08 Mar Intrust Shute Shield: 2016 Season Previews – Part One
by Paul Cook - The opening round of the Intrust Super Shute Shield is just around the corner and before it begins, Rugby News will take...
04 Mar A grassroots perspective to the ARU’s strategic plan: Part 2
By Brett Papworth The response to my Rugby News article the other day has been quite staggering. It has been overwhelmingly supportive and I have sent...
01 Mar A grassroots perspective on the ARU’s strategic plan
By Brett Papworth Let me tell you a story. Back in about 2012, the ARU decided to conduct an audit of the premier clubs in Sydney and...
28 Feb Australian rugby’s first female referee retires after 48 years of service
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NSW Rugby’s longest serving employee, Robin Timmins OAM, has retired from rugby after serving the game for close to five decades. During her 48 year career,...
26 Feb Intrust Shute Shield: Graduating class of 2015
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By Sam Ryan The Intrust Super Shute Shield has long been regarded as Australian rugby's top breeding ground and 2015 may just be one of the...
04 Feb Eastern Suburbs set to play on synthetic pitch at Woollahra
Posted at 22:43h
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By Jim Webster Some things in rugby just never change, like the dimensions of the pitch, height of the goalposts, power of that mob across the...
15 Jan Shute Shield teams to play tournament final at Sydney 7’s
Posted at 01:00h
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The Intrust Super Shute Shield will feature on the international rugby stage next month, following today’s announcement that the final of the Sydney Club 7’s...
28 Oct Mick Snowden gets second shot at Super Rugby dream
After reaching career best form in 2014, a season-ending ankle injury midway through the 2015 season couldn’t have come at a worse time for Mick...
21 Oct Killingworth playing for Aussie 7’s contract at Central Coast 7’s
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With the 2016 Olympics less then 10 months away, Boyd Killingworth’s ‘Road to Rio’ begins this weekend. Named in the Australian Sevens program’s invitational side, the...
13 Oct Kotoni Ale back running less then six months after horrific injury
Playing in one of the biggest Intrust Super Shute Shield matches of the year at a packed Manly Oval, Marlins captain Kotoni Ale had ball...