27 Aug McCormack: Why Brothers can win the competition – and why Bond are dangerous
Brothers head coach Ben McCormack says his side is “quietly confident” ahead of Sunday’s Hospital Cup grand final, but says they enter the decider as...
23 Aug Something’s brewing: How coffee and banana bread have boosted Eastern Suburbs’ premiership charge
By Jonathan B Geddes A weekly coffee ritual has played a key role in Eastern Suburbs campaign to win two successive Shute Shield grand finals. Each Wednesday...
18 Aug The legendary bear who made Warringah Skipper emotional after his 100th first grade Shute Shield match
By Jonathan B Geddes BEN Marr’s 100th first grade game for Warringah in Sunday’s 43-27 semi-final win over Hunter was made even more memorable because “Papa...
18 Aug Easts, Rats & Norths flex muscle as Woodies survive and qualify for Saturday’s Shute Shield prelims
Week one of the 2025 finals series saw Eastern Suburbs finish with a huge second half to put an end to Randwick’s season, while Norths...
11 Aug Norths 35-year old rugby warriors makes stunning comeback – after getting his girlfriend’s blessing
By Jonathan B Geddes WHEN Northern Suburbs coach Zak Beer sent an SOS for Gary Bautz to come out of retirement as the club battled a...
08 Aug How the Wallabies are inspiring Gordon as they plot ‘great escape’ to beat Easts and make the finals
By Jonathan B Geddes GORDON have borrowed the successful Wallabies’ playbook from their memorable third Test victory over the Lions for Saturday’s do or die clash with...
07 Aug Hospital Cup: Final Round Hypotheticals
Wests, Brothers, Easts and Bond are all set to contest the 2025 Hospital Cup finals series, but there’s still plenty riding on Saturday’s final round...
01 Aug Rebuild begins as Sunnybank appoints Brad Harrington as director of rugby
Sunnybank has appointed international high-performance expert Brad Harrington as its new director of rugby, with hopes the strategic move will return the Dragons to premiership...
29 Jul Brothers eye minor premiership after Welsby Cup win over Easts
Brothers took a major step toward securing the 2025 minor premiership with a commanding 28–10 win over Easts in wet conditions at home, reclaiming the...
28 Jul Southern Districts ambush Gordon on Old Boys Day at Hurstville Oval to shake up Shute Shield finals race
Southern Districts produced their best performance of the season and put Gordon’s Shute Shield finals hopes in serious jeopardy. Elsewhere, Eastern Suburbs secured the minor premiership...