Kanimbla dashes for Ashes
HMAS Kanimbla (CMDR David McCourt) has been victorious in an ‘Ashes’ Test Cricket match against British coalition partner, HMS Grimsby, at sea in the Persian Gulf.

Freo plays for sheep stations
Sport was serious business off the west coast of Bathurst Island when HMAS Fremantle (LCDR Matt Brown) took a short hiatus from its patrol duties to host the Sheep Stations’s Olympics.

Navy athletes excel at Albury
On the weekend of April 26-27, track and field athletes from the Navy, Army, Air Force and Defence civilians converged on Albury for the ADF Inter-Service Track and Field Championships, held in conjunction with the Victorian Country Athletics Championships.


Sides set for nationals
The NSW Combined Services Hockey teams to compete in the ADF Hockey Championships in Adelaide from May 29 - June 07

Tee up for midweek competition
The Naval Golf Association NSW runs a midweek golf competition where teams compete for the Sir David Martin Cup.
The competition is between Albatross, Creswell, Kuttabul, other Sydney establishments (Waterhen, Watson and Penguin), RAAF and hopefully soon, Army.

Sailors run to support Bali
Twenty officers and sailors were recognised at a clear lower deck for their participation in the Kathy Salvatori Run held back in February.

Stirling effort at golf day
The 2003 HMAS Stirling Golf Open was recently contested at the Secret Harbour Golf Club.

Navy bowled over
Air Force retained the winner’s plaque at the ACT/NSW Interservice Tenpin Bowling Championships held in Canberra on May 5.

Lunchtime feast
The HMAS Stirling 2003 lunchtime volleyball competition attracted the establishment’s best.

ADF Sports Noticeboard

Battle Royal
The rugby union sides of three Commonwealth navies contested what can only be described as a battle royal during the 2003 Commonwealth Navies Rugby Cup in Auckland from May 9-18.