University of Newcastle Sports Union
Following the granting of autonomy on 1 January 1965, Newcastle University College became the University of Newcastle, and Newcastle University College Sports League became the University of Newcastle Sports Union.
HistoryThe first sports association on campus was the Newcastle University College Sports League which was formally constituted in December 1960. The students referred to it as the Sports Union, but the NSW University of Technology (which was later renamed the University of NSW) Council, the supreme governing body for Newcastle University College (NUC), determined that the name would be the “Newcastle University College Sports League”. (Blood and Bandages p39)
Prior to the formation of the Sports League, sport on campus was controlled by the Newcastle University College Students Association (NUCSA). In 1955, NUCSA set up a Sports Committee to coordinate the “activities of various clubs within NUC”, (Blood and Bandages p23) with its main function being the distribution of funds to clubs from the budget it received from NUCSA.
Following the granting of autonomy on 1 January 1965, Newcastle University College became the University of Newcastle, and Newcastle University College Sports League became the University of Newcastle Sports Union.





