AUSTRALIAN SPORT BY PAT, DAVID, JOSH, ARNIE & KASSIE
CULTURAL PHENOMENA IN SPORT
• Different sports like Cricket, Rugby Union & Tennis.
• Each of these sports have bought a cultural phenomena to Australia.
CRICKET
• World Cup in West Indies bought a new trend in the Cricket world.
• Spectators took on the West Indian lifestyle.
• Australia won the World Cup 3 times in a row.
• Changed World Cricket.
IMPORTANT SPORTSMAN IN CRICKET
Shane Warne bought a different culture to cricket including booze and women.
Sachin Tendulkar the nice guy in cricket, had the whole nation of India behind him bringing a cultural phenomena not only in India but to Australia as they toured around Australia.
RUGBY UNION
• 2003 World Cup hosted in Australia, Australia lost against England.
• Each world cup for any sport brings a different culture to Australia with many nations visiting our home soil.
IMPORTANT FIGURES IN RUGBY UNION
• George Gregan – best scrumhalf known in Australian Rugby Union.
• John Eales – Lock that could kick for conversations bought a different culture to the sport.
TENNIS
• Australian Open is a grand slam tournament held in Australia. Been held annually since 1905.
• Rod Laver played a major influence,
He was an Australian professional tennis player who holds the most singe titles in the history of tennis.
He holds 200 career titles
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