Australian Rogaining Association

Intervarsity Championship 2014

The 2014 Intervarsity Rogaining Championship will be held in conjunction with the Australian Rogaining Championships on the 11-12th October. The event location will be in the Victorian goldfields near Castlemaine.

Each year The Nigel Aylott Memorial Sports Foundation (NAMSF) supports university students to enter the event. NAMSF was set up in memory of Nigel a keen adventure racer and rogainer, to encourage engagement in these outdoor sports. Details of NAMSF subsidies are available from your state association or the ARA.

The University Rogaining Championship is open to all university students (full-time, part-time, undergraduate, or post-graduate).

2014 European Championships

The website of the 2014 European Rogaining Championships is now open at:
http://erc2014.com/home/
The event will be held 7-8 June 2014 in South Estonia.
Registration opens on 15 November 2013.

WRC 2014 Entry Criteria

The IRF has published the Entry Preface and Criteria for the 12th World Rogaining Championships 2014 South Dakota.
The entries for WRC 2014 will be opening on 1st November 2013. The number of entries for this event will be limited to 1,000 individuals. The event website is:

http://peakassurance.net/12WRC_2014.html

The entry criteria for this event have been agreed and have been posted on the event website. You can also download a PDF version here.

All Pre-Qualified Entrants (PQEs) need to enter within the initial two-week Phase 1 period if they wish to take advantage of their PQE status. Also, non-PQEs who enter within Phase 1 have preference over anyone who enters after the end of Phase 1.

The timeline for entry processing has been published here:
http://peakassurance.net/Blog/Entries/2013/9/14_12WRC2014_Entry_Timeline.html

WRC 2016 Alice Springs Australia - IRF Press Release

The International Rogaining Federation has awarded the rights to host the 14th World Rogaining Championships to the Australian Rogaining Association.
The IRF press release can be viewed here.

2013 University Championship Results

The 2013 University Rogaining Championship was held in conjunction with the Western Australian Rogaining Championships on the 17-18th August. Clear winners were Thomas Brazier and Sarah Buckerfield of Australian National University in ACT.

WRC2013 Russia

27 Australians competed in the World Championship in Russia held 26-27 July 2013 in the Pskov region, near the Latvian border. The top placed teams overall were from Estonia, Russia and Finland. Leading Australians were Rod Gray (course setter for ARC 2013) and Geoff Lawford retaining the Men Super Veterans title they won in Czech Republic.

Australian medalists were:

Rod Gray, Geoff Lawford, 1st Men Super Veterans
Tamsin Barnes, Thor Egerton, 2nd Women Veterans
Tim Dent, Graham Anderson, 2nd Men Ultra Veterans
Robyn Spriggs, with Sharon Crawford (USA), 2nd Women Ultra Veterans
Paul Williams, Mark Imbert, 3rd Men Veterans

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