Representative Sporting Teams
Aboriginal Australia has been represented in various sporting teams. Notable teams include the Indigenous All-Stars, Flying Boomerangs and Indigenous Team of the Century (Australian rules football) and the Indigenous All Stars (rugby league) . The first organised trip of Australian cricketers to travel overseas was principally made up of Aboriginal members embarked on a tour of England in 1868. Charles Lawrence accompanied them as captain and coach.
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