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AFL girl’s set-up Grand Final rematch
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.
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Rugby women shooting for 3 straight Premierships
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.
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Lion hearted Uni extend American Football streak to 70
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.
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Scoreboard
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.
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Students serve warning
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.
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Sting in the tale for University
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.
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Panousis stars at U17 World Champs
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.
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Nipperess’s perfect preparation leads to Australian title
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.
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Courageous Hilt a Pride of Australia Finalist
Sydney Uni Elite Athlete Program (EAP) scholarship holder and multi-class Sydney Uni Swim Club (SUSC) member Sarah Hilt has been chosen as a NSW finalist for this year’s Pride of Australian Medal in the ‘Courage’ category.
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Blues & Gold Award nominations now open
The 2012 Sydney Uni Sport & Fitness Blues and Gold Awards are now open to nominations.