03 Jun Shute Shield Round 9: Warringah, Manly & Norths strike late and steal competition points
Warringah, Manly and Norths all came from behind to claim important wins and secure their spot in the top six in another tight weekend of...
03 Jun QLD Premier Rugby Round 10: Magpie season continues, Easts outlast UQ
By Finn Morton; Photo - Brendan Hertel/QRU Media Contender or pretender? It’s the question asked of every team as some point and Souths are no exception. After a...
31 May Pirates’ Gudmunson squashing ‘happy where we are’ mentality as West Harbour chase results
By Matt Findlay; Photo: J.B Photography ‘You must be pleased with where you are now’. Given a dollar for every time he’d heard that recently you’d probably...
31 May Shute Shield Round 9: Souths play Norths to keep season alive, Easts & Gordon head west
Northern Suburbs v Southern Districts Norths defended inside their own 22 metres for the last five minutes of Saturday’s local derby against Gordon and held on...
30 May Dewet Roos: The former wrestling champion hell-bent on delivering Souths’ maiden premiership
By Matt Findlay Rugby union can be a cruel mistress at times, oft denying so many of the game’s longest-serving, loyalist and arguably most-deserving stars the...
29 May Charlie Gamble: The former Subbies player who might just be the best No.7 in the Shute Shield
By Matt Findlay; Photo - Easts Rugby/SPA Images Charlie Gamble had an absolute field day in last year’s Kentwell Cup and if you posed the question...
28 May How an early finish to Super Rugby could change the 2019 Shute Shield season
Changes to the international rugby calendar will likely have a fairly dramatic impact on the remainder of the 2019 Shute Shield season. For the first time...
27 May Miracle at Manly: Gerrard labels Rats’ remarkable comeback his most memorable local derby win
By Matt Findlay; Photo - Karen Watson Warringah’s astonishing come-from-behind victory in Saturday’s Battle of the Beaches at Manly Oval begs the obvious question - what...
24 May Shute Shield Round 8: Bragging rights on the line in bumper local derby round
Manly v Warringah Arguably the best rivalry in Australian rugby will be reignited again on Saturday when Manly host Warringah in the first Northern Beaches derby...
23 May Stolen Stags & Sibling Rivalries: The history behind the Gordon & Northern Suburbs rivalry
By Matt Findlay The long-standing rivalry between Gordon and Northern Suburbs dates back to the 1930s when the former club was admitted to the top division. It was...