Figure 1.--One of the most popular sports in Austrlia is Australian rules football or "footy". As far as weknow the sport is only played in Australia. |
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We do not have a lot of information on Australia yet. We know that both football (soccer) and rugby are popular there. Only Australians play Australian rules football or "footy". Another popular sport is tennis.
Only Australians play Australian rules football or "footy". HBC at this time knows very little about Australian football, except that the Australians call it "Footy". It is rarely seen in America. Australian football seems similar im many ways to Rugby. Hopefully our Australian readers will tell us a bit about the sport.
We know that both football (soccer) and rugby are popular in Australia.
Another popular sport is tennis.
An Australian reader writes, "I once came 2nd in in a 1500 metres race at my primary school in year 5 but I raced against the year 6's and it is a beaut memory."
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