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
Posted at 16:31h
in NSW
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
Posted at 09:37h
in NSW
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?
Posted at 09:23h
in NSW
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
Posted at 13:50h
in NSW
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...
31 Aug Taylor’s punt pays off as baby Students thrive in first full year of grade
After missing the playoffs in 2017 and farewelling a number of club veterans, few Shute Shield fans spoke about Sydney Uni over summer when discussing...
31 Aug NRC: 2018 Brisbane City & QLD Country Season Preview
Posted at 08:40h
in QLD
By Michael Atkinson After three seasons near the bottom of the ladder, Queensland Country blew everyone off the park in 2017 to claim “the Toaster” as...