Western Sydney put Sydney Uni's title defence in serious trouble following an impressive 38-31 victory at University Oval. Elsewhere, three teams from the bottom four beat sides above them on the ladder, adding further dramas to the finals race, while Gordon broke a four game losing streak to boost their playoff hopes.

Catch up on all the action from another tight and thrilling weekend of Shute Shield action.

Western Sydney 38-31 Sydney Uni

Western Sydney have given their finals hopes a massive boost and placed a big question mark on Sydney Uni’s post season ambitions with a thrilling 38-31 victory at University Oval in one of the best Shute Shield matches of the season.

The Two Blues raced away to a 14-0 lead early following a try in the second minute to Nikola Vikena and a second five pointer to scrumhalf Rilloy Suesue who took an intercept off a University lineout five metres out from the Students line.