New South Wales

<h2>Sport</h2>
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<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->Throughout Australian history, NSW sporting teams have been very successful in both winning domestic competitions and providing players to the Australian national teams. 
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">The largest sporting competition in the state is the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22National%20Rugby%20League%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22National%20Rugby%20League%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNational%20Rugby%20League%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-19373629266010b40969534" class="new" title="National Rugby League (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvTmF0aW9uYWxfUnVnYnlfTGVhZ3VlP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">National Rugby League</a>, which expanded from the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22New%20South%20Wales%20Rugby%20League%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22New%20South%20Wales%20Rugby%20League%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNew%20South%20Wales%20Rugby%20League%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-19373629266010b40969534" class="new" title="New South Wales Rugby League (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvTmV3X1NvdXRoX1dhbGVzX1J1Z2J5X0xlYWd1ZT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">New South Wales Rugby League</a> and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Australian%20Rugby%20League%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Australian%20Rugby%20League%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAustralian%20Rugby%20League%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-19373629266010b40969534" class="new" title="Australian Rugby League (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQXVzdHJhbGlhbl9SdWdieV9MZWFndWU/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Australian Rugby Leagues</a> whose headquarters are in Sydney. The state is represented by the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22The%20%27Blues%27%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22New%20South%20Wales%20state%20rugby%20league%20team%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNew%20South%20Wales%20state%20rugby%20league%20team%7CThe%20%27Blues%27%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-19373629266010b40969534" class="new" title="New South Wales state rugby league team (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvTmV3X1NvdXRoX1dhbGVzX3N0YXRlX3J1Z2J5X2xlYWd1ZV90ZWFtP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">The 'Blues'</a> in the traditional <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Rugby%20League%20State%20of%20Origin%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Rugby%20League%20State%20of%20Origin%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BRugby%20League%20State%20of%20Origin%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-19373629266010b40969534" class="new" title="Rugby League State of Origin (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvUnVnYnlfTGVhZ3VlX1N0YXRlX29mX09yaWdpbj9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Rugby League State of Origin</a> series. Sydney is the spiritual home of Australian <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22rugby%20league%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22rugby%20league%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Brugby%20league%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-19373629266010b40969534" class="new" title="Rugby league (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvUnVnYnlfbGVhZ3VlP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">rugby league</a> and to 9 of the 16 <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22NRL%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22National%20Rugby%20League%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNational%20Rugby%20League%7CNRL%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-19373629266010b40969534" class="new" title="National Rugby League (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvTmF0aW9uYWxfUnVnYnlfTGVhZ3VlP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">NRL</a> teams: (<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Sydney%20Roosters%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Sydney%20Roosters%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSydney%20Roosters%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-19373629266010b40969534" class="new" title="Sydney Roosters (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvU3lkbmV5X1Jvb3N0ZXJzP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Sydney Roosters</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22South%20Sydney%20Rabbitohs%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22South%20Sydney%20Rabbitohs%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSouth%20Sydney%20Rabbitohs%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-19373629266010b40969534" class="new" title="South Sydney Rabbitohs (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvU291dGhfU3lkbmV5X1JhYmJpdG9ocz9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">South Sydney Rabbitohs</a>, <a 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Eagles</a>), as well as being the northern home of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22St%20George%20Illawarra%20Dragons%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22St%20George%20Illawarra%20Dragons%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSt%20George%20Illawarra%20Dragons%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-19373629266010b40969534" class="new" title="St George Illawarra Dragons (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvU3RfR2VvcmdlX0lsbGF3YXJyYV9EcmFnb25zP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">St George Illawarra Dragons</a>, which is half-based in <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Wollongong%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Wollongong%2C%20NSW%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BWollongong%2C%20NSW%7CWollongong%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-19373629266010b40969534" class="new" title="Wollongong, NSW (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvV29sbG9uZ29uZyxfTlNXP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Wollongong</a>. A tenth team, the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Newcastle%20Knights%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Newcastle%20Knights%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNewcastle%20Knights%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-19373629266010b40969534" class="new" title="Newcastle Knights (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvTmV3Y2FzdGxlX0tuaWdodHM/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Newcastle Knights</a> is located in <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Newcastle%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Newcastle%2C%20New%20South%20Wales%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNewcastle%2C%20New%20South%20Wales%7CNewcastle%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-19373629266010b40969534" href="/wiki/Newcastle,_New_South_Wales" title="Newcastle, New South Wales">Newcastle</a>. The <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22City%20vs%20Country%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22City%20vs%20Country%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCity%20vs%20Country%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-19373629266010b40969534" class="new" title="City vs Country (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQ2l0eV92c19Db3VudHJ5P2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">City vs Country</a> origin match is also taken to various regional cities around the state.
