News Archive

Sydney University Cricket Club’s Second and Third grades remain alive in the hunt for 2012-13 season titles after securing solid first innings win in their qualifying finals at the weekend.

SUSF Elite Athlete Program (EAP) scholarship holder Nicola Maitland’s two year dream of representing Australia at the 2013 Under 19 Softball World Championships will come true, with the North Shore third baser picked in the national squad to play at the championships in Canada in July.

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.

Bankstown Sports Women’s Cricket Club thwarted Universities from collecting the 2012-13 season double when they won a low-scoring Limited Overs final at Sydney University No.1 Oval on Sunday.

Home waters proved a happy hunting ground for Sydney University rowers competing at the Australian Championships, the King’s and Queen’s Cup Interstate Regatta and the opening round of the Samsung World Cup, all held at the Sydney International Regatta Centre last week.

After coaxing Rohanee Cox out of retirement mid-way through the 2012/13 WNBL season, Southern Design Sydney Uni Flames Head Coach Karen Dalton has pulled off another coup by re-signing the former WNBL MVP and Australian Opal for a further WNBL season.

Playing in front of an excited crowd at the Sydney Football Stadium on Friday night during the Waratahs v Cheetahs Super Rugby half-time break, Sydney Uni’s women’s rugby team put on a great show as they drew 5-5 with last year’s Sydney Clubs Women’s Rugby Premiers the Warringah Rats.

Sydney University Football Club (SUFC) will provide two players in the Sydney-based National Rugby Academy to take on Japan in the final game of the Australian leg of the IRB Pacific Rugby Cup.

Sydney University Women’s Water Polo Club (SUWWPC) stars Keesja Gofers and Lea Barta have been named in the Northern Team for the annual National Water Polo League All-Star game to be played in Brisbane during the U14 National Championships on the Easter Long Weekend.

A century from Australian representative Rachael Haynes helped Universities power through to the final of the Sydney Women’s Grade Limited Overs competition with a seven-wicket win over Campbelltown-Camden at the Village Green on Sunday.