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