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Sydney Uni have served a notice to their grand final opponents Balmain after thrashing Wollongong by 78 points in their AFL Sydney Women’s semi-final on Saturday.

Sydney University Boat Club’s (SUBC) under 23’s men’s eight crew put a series of injury, illness and eligibility issues behind them to finish second at the Canadian Henley Championship earlier this month.

Sydney University are well and truly on track to win their third consecutive Sydney Women’s Rugby Premiership after a 48-0 thrashing of Waverly in Saturday’s semi-final at the Warringah Rugby Park.

The Sydney Uni Lions American Football team have started their season were they left off last year by extending their remarkable winning streak to 70 games after a hard fought 34-14 victory over last year’s grand finalists the West Sydney Pirates.

Sydney University Football Club (SUFC) representative and former SUSF Elite Athlete Program (EAP) scholarship holder Dan Vickerman today announced his retirement from rugby. 

Illawarra Stingrays caused the first upset of the Women’s Premier League soccer finals series when they defeated Sydney University 4-1 in their qualifying final at Wilson Park on Sunday.

Sydney Uni Flames Academy Program representative Vanessa Panousis has inspired the Under 17 Australian women’s basketball team to finish the 2012 FIBA Under 17 Women’s World Championship on a high, defeating Italy 58-49 to claim fifth place at the tournament in Amsterdam on Sunday night.

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’s 42-12 win over Manly in their qualifying final encounter at Coogee Oval on Saturday showed the hunger and confidence are there for an eighth successive grand final appearance and a possible seventh Shute Shield in that period.

Sydney Uni Sport & Fitness (SUSF) Elite Athlete Program (EAP) scholarship holder James Nipperess proved that practice really does make perfect, kicking late to claim the Australian title at Saturday’s Australian Cross Country Championships in wet and muddy conditions in Adelaide.