Australian schoolboys
Encyclopedia
The Australian Schoolboys refer to junior teams that represent Australia
in various sports. The name is mainly used in rugby league
, rugby union
and baseball
. Other popular team sports in Australia such as cricket, basketball, association football (soccer) and Australian rules football generally use age related team names, such as Under 18s, rather than the schoolboys title.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
in various sports. The name is mainly used in rugby league
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
, rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
and baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
. Other popular team sports in Australia such as cricket, basketball, association football (soccer) and Australian rules football generally use age related team names, such as Under 18s, rather than the schoolboys title.