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'The Irukandjis' Australian National Surf Team unveils new name and identity ahead of Tokyo 2020

 

'The Irukandjis' Australian National Surf Team unveils new name and identity ahead of Tokyo 2020

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(L-R) Australian surfers Harley Ingleby, Shakira Westdorp, Stephanie Gilmore, Julian Wilson, Sally Fitzgibbons and Matthew Formston pose during the Team Australia Surfing launch and 'The Irukandjis' naming during a Surfing Australia media announcement at

In a historic moment for Australian Surfing, a new team name and identity was unveiled today at the Novotel in Manly for Australia’s national surf team. The much-anticipated new namesake and tagline was revealed to be ‘The Irukandjis: Deadly in the Water’, after the Irukandji jellyfish – an extremely venomous species of jellyfish that inhabit Australian marine waters.

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