New Zealand and Australia are both extremely popular places to study sport at university. You can put this down partly to the choice and range of sport courses on offer, and partly to their excellent reputation internationally, but we think it’s also due to the extent to which sport and exercise permeate everyday life in Australia and New Zealand.

Both countries are famous for their outdoor lifestyles. And as often as not, that lifestyle is intrinsically linked to sport and exercise. So whether you like team sports – football, cricket, field hockey, netball, rugby, touch rugby, basketball – to name but a few, or you prefer to test yourself as an individual by surfing, snowboarding, mountain or road biking, running, swimming, or climbing, there will be a way for you to get involved, at whatever level suits.

For some that might mean playing or competing at elite level, for others, as a purely social activity. Sport clubs and teams are not just based on the university campuses, depending on what you want to do – and what level you want to do it at – the most suitable club for you might be organised at a city, regional or state level. University sports facilities are generally of a very high standard, and offer students plenty of opportunities to get involved.