14 Jul Around the Traps: Mum thinks Houston’s Mo has got to go
By Mark Cashman The Shute Shield is about to enter into “free to air heaven” with the last four rounds of the competition grabbing a Saturday...
14 Jul Suesue, Suesue: The Two Blues’ brothers who are shaking up the Shute Shield
By Jon Geddes IN 2004 four-year-old Reece Suesue started playing rugby league in the inner-Auckland suburb of Ponsonby with his six-year-old brother Rilloy. Fast forward 19 years...
12 Jul Broken wood, bones & hearts: Why the Easts v Randwick derby is special
There’s nothing quite like a local derby and there are few quite as feisty as Eastern Suburbs v Randwick. For years the local neighbours have battled...
11 Jul Hot or not: Which Shute Shield teams are in form heading into the final four rounds
Saturday marks the start of the final month of the Shute Shield regular season and there doesn’t appear to be much separating the top eight...
10 Jul Another turn in coaching carousel with Billy Melrose to step down at Gordon
By Jon Geddes THE Shute Shield coaching carousel has taken another turn with Billy Melrose to step down from his role with Gordon at the end...
10 Jul Shute Shield: Round 14 Match Reviews
Western Sydney put Sydney Uni's title defence in serious trouble following an impressive 38-31 victory at University Oval. Elsewhere, three teams from the bottom four...
07 Jul 2023 Australian Schoolboys & Barbarians teams named to play Tongan Schools
The Australian Schoolboys and an Australian Schoolboys Barbarians side have both been named following the conclusion of the Australian Schools Championships in Sydney on Thursday. The...
07 Jul Around the Traps: Field goal guru ‘Grunter’ Andrews to receive Rats’ life membership
Bu Mark Cashman Now I know there is still plenty of water to flow under the Shute Shield bridge between now and grand final day but...
06 Jul Ben Batger reveals why he is stepping down as Eastwood coach
By Jon Geddes BEN Batger will chase his dream of following in the footsteps of Darren Coleman and Simon Cron when he steps down as Eastwood...
06 Jul 10 new or returning players set to shake up the Shute Shield finals race
One of the best or worst parts of the Shute Shield, depending on where you sit on the issue, is the fact so many quality...