The Australia national represent Australia in international

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(

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) competitions. The team is organised by

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, the national governing body for the sport.

IFAF World Championship record

The 2019 IFAF World Championship was to be held in Australia. Initially, it was postponed to 2023 and then moved to Germany, before being postponed again to 2025.

History

Organised gridiron football in Australia dates back to 1983. In 1996, its national governing body,

, was formed. Australia is a charter member of the

International Federation of American Football The International Federation of American Football (IFAF) is the international governing body of gridiron associations. The IFAF oversees the IFAF World Championship of American Football, which is held every four years. The IFAF became a pro ...

(IFAF) and competed in the inaugural

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IFAF World Cup The IFAF World Championship of American Football (also known as the IFAF World Cup) is an international gridiron competition held every four years and contested by teams representing member nations. The competition is run by the International Fe ...

. They have since competed in the Oceania Bowl in 2005 and the Samoa Bowl in 2011, among other international competitions. Australia has competed in the

IFAF World Championship The IFAF World Championship of American Football (also known as the IFAF World Cup) is an international gridiron competition held every four years and contested by teams representing member nations. The competition is run by the International Fed ...

since 2011.

References

External links

* https://www.gridiron.org.au/ {{Use dmy dates, date=July 2015 American football in Australia Men's national American football teams Men's national sports teams of Australia 1996 establishments in Australia American football teams established in 1996