Scoreboard

Water Polo

Men's and Women's National Leagues

Men: Sydney University Lions 6 (Alastair Visch 2, James Young, Scott Nicholson, Jeremy Davie, Lachlan Hollis goals) d University of Western Australia Torpedoes 5 (Kistamas Zsolt, Brad Mercer, Sasha Kovalenko, Joseph Balczer, Tom Jasper) at UWA Pool.

Sydney University 7 d Balmain Tigers 6 at Peter Montgomery Pool, Sydney University Sport and Fitness Centre.

Women: Sydney University Lions 16 (Alicia Brightwell 5, Gabby Wickman 3, Keesja Gofers 3, Casey Bowry 2, Alex Boyd, Melissa Hammond, Samara Davie goals) d UWA Torpedoes 5 (Matil Connor 2, Georgina Kovacs, Maggie Earl, Cathryn Earl, Jenna Sanders) at UWA Pool.

Balmain 10 d Sydney University 6 at Peter Montgomery Pool, Sydney University Sport and Fitness Centre.

Cricket

Sydney Grade competition - Round 14

First Grade: Parramatta 8(dec)-245 (Adam Turrell 65, Brenton Cherry 45, Luke Forbes 37, Michael Wood 28; Tom Keirath 3-76, Ian Moran 2-59) d Sydney University 226 (Tom Keirath 50, Josh Toyer 34 not out, Liam Robertson 30, Will Hay 26; Anthony Marr 3-59, Michael Wood 2-41, Daniel Jackson 2-45, Ben Martin 2-59) and 1-41 (Mark Faraday 23 not out) on the first innings at Sydney University No.1 Oval. Toss: Parramatta. Batted first: Sydney University. Points: Parramatta 6, Sydney University 0.

Second Grade: Sydney University 7(dec)-351 (Michael Culkoff 130 not out, Adam Theobald 92, Tim Ley 69 not out; James Parkinson 5-59, Luke Dempsey 2-50) d Parramatta 113 Michael Culkoff 7-25, Tim Ley 2-38) and 6-230 (Nicholas Bertus 89, Matt Windred 87; Shashi Keshar 2-45) on the first innings at Old Kings Oval. Toss: Sydney University. Batted first: Sydney University. Points: Sydney University 6, Parramatta 0.

Third Grade: Sydney University 226 (Jack Hammond 56, Suda Sivapalin 52, Matthew Gregory 38, Ken Huckle 26; Steve Karam 3-33, Peter Freney 3-57, James Pike 2-49) d Parramatta 195 (Luke Trudgett 52, Steve Karam 40, Ben Abbott 31, Tim Fragogianis 26 not out; Alasdair Grant 3-28, Dave Jessup 2-19, Brendon Smith 2-23) on the first innings at Sydney University No.2 Oval. Toss: Sydney University. Batted first: Sydney University. Points: Sydney University 6, Parramatta 0.

Fourth Grade: Parramatta 187 (Mark Ward 53, Scott Copperfield 32 not out, Ankur Patel 31; Kerrod McPherson 5-23, Josh Lawrence 2-30) d Sydney University 132 (Kerrod McPherson 33 not out, Josh Lawrence 23; Shane Cassell 4-32, Scott Copperfield 2-16, Jonathan Brayshaw 2-29) on the first innings at Merrylands Oval. Toss: Parramatta. Batted first: Parramatta. Points: Parramatta 6, Sydney University 0.

Fifth Grade: 7(dec)-285 (Jim Kazaglis 73, Benjamin Peacock 53 not out, Aaron Khongwar 36, Angus Glynne 34 not out) v Parramatta 48 (Virosh Poolasangandrum 4-2, Angus Glynne 3-11,Jim Kazaglis 2-10) and 7-204 (Jahangir Jadoon 97, Luke McNaught 60; James Rodgers 3-19) on the first innings at St Paul's College Oval. Toss: Parramatta. Batted first: Sydney University. Points: Sydney University 6, Parramatta 0.

Poidevin-Gray Shield - Semi-final

Penrith 1-191 (Jarryd Blake 91 not out, Tim Cummins 72 not out) d Sydney University 9-188 Ben Larkin 89 not out, Chris Jones 41; Max McNamara 5-21) at Howell Oval. Penrith to meet St George in final.

Trent Franklin

profilepic_franklin Sydney Uni Blue Trent Franklin will be making his second Olympic appearance in Beijing, as part of an Australian team eager to improve on their 9th place finishing in 2004. A state level junior baseball representative and swimmer, by the age of 15 Franklin had become bored with his sporting endeavours and decided to try something which would combine elements from his previous pursuits.

As a result Trent took up water polo, initially playing for Ryde before joining the Sydney University Lions in 1997 when he commenced his Bachelor of Science degree at the Uni. Staying on to complete a Masters in Commerce, Trent has been a regular fixture in the Lions side for over ten years, winning three national titles in 2002-3 and 2005, as well as leading the league scoring in 2004 and being awarded his Blue in 2003.

Trent played in his first NSW junior side in 1996 and stepped up to the national junior team in 1998, claiming the silver medal at he 1999 Junior World Championships in Kuwait. That same year Trent made his national senior side debut, and since 2001 been one of the first players selected for the national side, winning a Commonwealth silver medal in 2002 as well as a scholarship to the Australian Institute of Sport.

In 2006 Trent was part of the Australian team which took home the gold medal from the Commonwealth Championships, as well as bronze at the World League Super Finals in 2007 and 2008. Trent has set up his own insurance company, which he often runs on the road, and has heavily involved himself in supporting the Autism Spectrum and other charities.

Franklin was a member of the Men's Water Polo Team, who improved upon their ninth place finish in Athens to stand at eighth overall in Beijing. The team did themselves proud against some of the heavyweights of the sport, with a thrilling one point loss to eventual gold medallists Hungary, who also won gold in Sydney and Beijing. Australian great Tom Hoad described the match as the greatest game Australia has ever played. The team needed a win against Montenegro to advance to the quarter-finals, and, though bravely holding the European champions to a draw, they narrowly missed out.

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