05 May Brothers hold nerve in one-point thriller over Easts to stay unbeaten
Brothers head coach Ben McCormack said his side was pleased to come through a “dogfight” after edging Easts 22–21 in a top-of-the-table Hospital Cup clash...
04 May Shute Shield: The afternoon the ‘Points Train’ stopped at Chatswood Station
By MARK CASHMAN GORDON V HUNTER WILDFIRES at Chatswood Oval There are a number of ways of looking at this game which saw Gordon and the Hunter...
04 May Test globetrotter becomes a true blue Two Blue in the Shute Shield
By Jonathan B Geddes INTERNATIONAL back Rodney Iona played for the Brumbies in 2014 and is proving age shall not weary him as he makes a...
01 May AROUND THE TRAPS: The Mike Drop Moment That Turned The Big Derby
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BY MARK CASHMAN As we all know good teams have numerous problem solvers and Warringah showed that they have a few on board in heaving northern...
01 May The 18-year old backrower out of school and too good for colts
By Jonathan B Geddes WHEN backrower TJ Talaileva returned to Newcastle after three years at the strong rugby nursery Barker College on Sydney’s north shore, the...
28 Apr Shute Shield Colts: A Derby to Remember and Norths Get Their First on ANZAC Round
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Round three of the Shute Shield Colts season delivered a tight derby battle and ladder shaping clashes, with Eastern Suburbs, Warringah, Sydney Uni, Hunter, Randwick...
28 Apr Shute Shield Round 3: When Marr is more in the Northern Beaches derby
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By Mark Cashman; Image Karen Watson MANLY V WARRINGAH at Manly Oval Good sides know when to put the foot down to maximise their advantage and the...
28 Apr The rising star axed by the Waratahs, carving up the Shute Shield
By Jonathan B Geddes WARRINGAH centre “Jet” Jackson Ropata again reminded the struggling NSW Waratahs what they have lost with another impressive performance for the Rats...
24 Apr Around the Traps: The Anzac spirit that fractured then rebuilt Sydney club rugby
By MARK CASHMAN This is a special weekend with Anzac Day being celebrated throughout the Shute Shield at all six games in Sydney. At every ground there...
24 Apr ‘Your home ground sucks’: And Gordon couldn’t be happier
By Jonathan B Geddes GORDON wants to turn Chatswood Oval into a graveyard for visiting teams who admit they don’t like playing on their home ground...