Posts by Sydney Rugby

Climate change, currently the hot topic on the political front, was apparent at Woollahra Oval last Saturday.  In atrocious conditions, where driving wind and rain stifled any free flowing rugby, Sydney University narrowly lost to Eastern Suburbs 17-13 in their round 3 Shute Shield clash.

The Sydney Uni men’s division one volleyball team have claimed bronze at the Manly Cup competition that was held last weekend.

Sydney Uni continued their winning start to 2011 by accounting for Western Suburbs by 33 points in water logged conditions at No 1 Oval.

The Sydney Uni Athletics Club is hoping that three of its athletics will be selected in this years Australia World Championships team in Daegu after a string of strong performances at the Australian National Championships held over the weekend in Melbourne.

Sydney University Sports Scholarship holder Lachlan Renshaw relinquished his Australian 800m crown at Melbourne’s Olympic Park on Saturday night when long-time rival James Kaan won a battle of tactics – and the 2011 title.

When Bruce Ross was elected unopposed to lead Sydney University Sport and Fitness for another two years, at last week’s annual general meeting, he began his third decade in the presidency of one of the biggest sporting clubs in Australia.

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.

The Sir Roden Cutler Shield is back in the hands of last year’s minor premiers following a comprehensive 45-27 victory over the Students at the picturesque University No. 1 Oval. In perfect conditions for round 2 of the Shute Shield, Eastwood ran riot with a six tries to three performance, earning a bonus point win to cement their place at the top of the Sydney Premier Rugby competition.

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.

Sydney University Swim Club finished the Telstra Australian Swimming Championships at the Sydney Olympic Pool and Aquatic Centre (April 1 to 8) as the second-ranked NSW team with one gold,…