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.

Rugby Union

Sydney Grade competition - Round 15

First Grade: Sydney University 48 (Nick Phipps 2, Dan Kelly 2, Pat McCutcheon, Lachlan Mitchell, Nathan Trist tries; Julian Huxley 5 goal, pen goal) d Warringah 12 (Dillon Smouha, Pat McCabe tries; Sam Harris goal) at Sydney University No.1 Oval.

Second Grade: Warringah 23 (Mitch Greenway, Toupou Iongi, Andrew Gowling tries; Tristan Stanley goal, 2 pen goals) d Sydney University 16 (Alistair King, Bernard Foley tries; Bernard Foley 2 pen goals.

Third Grade: Sydney University 38 (Nick Duffy, Hugh Hawkins, Justin Bosilkovski, James McMahon, Toby L'Estrange, Julian James tries; Justin Bosilkovski 4 goals) d Warringah 10 (Sam Kiely try; Ryan Butcher goal, pen goal).

Fourth Grade: Sydney University 53 (Oliver Atkins 2, S. Kataoka 2, Dan Simpson, Hugh Dessen, Ian Hilliard, Cameron Lawrence, Scott Cameron tries; Hugh Bushell 4 goals) d Warringah 12 (L Smith-Mel, Ryan Butcher tries; Ryan Butcher goal).

Colts

First Grade: Sydney University 29 (4 tries) d Warringah 19.

Second Grade: Sydney University 65 (10 tries) d Warringah 0.

Third grade: Sydney University 34 (5 tries) d Warringah 0.

Soccer

Men's State Super League - Round 19

First Grade: Fraser Park FC 0 drew with Sydney University 0 at Fraser Park.

Under 20: Fraser Park FC 0 drew with Sydney University 0.

Super Youth League

Rescheduled games - Round 19

Grade 13: Sydney University 3 d Western Panthers 1.

Grade 14: Sydney University 1 drew with Western Panthers 1.

Grade 15: Sydney University 1 drew with Western Panthers 1.

Grade 16: Western Panthers 3 d Sydney University 1.

Grade 18: Western Panthers 2 d Sydney University 1.

Rescheduled games - Round 10

Grade 18: NSWIS 4 d Sydney University 0.

Women's Premier League - Round 17

First Grade: Sydney University 3 (Loren Mahoney 45m, 90m, Emma Schiller 73m) d Southern Branch 1 (Elise Battin 39m) at South Nowra Football Complex.

Second Grade: Sydney University 5 d Southern Branch 0.

Under 16: Sydney University 1 drew with Southern Branch 1.

Under 14: Sydney University 1 d Southern Branch 0.

Under 12: Southern Branch 2 d Sydney University 0.

Hockey

Sydney Men's Premier League - Round 17

Premier League: Second Grade: Norwest 4 d Sydney University 0.

Division 1: First Grade: Norwest 2 d Sydney University 1.

Second Grade: Sydney University 2 d Norwest 1.

Division 4: First Grade: Sydney University 3 d GNS 2.

Judo

NSW Team Championships at Sydney Olympic Park

Men's Open: 1. Zenbu, 2. Sydney University (Karl Zuvela, S. Istvan, Greg Cadorin, C. Wong, T. Shaw), 3. UNSW.

B Division: 1. Zenbu, 2. Sydney University (J. Perez, E. Pizzorni, B. McMahon, W, Lum), 3. UNSW.

Baseball

NSW Winter League - Round 16

First Grade: Cronulla 6 d Sydney University 1.

Cronulla: 000 400 101 6r 11h 1e

Sydney University: 000 001 000 1r 9h 3e

Second Grade: Cronulla 13 d Sydney University 1.

Third Grade: Cronulla 21 d Sydney University 1.

Rugby League

NSW Tertiary Cup - Round 17

First Grade: Sydney University 26 drew with Lewisham Old Boys-ACU 26.

Second Grade: Bye.

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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