The University of New England’s (UNE) sporting and fitness centre, SportUNE, is considered one of the finest university sporting centres in Australia and has a proud history of nurturing and supporting student-athletes, many of whom represent the state and country in their chosen sport.   

SportUNE is an experienced provider of fitness assessments and training, with highly skilled and accredited staff.  We are accredited with, and have strong associations with, key sporting and industry bodies including:

• Elite Athlete Friendly University (EAFU) Network

• Australian Sports Commission

• Australian Institute of Sport Accredited Training Facility

• Australian University Sport

• Fitness Australia

• Australian Rugby Union

• NSW Institute of Sport

• New South Wales Rugby

• Parramatta Eels Rugby League

• Northern NSW Football

• Northern Inland Academy of Sport

• Northern Inland Football

• LesMills

SportUNE offers student athletes a diverse range of quality sport, recreation and fitness facilities and services that compliment elite training programs, including:

• New strength and conditioning gym for specific training requirements, including cardio equipment, free weights and free motion cardio pulley machines

• New cross-fit gym

• Group fitness programs for building team cohesion and pre-competition conditioning

• Freestyle group fitness programs, including pilates and yoga to assist with core strength and flexibility

• Training opportunities with our professional personal trainers who are experienced in strength and conditioning, power lifting, fitness assessment, skin fold measurements and body typing to identify natural predispositions

• Strong associations with elite state and national sporting bodies

Elite Athlete Friendly University Network

As a member of the Elite Athlete Friendly University Network, UNE offers student-athletes flexible study options which enables you to balance your sporting pursuits with academic requirements. SportUNE’s quality facilities and services further enhance this relationship, providing first rate facilities for training and competition.

SportUNE has recently completed the construction of new facilities to the value of over $5.5M, including a new strength and conditioning gym, multi-purpose hall, café and exercise science teaching space and offices, which confirms our place as a premier sporting centre.

Sporting Scholarships

SportUNE offers a number of sporting scholarships to students enrolled in a course of at least two years' duration at the University of New England.  Applicants should have an outstanding ability in a particular sport, and a desire to represent the University in their chosen sport. Recipients will be expected to become active members of the UNE sporting club for which the award has been granted.

At Sport UNE, we offer two levels of scholarships: Full Sports Scholarship, and Sports Development Scholarship.  The awarding of sporting scholarships are considered by the UNE Sports Scholarship Committee (comprising the Executive Director, President, and Senior Vice-President of Sport UNE), the chair of the UNE Academic Board (or nominee), and the Academic Registrar (or nominee).

For further information on scholarships, please refer to the University of New England (UNE) scholarships page.