Representative Touch
Come and represent the UNSW – South Sydney Rabbitohs. We play in a range of tournaments including the NSW State Cup and Vawdon Cup. If you are interested in joining us, read on for more information.
Representative Touch
In 2019, the UNSW Touch Club entered into a strategic partnership with the South Sydney Rabbitohs, to rebrand our representative teams as the UNSW – South Sydney Rabbitohs.
The UNSW – South Sydney Rabbitohs are the representative arm of the UNSW – South Sydney Touch Football Club, competing in the representative competitions through NSW Touch Football.
NSW Vawdon Cup
The Vawdon Cup is a weekly competition conducted throughout the Sydney Metropolitan area catering for Open & Youth divisions. The competition commences in late August and finishes towards the end of October.
In 2024, the UNSW – South Sydney Rabbitohs entered a total of 2 representative teams into the Vawdon Cup, as follows: – 1 x Mens Open & 1 x Womens Open, with our Womens team remaining undefeated the whole season and eventually finishing runners up.
Registrations for Vawdon Cup usually commence in late April/early May of each year. If you are interested in playing for the UNSW – South Sydney Rabbitohs in the Vawdon Cup, please get in touch.
NSW State Cup
The NSW State Cup is the state’s premier touch football competition. The tournament is conducted in Port Macquarie over three days from the first Friday in December, and is open to all touch football clubs across the state of NSW, with numerous divisions and age categories catering for players of all abilities and ages.
We have a proud history of success at State Cup in recent years, with medals achieved across both the Men’s and Women’s squads every year. Trials’ for State Cup usually commence immediately after the conclusion of the Vawdon Cup season.
For the 2024 State Cup, UNSW – South Sydney Rabbitohs entered 6 teams: 2 x Men’s Opens, 1 x Women’s Opens, 1 x Women’s Under 20’s, 1 x Women Over 30’s & 1 x Mens Over 40’s. The Club had a very successful campaign with the Women Over 30’s team winning the Grand Final and the Men Over 40’s team making the Grand Final.
If you are interested in registering for 2025, please click here!
Representative Pathways
Playing representative touch football with UNSW – South Sydney Rabbitohs is a great way to develop skills and experience in a more competitive and structured environment, with weekly training run by accredited coaches. This can also lead to a pathway to higher levels of representative touch football at the State, Regional, National and International level. Our elite players feature regularly in the National Touch League (NTLs) competition each year, as well as in the NSW and Australian teams.
If you would like more information on our representative pathways, please email us at info@unswtouchfootball.org.au
University Nationals (Uni Games)
Are you a current UNSW student? If so, you’re eligible to represent UNSW at Nationals (formerly known as University Games)!
UniSport Nationals is an annual event where universities from across the country compete in a wide range of sports. UNSW proudly sends a men’s and women’s touch team to compete at UniSports Nationals.
Trials for UNSW Touch Football teams (both men’s and women’s) occur around May-June each year.
If you are interested or would like to find out more about representing team UNSW at Unisport Nationals, please fill out the form below or email us: