Melbourne University Hockey Club

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Melbourne University Hockey Club
Nickname(s)The Shop, Shoppers
Founded9 April 1907 (1907-04-09)
Home ground University of Melbourne hockey pitch
Website www.muhc.org.au

Melbourne University Hockey Club(MUHC), is a field hockey club affiliated with the University of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. The club wears the colours blue and black.

Established in 1907, [1] the club first competed in the Victorian Amateur Hockey Association (men) and Victorian Women's Hockey Association. In 1908, the first inter-varsity game was played in Adelaide. As of 2016, the club compete in the Hockey Victoria men's and women's winter and summer competitions and the Australian University Games.

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References

  1. "History | Melbourne University Hockey Club". www.muhc.org.au. Retrieved 23 June 2016.