The Northern University Games (NUG) is an Australian inter-varsity multi-sport competition held annually in mid-year break (June/July in Australia) between universities and tertiary institutions from Queensland, Northern Territory and northern New South Wales. The games attract on average 600 competitors every year across seven different sports. It was first held in 2005.

Participants In 2009, the following universities competed at the Games: Australian Catholic University Bond University Central Queensland University Griffith University Griffith University, Gold Coast Queensland University of Technology Southern Cross University The University of Queensland University of Southern Queensland University of the Sunshine Coast

Sport Results

Winners with an * denotes runners-up to a foreign touring team.

Australian Football Year Host city Winner 2005 Cairns Queensland University of Technology

Baseball Year Host city Winner 2005 Cairns Queensland University of Technology

Basketball Year Host city Men's Winner Women's Winner 2005 Cairns Queensland University of Technology James Cook University

Golf Year Host city Men's Winner Women's Winner 2005 Cairns Griffith University, Gold Coast Griffith University, Gold Coast

Hockey Year Host city Men's Winner Women's Winner 2005 Cairns Queensland University of Technology Queensland University of Technology

Netball Year Host city Mixed Winner Women's Winner 2005 Cairns Bond University University of Queensland

Rugby League 7's Year Host city Men's Winner 2005 Cairns University of New England

Rugby Union Year Host city Men's Winner 2005 Cairns University of New England

Soccer Year Host city Men's Winner Women's Winner 2005 Cairns University of Queensland University of Queensland*

Squash Year Host city Men's Winner Women's Winner 2005 Cairns Queensland University of Technology Griffith University

Tennis Year Host city Men's Winner Women's Winner 2005 Cairns Queensland University of Technology University of Queensland

Touch Football Year Host city Men's Winner Women's Winner Mixed Winner 2005 Cairns Queensland University of Technology Queensland University of Technology University of Queensland, Gatton

Volleyball Year Host city Men's Winner Women's Winner 2005 Cairns James Cook University University of Queensland*

Water Polo Year Host city Men's Winner Women's Winner 2005 Cairns University of Queensland University of Queensland

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