22 Oct 2025 Shute Shield Season Review: Warringah with Josh Holmes
In just his second year as head coach, former Rats premiership player Josh Holmes took a side that finished 11th in 2023 to the top...
09 Oct 2025 Shute Shield Season Review: Randwick with Shaun Berne
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Two years after winning the 2023 Shute Shield title, a number of Randwick players and coaches took opportunities at the next level. New coach Shaun Berne...
02 Oct 2025 Shute Shield Season Review: Northern Suburbs with Zak Beer
Norths fell short a week before the grand final but continued their run of nine straight finals appearances, dating back to the club’s last premiership...
24 Sep 2025 Shute Shield Season Review: Eastern Suburbs with Ben Batger
Overview with Ben Batger: "It's a tough year to reflect on because it was very close to being the perfect season, but at the end...
24 Sep 2025 Shute Shield Season Review: Western Sydney with Sailosi Tagicakibau
Western Sydney were in the playoff race with a month to go in the Shute Shield regular season before the wheels fell off at Merrylands. Despite...
16 Sep 2025 Shute Shield Season Review: Eastwood with Dave Telfer
Despite leading Eastwood to a Shute Shield preliminary final this year, coach Dave Telfer was sacked with a few weeks left in the regular season. In...
05 Sep SRU president Grahame O’Donnell says Shute Shield and Hospital Cup can be third-tier of Australian Rugby
By Jonathan B Geddes SYDNEY Rugby Union president Grahame O’Donnell has declared that the Shute Shield and Hospital Cup can solve an ongoing issue for Australian...
01 Sep The rousing words from coach Josh Holmes that inspired Warringah to grand final glory
By Jonathan B Geddes WARRINGAH players were pumped up for Saturday’s Shute Shield grand final win over Eastern Suburbs by the stirring pre-match speech from coach...
01 Sep Match Report: Warringah too good for Easts in Shute Shield decider
Warringah are your 2025 Shute Shield champions. The Rats proved too strong for the reigning premiers at Leichhardt Oval, maintaining ascendancy for most of the game...
28 Aug Why Easts coach Ben Batger has an extra spring in his step ahead of Saturday’s Shute Shield decider
By Jonathan B Geddes THIS beautiful family photo shows why it has been more than a memorable week for Eastern Suburbs coach Ben Bagter ahead of...