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Congratulations to Sydney University’s Nicole Beck, Alexandra Hargreaves and Amanda Judd who were selected as members of the Australian Women’s Rugby Sevens, World Cup Team.

Despite soaring temperatures at the Sydney International Regatta Centre across the weekend, Sydney University rowers reigned supreme at the NSW Rowing Championships. Sydney Uni easily won the overall point score, making it the 7th consecutive year that Sydney University has been the premier rowing club in NSW.

More than 80 swimmers, parents and coaches attended the recent Sydney University Swimming Club’s education seminar with Paul Penna. The session was designed for the clubs high school aged swimmers and was targeted at being able to “Juggle your Education and your Swimming commitments”.

Despite solid performances from both of the ACUVUE Sydney Uni Flames’ American imports, Rhonda Price and Lindsay Pluimer, the Flames were unable to knock off the second-placed Bulleen Boomers outfit, going down 69-76.

Alex Blackwell (UNSW) and Lisa Sthalekar (Sydney Uni) have been selected in the 15 player squad for the ICC Women’s World Cup.

A gutsy 82-76-win over Perth Lynx at the Sydney University Sports and Aquatic Centre on Saturday night has kept the Flames flickering in the 2008-09 Women’s National Basketball League competition.

Last night, at Homebush Athletics track, was a massive night for Sydney Uni Athletics’ stars – James Nipperess and Lara Tamsett! As they took out first place in the Men’s 5000m and the Women’s 5000m respectively, at the NSW Open Championships.

Sydney University Football Club will have three players in the starting line-up and four on the bench when NSW Waratahs take on Queensland in the first Super 14 trial for 2009, to be played at Toowoomba on Saturday.

Record-breaking Sydney University Football Club winger Peter Playford has signed to play for the NSW Waratahs for the 2009 Super 14 season.

Despite losing a close encounter of the third kind to Logan Thunder in Brisbane on Sunday, the ACUVUE Sydney University Flames are still a chance of making the semi-finals with five rounds of the 2008-09 Women’s National Basketball League to be played.