Half-blue
University sporting award
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Half-blue is a term used at some universities in the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand, which award a "blue" to those who represent them in "full blue" sports and a "half-blue" in some other sports, referred to as "half-blue sports".[1]
Men's sports
- See also Categorization of men's sports
| Full blue |
|---|
| Boxing, cricket, hockey, football, golf, lawn tennis, table tennis, rowing, rugby union, squash, gymnastics |
| Full blue (some universities) / Half-blue (the rest) |
| Athletics, basketball, cross country running, rugby league, swimming, ice hockey |
| Discretionary full blue |
| Badminton, canoeing, cycling, dancesport, fencing, judo, lightweight rowing, powerlifting, ice hockey, karate, modern pentathlon, orienteering, rifle shooting (small-bore and full-bore), sailing, skiing, water polo, real tennis and motor racing |
| Half-blue |
| American football, Archery, Australian rules football, Eton and Rugby fives, ice hockey, kickboxing, korfball, lacrosse, mountain biking, pistol shooting, polo, rackets, association croquet, clay pigeon shooting, riding, rifle shooting (small-bore and full-bore), volleyball, windsurfing, yachting, handball and mixed lacrosse |
| Under review at some universities |
| Gaelic football, chess, tiddlywinks |
Women's sports
- See also Categorization of men's sports
| Full blue – whole team |
|---|
| Boxing, fencing, football, table tennis, hockey, lacrosse, lawn tennis, lightweight rowing, netball, rowing, rugby union, squash, dance. |
| Full blue (some universities) / Half-blue (the rest) |
| Athletics, cheerleading, cricket, modern pentathlon, swimming, volleyball, basketball, taekwondo |
| Discretionary full blue |
| Badminton, cross-country, cycling, dancesport, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, judo, karate, orienteering, rifle shooting (full-bore), sailing, skiing, volleyball, boxing, real tennis |
| Half-blue |
| Archery, canoeing, canoe polo, cricket, Eton fives, gliding, ice hockey, korfball, lifesaving, orienteering, association croquet, pistol shooting, polo, riding, rifle shooting (small-bore), taekwondo, trampolining, triathlon, windsurfing, water polo, ultimate (if they compete in the Open division), yachting, mixed lacrosse, handball. |
| Under review at some universities |
| Windsurfing |