05 Oct Creagh confident Australian School Barbarians still have best to come
Australian Schools Barbarians centre Vincent Creagh is confident his side’s best is ahead of them after a strong showing against New Zealand Schools on Monday. Trailing...
28 Sep Australian Schools Barbarians out to upset Kiwis in opening match
Australian Schools Barbarians coach David Idstein believes his side has nothing to lose when his side takes on New Zealand Schools in Brisbane on Monday. Idstein’s...
24 Sep It’s time to scrap the NRC and give players and fans what they want
By Sam Ryan By now, most Australian rugby fans and players have realised that the National Rugby Championship simply hasn't worked. In theory, it wasn’t a bad...
12 Sep 4 games in 14 days & 8092km travel: NSW Country Eagles’ horror NRC schedule
If the NSW Country Eagles manage to play their way into the National Rugby Championship finals this season, they’ll certainly have earned it. The Eagles face...
04 Sep Sydney Rays & NSW Country Eagles 2018 NRC playing squads announced
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The Sydney Rays and the NSW Country Eagles 2018 NRC playing squads have been announced ahead of the two side's opening matches this weekend. Half of...
04 Sep Ken Catchpole Medal: Past Winners 1981-2017
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The Ken Catchpole Medal has been awarded to the Shute Shield's most valuable player each year since 1981. Ahead of the 2018 awards ceremony in Sydney...
04 Sep 2018 Ken Catchpole Medal: Who’s in line to win the Shute Shield’s MVP award?
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The Ken Catchpole Medal is awarded each year to the Shute Shield’s most valuable player, as voted by first grade referees on a 3-2-1 basis...
03 Sep Brett Papworth: What Rugby Australia could learn from the Shute Shield clubs
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By Brett Papworth So, where were we, since we last spoke? Well, it feels a bit like Groundhog Day. Another outstanding season of club rugby where eight...
03 Sep The broadcast deal crippling Sydney Club Rugby
By Sam Ryan The Sydney Rugby Union and the Shute Shield clubs have done an incredible job over the past few years to revive our competition. Fans,...
31 Aug Sydney Uni v Warringah: The Key Match Ups
There will be interesting individual match ups right across the park tomorrow afternoon when Sydney Uni take on Warringah in the Shute Shield grand final...