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Universities Women’s Cricket Club’s Australian representatives Alex Blackwell and Rachael Haynes will have a full trophy cabinet if the Students defeat Bankstown in the final of the Sydney women’s limited overs competition at Sydney University Oval on Sunday.

Scoreboard is a wrap-up of the efforts of Sydney University athletes and teams through the past week, compiled by Graham Croker. Stories on some of the performances also appear in the News section.

A century from Australian representative Rachael Haynes helped Universities power through to the final of the Sydney Women’s Grade Limited Overs competition with a seven-wicket win over Campbelltown-Camden at the Village Green on Sunday.

Sydney University Football Club and Queensland University Football Club will renew an old rivalry when they meet for Australian Club Championship bragging rights at Allianz (Sydney Football) Stadium on Sunday, March 24.

Sydney University Athletics Club (SUAC) representative Ian Dewhurst made a massive breakthrough at Saturday night’s Perth Track Classic, as he recorded the fastest time by an Australian this year running 50.31 for the 400m hurdles and in the process running a World Uni Games qualifier and smashing the 23 year old SUAC club record.

Australian and Sydney Uni Flames legend Trish Fallon and fellow retired superstar Luc Longley will have annual awards named after them to be presented at the Under 18’s and Under 16’s National Championships from this year.

Sydney University Football Club (SUFC) has seven players in a 53-man squad to attend a selection camp at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra for the IRB Junior World Championship (Under 20) to be held in France in June.

Universities Women’s Cricket Club’s Australian representatives Alex Blackwell and Rachael Haynes have two hurdles to jump to finish the 2012-13 season with a full trophy cabinet.

The Sydney Uni Women’s Rugby Club (SUWRC) will take centre stage this Friday night during the halftime break of the NSW Waratahs v Free State Cheetahs Super Rugby match at the Sydney Football Stadium (SFS).

Former SUSF Elite Athlete Program (EAP) scholarship holders Rosalyn Lawrence and Jessica Fox secured their places on the national team for this year’s World Championships after claiming key victories over the weekend at the 2013 Australian Canoe Open at Bradys Lake in the heart of Tasmania.