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Before the 2016 Australian Boat Race annual rowing eights challenge between the University of Sydney and the University of Melbourne, the Sydney contingent is stopping by Eastern Avenue for a warm-up on Wednesday 19 October, 2016.

Alice Tarnawski is now a World University Champion sailor as part of the five member Australian crew that took gold in the women’s event at the 8^th World University Sailing Championship held on the Swan River, Perth from September 24-30, 2016. 

It’s been a long eight months since the conclusion of the 2015/16 WNBL season which saw Brydens Sydney Uni Flames finish just one win out of the finals, but the team has recruited strongly and this Friday night  goes up against last season’s runners-up, the Perth Lynx.

Sydney Uni racked up another club double, with both the Cubs (u19) and Lions (Div I) winning their fixtures against the Northern Sydney Rebels at Forrestville Oval last Saturday. 

Sydney University defeated St George by two runs in their Round 2 Belvedere Cup match at Hurstville Oval on Saturday.

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 sun came out in Perth, and our USYD Lions shone bright on Day 3 of competition at the 2016 Australian University Games. Teams now look to solidify their position in their pools, as we head into cross-over rounds.

The University of Sydney students are certainly putting on a show in Perth, with some dominant displays on the second day of competition.

Michael Ambados capped off a strong season by being awarded the 2016 Pollard Chadwick Medal for Sydney University Rugby League Club’s best and fairest player at the annual awards held at the Marrickville Hard Court Tennis Club on Friday night.

Sydney University went on the road last weekend and came away with two important victories against the Northwestern Predators.