Sports Down Under 
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Sports Down Under is the founding area of the Australian Festival (Originally called the "Grand Final Festival"). Starting with a game in the park, a cookout, and a grand final party - the festival was formed with Australian Football as its backbone. Coinciding with the growth of Australian Festival was the growth of Australian Football in Nashville under the Nashville Kangaroos. From 1997-2001 Australian Football Tournaments dominated the Australian Festival until 2001 when limited travel (a week and a half after 9/11) created a need to expand to Cricket and Rugby. In 2005 netball joined the festival as 10 netball teams came from around the United States to showcase Australia's largest women's sport. The Australian Festival in combination with the Nashville Kangaroos revolutionized the presentation of Australian Football in the US with their famous game commentary which was always was a crowd pleaser. The Australian Festival was also instrumental in raising awareness of Collegiate Australian Football with Vandy Aussie Rules Club...

Sports Down Under introduced and featured many of the great sports played in the Land Down Under...