CHAMPIONS!

GAME 1

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MINNESOTA-0

GAME 2

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WASHINGTON-13

M.V.P- #7 TANNER RERHER

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Play on Your State Football Team

3 Days in Hawaii

1 Day in Sydney, Australia

7 Days in Surfer's Paradise on the Gold Coast of Australia

Play in two Football Games on the Gold Coast

1st game winners advance to play in round 2 for the championship. Losers will play round 2 for the Consolation Bowl.

Officials are flown in from the United States

Teams from USA, Australia, and New Zealand are normally represented.

Games will be played using high school federation rules.

Commemorative Participation Medal

All Transfers and Bussing in First Class Motorcoaches

Visit One of the Largest Theme Parks in Australia

Experience the Outback at an Aussie Farm

Stay in Four and Five Star Hotels while in Surfers Paradise and Sydney

Minimum of 1 Free Day for Personal Optional Activities

Enjoy a Sight Seeing tour of Sydney

Visit Sydney Olympic Park (Home of the 2000 Olympics)

Visit Australia Zoo - Home of Steve Irwin's (The Crocodile Hunter) Croc Farm

Two Great Meals a Day

Full Time Aussie Tour Guide

Official Down Under Sports T-Shirt

DUB Hall of Fame

Dave Dixon
Offensive Guard
Minnesota Vikings

1989 DOWN UNDER BOWL
New Zealand Nation Team

"It's just an awesome thing where you go down to Australia . . . and play some really hard football, and you learn from it."

Ahman Green
Running Back
Green Bay Packers

1993 DOWN UNDER BOWL
NEBRASKA FOOTBALL TEAM

"It teaches you never to give up, it teaches you respect."

In the 2001 Down Under Sports Tours Ahman Green, had the opportunity to be an ISSI alumni spokesperson in Australia this past summer. While in Australia Ahman had the opportunity to make several appearances including sports television talk shows, a Rugby league match, (where he had the opportunity to meet Wendell Sailor, who is the team captain of the Brisbane Broncos), and was the Grand Marshall of the July 4th celebration parade.

Rob Morris
Linebacker
Indianapolis Colts

1993 DOWN UNDER BOWL
IDAHO WEST FOOTBALL TEAM

"You had to get close as a team real quick."

"I had a friend who didn't go . . . I think he really regrets it."

Jake Plummer
Quarterback
Denver Broncos

1993 DOWN UNDER BOWL
IDAHO WEST FOOTBALL TEAM

"It's very educational for a young kid to go see a different country"

Jimmy Kleinsasser
Running Back
Minnesota Vikings

1995 DOWN UNDER BOWL
NORTH DAKOTA FOOTBALL TEAM

"You don't get very many opportunities like this to see a different culture."

International Sports Specialists, Inc.
"Bringing the world to you."

International Sports Specialists, Inc. (ISSI) was founded in February 1989 through the dreams of New Zealander George O'Scanlon. As a youth George fell in love with athletics, especially American football (gridiron). His desire over the years has been to promote gridiron to the people of New Zealand and Australia.

Our U.S. athletes have had many wonderful experiences with the Australians and New Zealanders as a result of ISSI?s dedication and commitment to the program. The success of the Down Under Bowl has been a springboard for ISSI's most recent involvement in the Down Under Hoops Classic.

The year 2004 saw the continued expansion of the Down Under Bowl and the Hoops Classic, and also the Down Under International Games. ISSI will be hosting the "Games", which provide a forum for athletes from many countries to compete in sports they love. The 2004 Down Under International Games included competition in volleyball, golf, cross-country, soccer, swimmng, track & field and free-style wrestling. ISSI's goal is to continually provide athletes who excel in their sport the opportunity to experience the culture, beauty and grandeur of the land Down Under through spirited and intense competition in a variety of sports.

Over the past 16 years ISSI has had the opportunity to share the land Down Under with tens of thousands of individuals from across the United States. ISSI wants to use the common language of sports to bridge continents. This common goal has remained steadfast through its beginnings in 1989, when only four states participated, until now, when an all-star team from all 50 states have participated.

Each athlete must have a coach?s nomination from his/her state or be on a pre- or post- season honors list to be eligible to participate in the Down Under Sports Tours. Some prior standouts of the Down Under Bowl include Jake "The Snake" Plummer, quarterback for the Denver Broncos, and Ahman Green, Running Back for the Green Bay Packers. Many of the top universities also have Down Under Bowl Alumni.