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 Hospital Cup mind games as Brothers & Bond brush off favouritism ahead of Sunday’s decider
Grand final mind games as Brothers and Bond brush off favourites tag Bond’s remarkable late-season surge has carried them all the way to a maiden Hospital...
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...
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...