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The black and blue and the blue and gold – aka Melbourne University Rugby Football Club and Sydney University Football Club – will do battle at the University of Melbourne on June 6 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the first match between the two universities in 1909.

Senior Sydney University swimmers Matt Jaukovic and Jono Newton were recently named in the Telstra Dolphin Silver Squad following their very strong performances at the World Championship trials, where Matt finished 3rd in the 50m and 100m butterfly and Jono finished 4th in the 50m Freestyle.

Olympian Nathan Thomas is repeating a junior water polo development program at the Sydney Uni Sports & Aquatics Centre, , first trialed at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS).

Sydney University’s NSW representatives Tom Carter and Daniel Halangahu helped put the club’s Shute Shield defence back on track when they engineered a 28-8 win over Eastern Suburbs at Sydney University No.1 Oval on Saturday.

Tighthead prop Laurie Weeks, who anchored the scrum in Sydney University’s past two Sydney Shute Shield rugby union premierships, has been named Australian Super 14 Rookie of the Year.

Sydney University’s Phil Waugh, Dean Mumm and Luke Burgess were announced as part of the Wallabies Squad for the 2009 Bundaberg Rum Rugby Series yesterday, 21st May.

Sydney Uni Waterpolo Club’s Rob Maitland has been selected to captain Australia at the 2009 World University Games in Belgrade, Serbia.

Sydney Uni Football Club’s (SUFC) Nathan Charles and David McDuling have been selected in the Australian U20 side along with some of the Super 14’s big names, including Rob Horne, Kurtley Beale and the exciting Western Force back, James O’Connor

Sydney Uni Football Club (SUFC) will host both its Colts and Grade teams at home, in what can only be referred to as ‘Super Saturday’ on Saturday 30 May.

Sydney University had 17 reasons to celebrate when the Rowing Australia Board recently named the Senior A and Senior B teams.