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<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->The state is represented by three teams in <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22football%20%28soccer%29%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22football%20%28soccer%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bfootball%20%28soccer%29%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-19373629266010b40969534" class="new" title="Football (soccer) (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvRm9vdGJhbGxfKHNvY2Nlcik/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">football (soccer)</a>'s <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22A-League%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22A-League%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BA-League%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-19373629266010b40969534" class="new" title="A-League (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQS1MZWFndWU/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">A-League</a>: <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Sydney%20FC%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Sydney%20FC%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSydney%20FC%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-19373629266010b40969534" class="new" title="Sydney FC (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvU3lkbmV5X0ZDP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Sydney FC</a> (the inaugural champions in 2005–06), the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Central%20Coast%20Mariners%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Central%20Coast%20Mariners%20FC%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCentral%20Coast%20Mariners%20FC%7CCentral%20Coast%20Mariners%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-19373629266010b40969534" class="new" title="Central Coast Mariners FC (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQ2VudHJhbF9Db2FzdF9NYXJpbmVyc19GQz9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Central Coast Mariners</a>, based at Gosford and the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Newcastle%20United%20Jets%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Newcastle%20United%20Jets%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNewcastle%20United%20Jets%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-19373629266010b40969534" class="new" title="Newcastle United Jets (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvTmV3Y2FzdGxlX1VuaXRlZF9KZXRzP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Newcastle United Jets</a> (2007–08 A League Champions). Football has the highest number of registered players in New South Wales of any football code.<span data-rte-instance="40-19373629266010b40969534" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3E%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.abs.gov.au%5C%2FAUSSTATS%5C%2Fabs%40.nsf%5C%2FLatestproducts%5C%2F4177.0Main%2520Features22005-06%3Fopendocument%26tabname%3DSummary%26prodno%3D4177.0%26issue%3D2005-06%26num%3D%26view%3D%204177.0%20%5Cu2013%20Participation%20in%20Sports%20and%20Physical%20Recreation%2C%20Australia%2C%202005%5Cu201306%5D.%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-0" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-0 class=reference"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2240-19373629266010b40969534%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255B%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ5e883adb29aaae43-nowiki-00000002-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E1%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2240-19373629266010b40969534%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255D%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ5e883adb29aaae43-nowiki-00000003-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22%23cite_note-0%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B%23cite_note-0%7C%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2269%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E1%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2270%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-19373629266010b40969534" href="#cite_note-0"><span data-rte-instance="40-19373629266010b40969534" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[&#x200b;</span>1<span data-rte-instance="40-19373629266010b40969534" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]&#x200b;</span></a></sup>&#x200b;</span> <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Australian%20rules%20football%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Australian%20rules%20football%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAustralian%20rules%20football%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-19373629266010b40969534" class="new" title="Australian rules football (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQXVzdHJhbGlhbl9ydWxlc19mb290YmFsbD9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Australian rules football</a> has historically not been strong in New South Wales outside the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Riverina%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Riverina%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BRiverina%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-19373629266010b40969534" href="/wiki/Riverina" title="Riverina">Riverina</a> region. However, the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Sydney%20Swans%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Sydney%20Swans%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSydney%20Swans%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-19373629266010b40969534" class="new" title="Sydney Swans (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvU3lkbmV5X1N3YW5zP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Sydney Swans</a> relocated from <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22South%20Melbourne%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22South%20Melbourne%2C%20Victoria%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSouth%20Melbourne%2C%20Victoria%7CSouth%20Melbourne%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-19373629266010b40969534" href="/wiki/South_Melbourne,_Victoria" title="South Melbourne, Victoria">South Melbourne</a> in 1982 and their presence and success since the late 1990s has raised the profile of <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Australian%20rules%20football%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Australian%20rules%20football%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAustralian%20rules%20football%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-19373629266010b40969534" class="new" title="Australian rules football (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQXVzdHJhbGlhbl9ydWxlc19mb290YmFsbD9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Australian rules football</a>, especially after their AFL premiership in 2005. A second NSW AFL club, located in Western Sydney, will enter the competition in 2012. Other teams in national competitions include basketball's <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Sydney%20Kings%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Sydney%20Kings%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSydney%20Kings%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-19373629266010b40969534" class="new" title="Sydney Kings (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvU3lkbmV5X0tpbmdzP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Sydney Kings</a>, Sydney Uni Flames, rugby union's <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22NSW%20Waratahs%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22NSW%20Waratahs%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNSW%20Waratahs%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-19373629266010b40969534" class="new" title="NSW Waratahs (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvTlNXX1dhcmF0YWhzP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">NSW Waratahs</a> and netball's <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Sydney%20Swifts%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Sydney%20Swifts%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSydney%20Swifts%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-19373629266010b40969534" class="new" title="Sydney Swifts (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvU3lkbmV5X1N3aWZ0cz9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Sydney Swifts</a>.
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<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->Sydney was the host of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%222000%20Summer%20Olympics%22%2C%22link%22%3A%222000%20Summer%20Olympics%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B2000%20Summer%20Olympics%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-19373629266010b40969534" class="new" title="2000 Summer Olympics (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvMjAwMF9TdW1tZXJfT2x5bXBpY3M/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">2000 Summer Olympics</a> and the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%221938%20British%20Empire%20Games%22%2C%22link%22%3A%221938%20British%20Empire%20Games%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B1938%20British%20Empire%20Games%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-19373629266010b40969534" class="new" title="1938 British Empire Games (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvMTkzOF9Ccml0aXNoX0VtcGlyZV9HYW1lcz9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">1938 British Empire Games</a>. The Olympic Stadium, now known as <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22ANZ%20Stadium%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22ANZ%20Stadium%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BANZ%20Stadium%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-19373629266010b40969534" class="new" title="ANZ Stadium (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQU5aX1N0YWRpdW0/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">ANZ Stadium</a> is the scene of the annual NRL Grand Final. It also regularly hosts rugby league State of Origin games and rugby union internationals, and has recently hosted the final of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%222003%20Rugby%20World%20Cup%22%2C%22link%22%3A%222003%20Rugby%20World%20Cup%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B2003%20Rugby%20World%20Cup%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-19373629266010b40969534" class="new" title="2003 Rugby World Cup (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvMjAwM19SdWdieV9Xb3JsZF9DdXA/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">2003 Rugby World Cup</a> and the football <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22World%20Cup%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Football%20World%20Cup%202006%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFootball%20World%20Cup%202006%7CWorld%20Cup%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-19373629266010b40969534" class="new" title="Football World Cup 2006 (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvRm9vdGJhbGxfV29ybGRfQ3VwXzIwMDY/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">World Cup</a> <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22qualifier%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Football%20World%20Cup%202006%20%5Cu2013%20Oceania-South%20America%20Qualification%20Playoff%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFootball%20World%20Cup%202006%20%5Cu2013%20Oceania-South%20America%20Qualification%20Playoff%7Cqualifier%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-19373629266010b40969534" class="new" title="Football World Cup 2006 – Oceania-South America Qualification Playoff (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvRm9vdGJhbGxfV29ybGRfQ3VwXzIwMDZfJUUyJTgwJTkzX09jZWFuaWEtU291dGhfQW1lcmljYV9RdWFsaWZpY2F0aW9uX1BsYXlvZmY/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">qualifier</a> between <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Australia%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Australia%20national%20football%20team%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAustralia%20national%20football%20team%7CAustralia%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-19373629266010b40969534" class="new" title="Australia national football team (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQXVzdHJhbGlhX25hdGlvbmFsX2Zvb3RiYWxsX3RlYW0/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Australia</a> and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Uruguay%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Uruguay%20national%20football%20team%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BUruguay%20national%20football%20team%7CUruguay%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-19373629266010b40969534" class="new" title="Uruguay national football team (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvVXJ1Z3VheV9uYXRpb25hbF9mb290YmFsbF90ZWFtP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Uruguay</a>.
