16 Aug Sydney Uni v Norths: Set piece and collisions key to a Norths upset over Students
Six weeks ago, punters probably would have had a tough time picking between Sydney Uni and Norths in a hypothetical preliminary final. Both were in the...
16 Aug Little separating Rats and Woodies according to preliminary final coaches
There’s not a whole lot between Eastwood and Warringah. Between them, they’ve played in six of the last eight Shute Shield grand finals. They finished within one...
15 Aug The secret advantage Eastwood may have over their Shute Shield rivals
There’s no shortage of great clubs in Sydney rugby, but few are quite like Eastwood. While Sydney Uni have undoubtedly been the dominant force over the...
15 Aug Shute Shield 1st Grade Team Lists: All four sides make changes ahead of Preliminary Finals
And then there were four. Despite falling to their fourth straight loss, Northern Suburbs remained in the hunt to book a spot in a third grand...
14 Aug Why each of the 10 Ken Catchpole Medal finalists deserves to win
The Ken Catchpole Medal will be awarded tonight at the Sydney Rugby Union awards night, with the best of the best to fight it out...
14 Aug Ken Catchpole Medal: Past Winners 1981-2018
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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 2019 awards ceremony in Sydney...
14 Aug Angus Sinclair: We’ve lost four straight but we can beat Sydney Uni this weekend
With a number of Super Rugby players set to return for the back end of the Shute Shield season, the majority of sides in the...
13 Aug 1 loss in 3 seasons: Consistency key to Barker’s CAS dominance
Barker held off a determined Knox outfit on Saturday to claim a 38-32 victory and secure back to back CAS premierships for the fourth time...
13 Aug 8 players that can win their club a Shute Shield premiership in the next two weeks
A lot needs to go right to win a Shute Shield premiership. If you’re able to secure a spot up the top half of the ladder...
10 Aug Shute Shield: No thoughts of using ‘get out of jail free card’ for Batger’s Woodies
Eastwood will live to fight another day even if they suffer defeat in Sunday’s qualifying final against Eastern Suburbs, although the knowledge they’ll have a...