21 Jul Shute Shield: Manly Marlins face injury demons and down Two Blues
MANLY MARLINS V WESTERN SYDNEY TWO BLUES at Manly Oval The Manly Marlins overcame a number of substantial hurdles as the eked out a tough 28-5...
21 Jul Shute Shield: Randwick top of the pops after big win over Wildfires
RANDWICK V HUNTER WILDFIRES at Coogee Oval Randwick sat atop the Shute Shield ladder after their 50-7 win over the Hunter Wildfires on Saturday. The Galloping Greens...
20 Jul Shute Shield: Sydney Uni, they still have that winning feeling
WARRINGAH V SYDNEY UNI at Pittwater Rugby Park Winning is a good habit to have and Sydney Uni started their 2020 Shute Shield campaign with just...
20 Jul Shute Shield: First round losers Eastern Suburbs and West Harbour in the TV spotlight this Saturday
By MARK CASHMAN The game between Eastern Suburbs and West Harbour at Woollahra Oval will be telecast live on Seven Two on Saturday. The free to air...
20 Jul Shute Shield: New look Souths side surprise Eastwood in round one
By Mark Cashman Southern Districts pulled off probably the surprise result of the first round when they motored home to beat fancied Eastwood 34-15 on Saturday. The...
20 Jul Shute Shield: How the coaches saw the first week of games go down
By MARK CASHMAN The Shute Shield got off to a flying start with Sydney Uni, Gordon, Randwick, Northern Suburbs, Manly and Southern Districts all recording victories. Here's...
20 Jul Shute Shield: The fascinating origins of the best club rugby competition in Australia
Robert Shute survived World War One only to die after hitting his head on Manly Oval playing rugby in 1922. John ‘Shute’ (no relation) was involved...
18 Jul Shute Shield: Maloney and revamped team will add life and volume to the TV coverage of club footy
By MARK CASHMAN As a youngster on Sydney’s northern beaches Sean Maloney would park himself on the lounge room floor in front of the television a...
17 Jul Shute Shield Exclusive: Everything old is new again as match program returns
It was a staple of the Shute Shield for many years, the humble match day program that had the names of friends and foes alike...
17 Jul Shute Shield: And so it begins, Warringah keen to make their mark early in the season
Coaches have described this pre-season as the most bizarre in the long history of the Shute Shield and it's pretty hard to argue with that. Delays,...