Shute Shield: Round 12 Wrap Up

Manly and Eastwood both came from behind to claim important wins on Saturday and have created a logjam at the top end of the Shute Shield ladder. Just five competition points now separates the top six sides heading into the final third of the season. Randwick 38-24 Gordon Randwick scored four second half tries to claim a much needed 14-point win over Gordon to keep their slim finals hopes alive. Boosted by the return of Aussie 7s forward Sam Croke and Waratahs No.9 Mitch Short, the Galloping Greens scored twice early but Gordon quickly responded and levelled things up at 10-10 at the break. The Highlanders grabbed the lead early in the second half through winger Sam Frankham, but it was mostly one way traffic from there. Ben Starkey crossed to level the scores, before Croke and Short both scored while Gordon had a player in the sin bin to give Randwick a 31-17 lead. Christian Yassmin then put the result beyond doubt in his first match on the wing this year. Randwic
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