Sport in Oceania

Fans welcome to the Australian team in Sydney after winning 2007 Cricket World Cup

Sport in Oceania varies from country to country. The most popular playing sport for men in Australia is Australian rules football,[1] while for women is netball. Australian rules football is the most popular sport in terms of spectatorship and television ratings.[2][3][4] Rugby union is the most popular sport among New Zealanders,[5] while in Papua New Guinea rugby league is the most popular.[6] Cricket is another popular sport throughout the Oceania region.[7]

  1. ^ "What are the 5 most popular sports in Australia?". 6 November 2020.
  2. ^ Australia - Page 54, Tracey Boraas - 2002
  3. ^ Planet Sport - Page 85, Kath Woodward - 2012
  4. ^ Australia - Page 101, Sundran Rajendra - 2002
  5. ^ New Zealand - Page 76, Rebecca Hirsch - 2013
  6. ^ "PNG vow to upset World Cup odds". Rugby League. BBC. 2008-10-15. Archived from the original on 2019-05-15. Retrieved 2009-07-03. But it would still be one of the biggest shocks in World Cup history if Papua New Guinea - the only country to have Rugby League as its national Sport - were to qualify for the last 4.
  7. ^ "Oceania". Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World: 233–234. 2016. doi:10.5040/9781501329173.0014. ISBN 9781501329173.

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