Premium Content Subscriber only An Australian champion surfer said naming a national sporting team after an extremely venomous jellyfish that inhabit Australian waters let's the competition know they mean business. On March 17, 2021, Surfing Australia announced all its surfing team will combine under The Irukandjis: Deadly in the Water, named after the Irukandji jellyfish. Three times world para surfing champion and recent Lennox Head resident Matt Formston, 42, said he's thrilled all the different surfing genres, including Junior, Open, Masters, Olympic, Longboard, Big Wave, Stand Up Paddleboard (SUP) and Adaptive disciplines, would compete under The Irukandjis national identity and united colours at international events such as the Olympics, International Surfing Association (ISA), World Surfing Games, WSL World Juniors and Longboard Championships.