14 May 2026 GPS First XV Season Preview: Joeys
Despite winning their final five competition matches, two losses early in the season cost Joeys a shot at the GPS title. Coach Greg Thompson will unveil...
14 May 2026 GPS First XV Season Preview: Newington
Two tight losses midway through last year's GPS First XV season derailed Newington's premiership ambitions. But Tim Rapp's squad returns fit and healthy in 2026 and...
11 May Courageous Rat Tyson Davis fulfilled Dad’s dying wish in emotion-charged win over Norths
By Jonathan B Geddes WARRINGAH centre Tyson Davis fulfilled his dad’s dying wish with a man of the match performance for the Rats in their 29-12...
07 May Southern Districts honour the rugby Saints in return to Hurstville Oval
By Jonathan B Geddes Southern Districts will pay a tribute to their history and the people who forged it when they return to Hurstville Oval -...
05 May Brothers hold nerve in one-point thriller over Easts to stay unbeaten
Brothers head coach Ben McCormack said his side was pleased to come through a “dogfight” after edging Easts 22–21 in a top-of-the-table Hospital Cup clash...
04 May Shute Shield: The afternoon the ‘Points Train’ stopped at Chatswood Station
By MARK CASHMAN GORDON V HUNTER WILDFIRES at Chatswood Oval There are a number of ways of looking at this game which saw Gordon and the Hunter...
04 May Test globetrotter becomes a true blue Two Blue in the Shute Shield
By Jonathan B Geddes INTERNATIONAL back Rodney Iona played for the Brumbies in 2014 and is proving age shall not weary him as he makes a...
01 May The 18-year old backrower out of school and too good for colts
By Jonathan B Geddes WHEN backrower TJ Talaileva returned to Newcastle after three years at the strong rugby nursery Barker College on Sydney’s north shore, the...
28 Apr The rising star axed by the Waratahs, carving up the Shute Shield
By Jonathan B Geddes WARRINGAH centre “Jet” Jackson Ropata again reminded the struggling NSW Waratahs what they have lost with another impressive performance for the Rats...
24 Apr Around the Traps: The Anzac spirit that fractured then rebuilt Sydney club rugby
By MARK CASHMAN This is a special weekend with Anzac Day being celebrated throughout the Shute Shield at all six games in Sydney. At every ground there...