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The Tennis Club was founded prior to 1955. It was one of the founding members of the Sports Association. The Tennis Club offers both social and competitive tennis.

On 14 December 1961, a note was circulated by the Sports Association to seek indications of interest in forming a Sailing Club, although it appears that there was insufficient interest. The Club officially formed in early April in 1967, sending a men's team to compete at intervarsity at the University of Sydney that year. The following year, both a male and female team were sent to compete.

The Athletics Club was formed some time between 1953-54 as a member of the Sports Association. From 1955, there are reports of both an Athletics and Amateur Athletics Club. It is unclear whether these are separate, but they do share at least some membership.

The first meeting of the Judo Club was on 5 October 1956. The Club applied for affiliation with the Sports Association in November. As of 2013, the Club had become the largest judo club in Australia with over 250 registered members [www.unswjudo.net.au/about.php].

The Volley Ball Club was re-affiliated with the University of N.S.W. Sports Association in March 1970. It had not previously existed at the University since 1958. The Club has an inclusive focus; being open to "students and non-students, locals and interationals, social and competitive" (http://www.unswvolleyball.org/).

The series contains the minutes, agendas and papers of the meetings of the Blues Committee. The material is primarily typed and arranged in manila folders. The meetings discussed nominations and conditions for Blues in the Sports Association. Information about the nominations and awards of Blues can also be found in SERIES2540 under individual sports clubs, and in SERIES2548. The Archives' holdings of this series are very incomplete.

This series consists of the minutes and agendas of meetings of the Sports Recognition Award Committee. The material contains typed documents from the meetings, which have been arranged chronologically. The minutes include nominations and decisions regarding the granting of Sports Recognition Awards. The Archives' holdings of this series are very incomplete.

The idea of a Mountaineering and Climbing Club was first conceived by Andrew Pavey in early 1967. Initially entitled the Climbing & Mountaineering Society (CAMS), the name was soon changed to the Mountaineering & Climbing Club (MACC). In 1969 the Club was affiliated to the Sports Association (MOBSAC c.1973 O-Week issue). On 12 October 1972 the name of the Club was changed to the Mountaineering Club (CN292/60). On 3 October 1978 the Club held an extraordinary general meeting, which approved its amalgamation with the Bushwalkers' Club to form a new Bushwalking and Mountaineering Club (CN209). Controlling Organisation: UNSW - c. 01/01/1967-03/10/1978

The Basketball Club started to form in 1954. The first official meeting of the Club was held on 9 May 1955. At the time the Club had approximately 15 members although they were confident that they could get more with the provision of a basketball court. It was decided during that meeting to apply for affiliation with the Sports Association. The Club appears to have originally been exclusively male with a seperate club for women. It now caters to both men and women.

The UNSW Rugby Union Football Club was founded in 1949 by Major Reg Wilthew. It was one of the first seven sporting clubs to represent UNSW, which was then known as the New South Wales University of Technology. The UNSW Rugby Club is the only club within the University to operate continuously since 1949. The club's first official games were in 1950 in a mid week competition. The club's first coach was Bryan Palmer. In 1951 the club began its long association with the Metropolitan Sub District competition (now New South Wales Suburban Rugby Union), fielding teams in the Kentwell, Bourke and Whiddon Cups. Bryan Palmer stepped down as coach after 2 years due to illness, and his place was taken by former Wallaby player Bill Cerutti. Palmer returned to coach the club in 1959 and in 1961 secured the University its first ever championship in any sport, the Metropolitan Sub District Kentwell Cup. In 1963 UNSW entered the New South Wales Rugby union Second Division, though it still maintained Kentwell, Burke, Whiddon Judd and two Under 21 teams in the Sub District competition, fielding a total of nine teams in all at this time. Success followed in the new Second Division under Coach Max Carpenter and Professor Geoff Roper with premiership wins to the firsts in 1963, the seconds in1965 and the thirds in all of the Second Division years, 1963, 1964 and 1965. After three successful years, UNSW Rugby Club was promoted to the Premier Sydney Rugby Union District competition - one of the Club's goals since its foundation - in 1966 and remained within this top level for almost two decades, until the absorption of SRU into the NSWRU. During this period the club generated a strong impact with the benefit of former Wallabies players and representatives as coaches, including Tod Davis and Saxon White. In the mid 1980s the state rugby reorganisation converted Sydney Metropolitan Subdistrict into NSW Suburban Rugby Union. Since their inclusion in Suburban Rugby, the club has won 26 premierships throughout the grades and three Club Championship titles, 1964, 1995 and 1997. The club enjoyed great success during the 90's as First grade won the Kentwell Cup in 1992, 1994 and in 1998. The 2009 season saw the Club relegated to 2nd Division. Over the years since 1949 the club has seen many players (over 3000) and officials pass through the door. The current President is John Dezarnaulds. Bibliography UNSW Rugby Club. (2009). History. Retrieved from http://unswrugby.org.au Controlling Organisation: UNSW - ?01/07/1949-