The Auburn Giants will host the annual ‘Unity Cup’ battle against The UTS Shamrocks for the second year running in Division Two of the Sydney Women’s AFL competition.
When: Saturday, 17 May 2014
Time: 12:00pm kick off
Where: Mona Park, Auburn
The ‘Unity Cup’ Tradition was inspired by both teams’ experience at the 2012 AFL Multicultural Round, where Auburn and UTS went head to head at ANZ Stadium as a curtain raiser to the Swans vs. Giants ‘Sydney Derby’ match.
Originally hailed as the Sydney women’s derby with respective teams representing Sydney’s East and West, the Unity Cup will be a display of talent across a diverse mix of cultural backgrounds.
The Auburn Giants are renowned for being socially inclusive of multicultural communities, with a high percentage of the team embracing backgrounds such as Lebanese, Turkish, Palestinian, Syrian, Egyptian, Malaysian and Iraqi. Many of these players are also second generation Australian, and either one or both of their parents were born overseas. Uniquely, the team is also intercultural and interfaith, made up of 80% women from Muslim communities.
Similarly, The Shamrocks have long been known for their inclusion of visiting European and North American foreign nationals with the team accommodating foreign exchange students attending their affiliated university at UTS. The Shamrocks is also home to a record number of international representative players, with 5 on their current player list having competed at the 2011 International Cup on either the Irish or Australian Indigenous/Multicultural teams.
Whilst Multicultural Round traditionally does not take place until July, Round 6 is the only game that the Shamrocks and the Giants will play against one another in the 2014 Season fixture.
Last Modified on 16/05/2014 09:33
