05 Jun AROUND THE TRAPS: Why Pappy’s one of the game’s lifters and not a leaner
BY MARK CASHMAN It was a huge couple of days for “Mr Eastwood” Brett Papworth last weekend. On Friday it was announced that he was made a...
01 Jun GPS Round 3: Newington claim competition favouritism; Joeys & Shore play out dramatic draw
Round three of the GPS season delivered another thrilling weekend of schoolboy rugby, with Newington making a major premiership statement, Riverview maintaining its presence at...
29 May GPS: Kings Make it Clear They Aren’t Falling Into the Schoolboys Trap
By Angus Hayman Two rounds into the AAGPS season and The King's School have already announced themselves as genuine premiership contenders. Back-to-back victories over Joeys and Scots,...
28 May Around the Traps: Just another derby? No way says Gordon & Norths
BY MARK CASHMAN Local derbies and the passion that they bring to the surface are the life blood of the Shute Shield. Well after we have been...
26 May Shute Shield: Students emerge from the shadows and knock over a contender
BY MARK CASHMAN SYDNEY UNI V GORDON at Sydney Uni Sports Ground No.2 Sydney Uni took Gordon to some dark places on Saturday night and I’m not...
25 May GPS: Joeys edge out Riverview; Kings & Newington remain undefeated
Round two of the GPS competition delivered three tightly contested clashes, with St Joseph’s, Newington and Kings all securing important victories in difficult conditions for...
22 May The Three Aussies Playing a Big Rugby Test at a National Stadium This Weekend … for Malta
By Jonathan B Geddes There will be a strong Australian influence when Malta hosts Austria in a big rugby Test on Sunday, in front of an...
21 May GPS: Iggies new leader chasing consistency, not just titles ahead of Joeys’ clash
By Angus Hayman Craig Morrison arrived at Riverview and wasn’t too fussed about last year's premiership as he is chasing something else. Not just to win games,...
21 May Follow the Wallabies through Argentina – Now that’s a Shaw thing!
By MARK CASHMAN Former Wallabies skipper Tony Shaw has always been a trailblazer, the “bust through or bust” style a constant throughout his rugby career. Wallaby No.565...
21 May Shute Shield Colts: Randwick edge out Sydney Uni to claim competition favouritism
Round five of the Shute Shield Colts season delivered another dramatic weekend of rugby, with Randwick surviving their toughest test of the year, Manly making...