04 Aug Shute Shield: Southern Districts always in control but Penrith make statement at home
By MARK CASHMAN Southern Districts coach Todd Louden believes that Nepean Rugby Park will be a hard place to travel to and play in the wake...
03 Aug Shute Shield: Students quick out of the blocks against Hunter Wildfires
By MARK CASHMAN Sydney Uni blew away the Hunter Wildfires in the first 35 minutes of their game on Saturday racking up a 59-10 win to...
03 Aug Premier Rugby: Youthful Magpies pull off upset of Round One with win over Brothers
By TOM PRIMMER At long last the race to the 2020 Hospital Cup title kicked off over the weekend with four high quality games to start...
03 Aug Shute Shield: Dominant rolling maul gives Eastwood the edge over West Harbour
By MARK CASHMAN Eastwood hooker Ed Craig scored three tries off the back of a dominant rolling maul as the Woodies stormed to a 42-10 win...
03 Aug Shute Shield: Late Attwater penalty gets Warringah home against Eastern Suburbs
By MARK CASHMAN Warringah bench man Harley Attwater went from “zero” one week to “hero” the next as Warringah got their season well and truly underway...
03 Aug Shute Shield: Northern Suburbs kick on at end against Manly Marlins
By MARK CASHMAN On an afternoon when there were storylines aplenty Northern Suburbs scored an attention getting 28-19 win over the Manly Marlins on Saturday. This was...
03 Aug Shute Shield: All the coaches give their take on all the games in Round Three
By MARK CASHMAN Northern Suburbs, Warringah, Southern Districts, Sydney Uni, Randwick and Eastwood emerged from Round Three of the Shute Shield as victors. Norths beat Manly at...
02 Aug Around The Traps Column: Manly Marlins bid farewell to their likeable hard man Tui Malifa
By MARK CASHMAN We’re into the third round of the Shute Shield competition and the phone has been ringing hot with all the news and views...
01 Aug Shute Shield: Wildfires know they need to do it up front to beat Uni
By MARK CASHMAN Hunter Wildfires coach Scott Coleman knows better than anyone that there is no easy path to beat Sydney Uni, the Shute Shield’s defending...
01 Aug Premier Rugby: Believe it or not this kid Ripley is really going places at Souths
By LIZ MOORE Despite finishing high school only last year, 18-year-old centre Lukas Ripley is already in the run-on side for Premier grade at Souths. Souths coach...