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When flanker Phil Waugh received the ultimate rugby honour of captaining the famous Barbarians in matches against England and Australia in June, he kicked off a remarkable month in Sydney University sport.

Sydney University silenced the parochial peninsular fans at Pittwater Rugby Park on Saturday when they scored a converted try after the bell to snatch a 31-29 win.

Sydney University came away with gold and silver after three days of intense competition, in temperatures below 10 degrees, at the recent Eastern University Games in Bathurst.

Sydney University was represented by 10 players at the Women’s Rugby National Championships, recently played at Tallebadgera.

Sydney University Rugby League maintained their lead in the NSW Tertiary Cup competition when they accounted for UTS Tigers 26-22 in a recent top-of-the-table clash at St. John’s Oval.

After the success of a yard stick fleet racing regatta in April which attracted nine universities to Sydney, a teams racing regatta has been announced for the 2nd to the 4th of October.

Kiera Shiels, a chemical engineering-commerce student at Sydney University, has won a bronze medal with the Australian women’s basketball team at the 2009 World University Summer Games in Belgrade, Serbia.

Teen sensation, Tom Young, returns to Sydney University this weekend after playing a significant role for NSW/ACT Rams in their triumphant Division 2 win in the NAB AFL National Under 18 Championships.

A solid win against Canterbury Bankstown (2) on their home courts at Punchbowl on Sunday sees uni assured of a semi final berth in the 2009 Slazenger Inter District competition.

Sydney Uni Swim Club’s Matt Jaukovic has withdrawn from the World University Games after he was confirmed to have bronchial pneumonia and the H1N1 virus (Swine Flu).