Women 15 August 2005 
Beach Touch 4 April 2005 
Beach Ultimate Frisbee 4 April 2005 
Beach Volleyball 15 August 2005 
Canoeing - Men & Women 30 August 2001
Cricket - Men & Women 25 August 2003
Cross Country - Men & Women 15 August 2005 
Cycling - Men & Women 4 April 2005
Distance Running (Marathon, Half Marathon and 10km) 4 April 2005 
Diving - Men & Women 5 July 2005 In New Format
Duathlon - Men & Women 21 October 1998
Fencing - Men & Women 25 August 2003
Golf - Men & Women 19 October 1998
Gymnastics - Men & Women 19 October 1998
Hockey - Men & Women 15 August 2005 
Judo - Men & Women 15 August 2005 
Indoor Cricket 4 April 2005 
Indoor Netball 4 April 2005 
Indoor Soccer 4 April 2005 
Karate - Men & Women October 1998
Kendo - Men & Women 5 July 2005 In New Format
Mountain Biking - Men and Women 16 September 2003
Netball - Women & Mixed 15 August 2005 
Orienteering - Men & Women 31 August 1998
Rockclimbing - Men & Women 5 July 2005 In New Format
Rowing - Men & Women 4 April 2005 
Rugby League - Men February 1998
Rugby League 7s 4 April 2005
Rugby Union - Men 30 August 2001
Rugby Union 7s 15 August 2005 
Rugby Union (Women) 10-a-side 5 July 2004 
Rugby Union (Men) 10-a-Side
Sailing - Men & Women 31 August 1998
Snow Sports - Men & Women 12 August 2005 
Snow Sports Cross Country - Men & Women 12 August 2005 
Soccer - Men & Women 15 August 2005 
Softball - Women 15 August 2005 
Squash - Men & Women 15 August 2005 
Surfriding - Men & Women 4 April 2005 
Swimming - Men & Women 4 April 2005 
Table Tennis - Men & Women 13 June 2003
Taekwondo - Men & Women 4 April 2005 
Tennis - Men & Women 15 August 2005  
Touch - Men, Women & Mixed 15 August 2005 
Triathlon - Men & Women 4 April 2005 
Ultimate Frisbee - Mixed 15 August 2005 
Volleyball - Men & Women 15 August 2005 
Wakeboarding - Men & Women 17 October 2000
Water Polo - Men & Women 15 August 2005 
Water Polo 5 a-side - Men & Women 4 April 2005 
Water Skiing - Men & Women 17 October 2000
Windsurfing - Men & Women 19 March 2003