03 Aug Shute Shield: Students quick out of the blocks against Hunter Wildfires
By MARK CASHMAN Sydney Uni blew away the Hunter Wildfires in the first 35 minutes of their game on Saturday racking up a 59-10 win to...
03 Aug Shute Shield: Dominant rolling maul gives Eastwood the edge over West Harbour
By MARK CASHMAN Eastwood hooker Ed Craig scored three tries off the back of a dominant rolling maul as the Woodies stormed to a 42-10 win...
03 Aug Shute Shield: Late Attwater penalty gets Warringah home against Eastern Suburbs
By MARK CASHMAN Warringah bench man Harley Attwater went from “zero” one week to “hero” the next as Warringah got their season well and truly underway...
03 Aug Shute Shield: Northern Suburbs kick on at end against Manly Marlins
By MARK CASHMAN On an afternoon when there were storylines aplenty Northern Suburbs scored an attention getting 28-19 win over the Manly Marlins on Saturday. This was...
03 Aug Shute Shield: All the coaches give their take on all the games in Round Three
By MARK CASHMAN Northern Suburbs, Warringah, Southern Districts, Sydney Uni, Randwick and Eastwood emerged from Round Three of the Shute Shield as victors. Norths beat Manly at...
02 Aug Around The Traps Column: Manly Marlins bid farewell to their likeable hard man Tui Malifa
By MARK CASHMAN We’re into the third round of the Shute Shield competition and the phone has been ringing hot with all the news and views...
01 Aug Shute Shield: Wildfires know they need to do it up front to beat Uni
By MARK CASHMAN Hunter Wildfires coach Scott Coleman knows better than anyone that there is no easy path to beat Sydney Uni, the Shute Shield’s defending...
31 Jul Shute Shield: Warringah look to recover from slow start against Eastern Suburbs
By MARK CASHMAN The opportunities have been there in the first two weeks but Warringah coach Mike Ruthven believes his side is close to putting it...
31 Jul Shute Shield: Eastwood search for synergy as they prepare for West Harbour
By MARK CASHMAN I’m a bit of a devotee of Gain Line Analytics’ Ben Darwin’s theory that the teams that have a “history” together are the...
31 Jul Shute Shield: Manly want to be the big stoppers when they play Northern Suburbs
By MARK CASHMAN What’s that saying about Rome not being built in a day, well it takes some time for a winning rugby team to find...