National Championships 2026

The 2026 Underwater Rugby National Championships brought together over 190 athletes across 2 teams to compete at the SA Aquatic and Leisure Centre for the first time.

2026 saw the addition of 3 Women’s teams clubs to the Nationals stage. Pacific Warriors, Sydney Stingrays and Adelaide Dolphins. The Mixed category also gained a new team from the Pacific Warriors club.

A huge thank you to the Adelaide UWR Club as host and major volunteer group to assist with the smooth running of the tournament.

Major acknowledgements to Matt and Gail for the wonderful work with the camera and streaming system. Tait of Canberra UWR for the building and maintaining the referee buzzer system for the tournament.

TOURNAMENT RESULTS

Women’s Division

Gold - Victoria Dragonettes

Silver - Brisbane Gaulitas*

Bronze – Pacific Warriors – Sister’s tribe

4th – Sydney Stingrays

5th - Canberra Selkies

6th – Adelaide Dolphins

Mixed Division

Gold - UNSW Whales

Silver - Victoria Seadragons*

3rd - Pacific Warriors – Barbarians Tribe**

Bronze - Sydney Stingrays

5th Brisbane Gauls

6th Tasmania Convicts

7th Adelaide White Pointers

8th - Canberra Underdogs

*These team’s results were not officially ratified after the tournament due to team member/s not meeting the tournament registration requirements.

** This team was included to the tournament as a “barbarian” team. The rules for barbarian teams meant they were unable to take an official position.

National Championships 2025

National Championships 2025

The Victorian Dragonettes dominated the Women’s Division for the fourth consecutive year, followed by the Brisbane Gaulitas and UNSW Platypuses. In the Mixed Division, UNSW Whales triumphed over Brisbane Gauls, with Victoria Seadragons taking third. The competition featured 13 teams—eight in Mixed and five in Women’s—and even included visiting players from New Zealand.

National Championships 2024

National Championships 2024

The 2024 Australian Underwater Rugby Nationals were held in Perth from May 24–26, featuring 175 players across 8 mixed and 6 women’s teams. The Brisbane Gauls won the mixed division, while the Victoria Dragonettes claimed their third consecutive women’s title. This year saw the largest women’s division yet, with the Sydney Stingrays fielding their first-ever team. Replays are available on YouTube, thanks to support from Hockey Australia for camera equipment

2018 AUWRL Round 3 (Steinfeld Cup), Sydney

The third round of the inaugural Australian Underwater Rugby League was hosted by the Sydney Whales at Max Parker Leisure and Aquatic Centre in Revesby on 22-23 September 2018. This round marked the second Steinfeld Cup, and the first time a tournament was held in Revesby, which more closely resembled European-style underwater rugby pools, including the venue of the Champions Cup in Berlin that the Sydney Whales will be competing at in November.

2018 UWR National Championships, Adelaide

The Adelaide White Pointers hosted their first UWRA Australian National Championships in 2018 at the Adelaide Aquatic Centre. All UWRA clubs competed in the mixed division, and for the first time at a Nationals, a full women's division was also played, with teams from Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane and Hobart. A total of fifteen teams from seven clubs competed in the tournament, a record number for Nationals, and several guest players from New Zealand joined the Canberra, Perth and Brisbane teams.

2017 UWR National Championships, Perth

The Perth Raiders, Australia's newest underwater rugby team, hosted the first UWR tournament away from the east coast of Australia. The Perth Raiders edged out the reigning national champions Brisbane Gauls in a tense grand final match, which was locked at one-all at full time. Victory was sealed for the Raiders in the last 30 seconds of extra time, handing them a maiden National Championships win, and a spot in 2017's Champions Cup.

2017 Pan Pacific Cup, Brisbane

The UniDive Gauls hosted the 3rd annual Pan Pacific Cup in Brisbane, this year at a new venue in the heart of Australia's third-largest city. Centenary Pool provided teams from across Australia and Singapore a different Pan Pacific Cup experience, in a smaller outdoor pool. The Victoria Seadragons won their first ever tournament, overcoming hosts Brisbane Gauls and two-time PPC champions Sydney Whales.

2015 CMAS Underwater Rugby World Championships, Cali, Colombia

In 2015, for the first time, the Australian national men’s and women’s teams competed in the 10th CMAS Underwater Rugby World Championship in Cali, Colombia from 26 July to 01 August. Twenty seven players in the national team were selected in April 2015 following a competitive process. The Australian women's team finished 7th out of 9 teams, whilst the men's team finished 11th out of 12.