About ARI

The role of Aussie Rules International (ARI) is to promote and develop the sport of Australian Football internationally. Our achievements have included:

Coordinating Australian football at the Arafura Games in Darwin in 1999 and 2001
Staging the inaugural International Cup, in conjunction with the AFL, in Melbourne in 2002
Staging the Multicultural Cup in Melbourne in 2004 & 2005
Staging the Harmony Cup in Melbourne in 2010
Staging the EU Cup in London (2005), Hamburg (2007), Prague (2008) & Zagreb (2009)
Staging the inaugural ANZAC Cup in France in 2009
Creation of the Dubai 9s concept, United Arab Emirates
Coordinating Australian Convicts tours to Europe, South Africa (twice), USA & Canada and South America
Establishing Aussie Rules UK
Establishing Aussie Rules Europe
Appointing full-time Development Officers in Tonga through the Australian Youth Ambassadors program
Running Touch Aussie Rules competitions in London and Melbourne