News Archive

Phil Waugh, current Sydney Uni Elite Athlete Program scholarship holder and the most capped Waratah in the history of NSW Rugby Union, yesterday announced his retirement from professional rugby at the end of the 2011 season.

Sydney University Elite Athlete Program scholarship holder and disability swimmer Sarah Hilt has proven that anything is possible, with the application of hard work and a spades of determination.

The Sydney University Rowing Club won the Elite Fours at the Marlow Regatta in London last Sunday.

Last year Lara Tamsett was the women’s champion of The Sun-Herald City2Surf presented by Westpac and this year she is training hard to achieve back to back titles. To spur her on even more, Tamsett has decided to raise funds for the charity the Black Dog Institute.

Sydney Uni Sport & Fitness Elite Athlete Program scholarship holder Rosalyn Lawrence is a canoe world champion after her stellar performance in the women’s C1 to take gold at the 2011 ICF Wildwater Sprint World Championships last week in Germany.

Sydney University Sport & Fitness (SUSF) lost one of its favourite sons on Friday with the passing of rugby union Blue David Brockhoff, aged 83.

Saturday’s 50-12 romp over Warringah in Round 11 of the Sydney grade rugby competition at No.1 Oval kept Sydney University firmly entrenched in fourth place behind Eastwood, Eastern Suburbs and Manly.

The newly named Sydney Uni WheelKings started off their season in mixed fashion, defeating the Nova Employment West Sydney Razorbacks in a thriller 80-79 on Saturday before going down to the same opposition 80-57 the following day. 

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.

More than 200 players, administrators and supporters soaked up the wisdom of Socceroos coach Holger Osieck, the passion of NSL veteran Andy Harper and Heather Garriock’s World Cup wishes for the Matildas, at the 2011 Blue & Gold Sydney University Soccer Football dinner held at Doltone House on Friday night.