31 Aug How Wes Thomas inspired his Warringah team to victory over Gordon in Shute Shield prelim
By Jonathan B Geddes INJURED Warringah hooker Wes Thomas may not have been on the field, but he still inspired his Rats to an impressive 46-19...
28 Aug “How we get there was never going to be perfect”: Rats embrace brutal road to colts premiership
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Warringah’s Colts have spent most of the season sitting comfortably in the top two. They produced the longest winning streak of any side during the home-and-away...
28 Aug JL Bacon: The Gordon star who hopes to be dancing with the Wolves in next year’s World Cup
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By Jonathan B Geddes A FORMER Aussie Sevens star who grew up in Hornsby on Sydney’s leafy upper North Shore is on the verge of being...
28 Aug Around the Traps: History suggests Beasties are in box seat to win Shute Shield title
BY MARK CASHMAN Around The Traps always gets some amazing insights when we patch in a call to Ben Darwin at Gain Line Analytics. There’s a lot...
25 Aug Shute Shield Colts: Randwick & Gordon name statements; a draw good enough for Beasties
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By Angus Hayman Finals rugby delivered exactly what it promised, with three games producing three very different stories. Randwick flexed their premiership credentials with a thumping...
24 Aug Shute Shield finals: Try from the other side of the track inspires Highlanders’ revival
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BY MARK CASHMAN & ANDREW QUINN GORDON (3) V SYDNEY UNIVERSITY (4) at Chatswood Oval I’m going to delve into some hard core rugby history as we...
24 Aug Gee, Tom is the unlikely hero in Warringah’s race for the Shute Shield title
By Jonathan B Geddes WHEN Warringah was hit with a frontrow crisis in the countdown to the Shute Shield finals, it was a 27-year-old club stalwart...
21 Aug Charlie Bird: Star Galloping Green’s gamble paying off big time as colts finals kick off
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By Angus Hayman There are plenty of ways to measure whether a move has worked out. For Randwick five-eighth Charlie Bird, the simplest might be to look...
21 Aug Justice Taumoepeau: The rising 18yo forward set to make his mark in the Shute Shield finals with Easts
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By Jonathan B Geddes EASTERN Suburbs are ready to dispense Justice in the Shute Shield finals with the elevation of an exciting 18-year-old backrower in his...
21 Aug Around the Traps: The Catchpole Medal win that almost didn’t happen – a couple of times
BY MARK CASHMAN Southern Districts captain Isaac Kneepkens’ sensational Catchpole Medal win earlier this week almost didn’t happen - a couple of times. Kneepkens, 27, was due...