Australian Rules Football
Australian rules football is a growing sport in France with the first clubs forming in the 1990s. There are several clubs around the country forming a ""Super League" and some other clubs playing in a developmental league. There is a national men's Australian Football team that has plays international matches and competes in the Australian Football International Cup, which is essentially a World Cup for all countries apart from Australia.
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“Each Australian is a Ulysses.”
—Christina Stead (1902–1983)
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Of a silent crowd walking under a wall,
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