16 Sep 2025 Shute Shield Season Review: Eastwood with Dave Telfer
Despite leading Eastwood to a Shute Shield preliminary final this year, coach Dave Telfer was sacked with a few weeks left in the regular season. In...
12 Sep 2025 Hospital Cup Season Review: GPS with Sio Kite
Although GPS had a disappointing finish, missing out on finals and ending the year in seventh, the club was able to blood a number of...
05 Sep SRU president Grahame O’Donnell says Shute Shield and Hospital Cup can be third-tier of Australian Rugby
By Jonathan B Geddes SYDNEY Rugby Union president Grahame O’Donnell has declared that the Shute Shield and Hospital Cup can solve an ongoing issue for Australian...
03 Sep Perseverance key to breakthrough Bond premiership as Heenan eyes bright future for Gold Coast
By Adam Sheldon Bond head coach Mick Heenan said his side’s breakthrough premiership was built on grit and determination after the Bull Sharks defied three yellow...
01 Sep The rousing words from coach Josh Holmes that inspired Warringah to grand final glory
By Jonathan B Geddes WARRINGAH players were pumped up for Saturday’s Shute Shield grand final win over Eastern Suburbs by the stirring pre-match speech from coach...
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...