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.

Taniele Gofers

profilepic_gofers Sydney Uni Water Polo centre forward Taniele Gofers' sporting career began in the pool, but it was as a junior competitive swimmer that she first tasted success on the water. Also a keen basketballer, it was at the age of 11 that sister Keesja (also a Sydney Uni water polo player) suggested she take up Water Polo. Initially playing for Ryde, Taniele joined the Sydney University side when she enrolled in a degree in Media and Communications at the Uni in 2005.

Taniele formed an integral part of the Sydney Uni Lions team which has made the finals every year since 2005, and which finished second at the end of the 2007 home and away season, and were minor premiers in 2008. Sadly the Lions are yet to replicate such success in the finals series, a fact which will only drive Taniele further for gold at Beijing.

Having placed third as part of the National Junior side at the 2005 World Championships, Taniele joined the Senior Australian team later that same year, winning the bronze medal at the Water Polo World League event in Russia, and finishing sixth at the World Aquatics Championships that same year.

Bronze turned to gold for Taniele and her teammates in 2006, as Australia took out the World Cup title, before a second placing at the World Championships in Melbourne later that year, alongside a World Super League Finals bronze medal in Tenerife. With the Australian national side having been ranked number one in the world since 2004, Taniele, now a veteran of 65 international matches, is desperate for the side to regain the Olympic title they surrendered in Athens.

At the impressive temple-shaped Ying Tung Natatorium, Taniele and Sydney Lions teammate Nikita Cuffe will take on Hungary, The Netherlands, and Australia's Athens conquerors Greece, in Group B.

Gofers was a member of the Women's Water Polo Team, which won bronze with a nail-biting marathon victory over Hungary. The teams were tied at 11-all after four quarters of regulation time and two overtime periods before Australian goalkeeper Emma Knox blocked the final shot of the shoot-out, clinching the win in the bronze medal play-off.

Send your fan mail to Taniele Gofers

Taniele's Fan Mail

Basil Haddad from Baghdad-Iraq writes:
Dear Taniele, I am a fellow Sydney University Alum living and working in Iraq wishing you all the best for the Games. If you have the chance to write back please do so - would be very pleasing to get an email from you.
[Wed 13/08/2008 3:35 AM]