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">The main summer sport is cricket and the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22SCG%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Sydney%20Cricket%20Ground%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSydney%20Cricket%20Ground%7CSCG%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-19373629266010b40969534" class="new" title="Sydney Cricket Ground (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvU3lkbmV5X0NyaWNrZXRfR3JvdW5kP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">SCG</a> hosts the 'New Year' cricket <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Test%20match%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Test%20cricket%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BTest%20cricket%7CTest%20match%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-19373629266010b40969534" class="new" title="Test cricket (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvVGVzdF9jcmlja2V0P2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Test match</a> from 2–6 January each year, and is also one of the sites for the finals of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22One%20Day%20International%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22One%20Day%20International%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BOne%20Day%20International%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-19373629266010b40969534" class="new" title="One Day International (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvT25lX0RheV9JbnRlcm5hdGlvbmFsP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">One Day International</a> series. The <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22NSW%20Blues%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22NSW%20Blues%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNSW%20Blues%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-19373629266010b40969534" class="new" title="NSW Blues (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvTlNXX0JsdWVzP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">NSW Blues</a> play in the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Ford%20Ranger%20Cup%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Ford%20Ranger%20Cup%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFord%20Ranger%20Cup%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-19373629266010b40969534" class="new" title="Ford Ranger Cup (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvRm9yZF9SYW5nZXJfQ3VwP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Ford Ranger Cup</a> and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Sheffield%20Shield%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Sheffield%20Shield%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSheffield%20Shield%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-19373629266010b40969534" class="new" title="Sheffield Shield (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvU2hlZmZpZWxkX1NoaWVsZD9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Sheffield Shield</a> cricket competitions. The annual <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Sydney%20to%20Hobart%20Yacht%20Race%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Sydney%20to%20Hobart%20Yacht%20Race%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSydney%20to%20Hobart%20Yacht%20Race%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-19373629266010b40969534" class="new" title="Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvU3lkbmV5X3RvX0hvYmFydF9ZYWNodF9SYWNlP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race</a> begins in Sydney Harbour on Boxing Day. The climax of Australia's <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22touring%20car%20racing%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22touring%20car%20racing%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Btouring%20car%20racing%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-19373629266010b40969534" class="new" title="Touring car racing (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvVG91cmluZ19jYXJfcmFjaW5nP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">touring car racing</a> series is the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Bathurst%201000%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Bathurst%201000%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBathurst%201000%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-19373629266010b40969534" class="new" title="Bathurst 1000 (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQmF0aHVyc3RfMTAwMD9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Bathurst 1000</a>, held near the city of <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Bathurst%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Bathurst%2C%20New%20South%20Wales%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBathurst%2C%20New%20South%20Wales%7CBathurst%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-19373629266010b40969534" href="/wiki/Bathurst,_New_South_Wales" title="Bathurst, New South Wales">Bathurst</a>.
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">The popular equine sports of <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22campdrafting%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22campdrafting%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bcampdrafting%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-19373629266010b40969534" class="new" title="Campdrafting (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQ2FtcGRyYWZ0aW5nP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">campdrafting</a> and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22polocrosse%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22polocrosse%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bpolocrosse%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-19373629266010b40969534" class="new" title="Polocrosse (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvUG9sb2Nyb3NzZT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">polocrosse</a> were developed in New South Wales and competitions are now held across Australia. Polocrosse is now played in many overseas countries. 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