19 Jul Marlins coach proposes a bit of ‘madness’ to finish Shute Shield season
By MARK CASHMAN Manly Marlins coach Matt McGoldrick has proposed a radical Shute Shield finals series that will involve all 13 clubs to finish off the...
16 Jul Transplanted Tyzac revelling life in ‘land of the giants’ at Souths
By MARK CASHMAN Southern Districts scrum half Tyzac Jordan is loving life in his very own “land of the giants” at Forshaw Rugby Park this season. Jordan...
14 Jul Wests helped me rediscover my love of the game, says young gun Tizzano
By MARK CASHMAN Waratahs and West Harbour flanker Carl Tizzano has copped the sharp end of Sydney’s COVID-19 lockdown and he’s longing to get back on...
13 Jul Bergelin says Marlins’ struggle for identity held them back this season
By MARK CASHMAN Veteran Manly backrower Harry Bergelin believes that the Marlins struggled for a viable “identity” in the early part of the season and that...
12 Jul Warringah’s Blore says he’s getting his head around ins, outs of rugby
By MARK CASHMAN There’s an old saying in rugby that you are only as good as your last game and on that account Warringah flyhalf Dean...
09 Jul August now looks like new restart date for Shute Shield competition
By MARK CASHMAN The Shute Shield competition may not be up and running until sometime in August. The likelihood of an extension to the Sydney lockdown means...
09 Jul Gonzalez wants Woods to steer clear of another Batger blow up
By MARK CASHMAN A wise and very rugby savvy friend of mine, Andrew Logan, always used to say that coaches have two, maybe three “blow up...
09 Jul Max Burey: The league convert going from strength to strength since ‘seeing the light’
By MARK CASHMAN There’s a vibe out there that Northern Suburbs are a team that’s all about the glitz and the glamour and not too much...
08 Jul Meet Next Generation Gavin – from fifths to firsts at Easts and loving it
By MARK CASHMAN It was one of those sliding doors moments that happen throughout any player’s rugby career and Eastern Suburbs backrower Archie Gavin is more...
06 Jul Sydney Uni’s Champion De Crespigny looking forward to thriving in Top 14
By MARK CASHMAN There are two ways to look at the signing of what many good judges say is the best unsigned backrower in the Shute...