AS YOU READ THIS ITEM there will be quite a number of Shute Shielders hiding the excesses of the day before behind a good pair of sunglasses after Rugby News’ coffee table book was launched at a lunch in the city of Friday afternoon. It was a rollicking afternoon of good old footy fun and tall tales with Norman Tasker, Simon Poidevin, Darren Coleman and Pauli Taumoepeau giving some insight in the Shute Shield and how the Waratahs are tracking. The classy book tracks the progress of the game in Sydney over the past 100 years and it must be said that it’s the perfect solution when you are struggling to find something for the person in your life that has everything. It’s available on the Rugby News website (www.rugbynews.net.au) and there are some cracker stories in there from every decade since the voice of rugby in Sydney was launched in 1923. One of the great stories is the reflections of Warringah fullback Dave Feltscheer who was a vital part of the Rats 2017 premier