ADF members part of World Cup Touch
The World Cup of Touch was held at Kumagaya in Japan from May 24-28, with a number of past and present ADF personnel now being able to call themselves world champions after Australian teams won all five divisions.

League boosted in North
ADF rugby league received a significant boost recently, with the announcement that THIESS and ADCU, would be the major supporters of the Northern Defenders, NQ’s tri service rugby league team.

Ship to shore runaway success
The community spirit between Navy personnel and civilian workers on Garden Island in Sydney, saw 313 men, women and children take part in the inaugural “2003 HMAS Kuttabul ADI ‘Ship to Shore’ 5km Run/Walk” on May 30.

Medal haul for bowlers
The ADF collected its biggest medal haul in lawn bowls, including Best Overall Team during the Northern Territory Sports Competition, held in Darwin, from May 20 - 23.

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DROUGHT BREAKER
The NSW combined services women’s hockey team broke a nine-year drought when it narrowly defeated ACT/South Australia in the grand final of the 2003 ADF Hockey Championships at The Pines stadium in Adelaide on June 6.

Hockey: ADF’s sporting growth industry
Hockey in the ADF is alive and well after 250 people participated in the 2003 SAAB ADF Hockey Championships at The Pines Stadium in Adelaide.