Summary
- Former AIS scholarship holders Sue Howie (captain) and Catherine Cox (vice captain) led the Australian 21 and Under side to victory in the 3rd World Youth Cup held in Vancouver, Canada. The side contained three AIS scholarship holders and four former scholarship holders.
- The Australian Open team continued to build on its unbeaten run of 22 games that began in May 1994. The team played five internationals during the year winning all convincingly - the Milo Challenge v South Africa, Milo Cup v New Zealand (3 Tests) and Fisher and Paykel Cup v New Zealand.
- AIS finished seventh in the Mobil Superleague, and played by invitation in the NSW State League Division 1 recording 9 wins and 7 losses.
- In the annual AIS-Canterbury competition, held in New Zealand in August, AIS won the first match 50-26, but Canterbury won the remaining two matches 42-38 and 47-39 to win the series.
- AIS toured South Africa for the first time at the end of 1996, in a tour that lasted 3 weeks they played 11 games. AIS won 9, lost 1 and had 1 game washed out.
- Anne Clark and Gwen Benzie Scholarships - Victoria Roberts
Seated: Amy Stevens, Kerri Duff, Terri Hadley
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