04 Jul Why Saturday’s Rats v Wildfires clash is bigger than rugby for Darren Coleman
By Jonathan B Geddes FOR Hunter coach Darren Coleman, Saturday’s clash with Warringah means a lot more than his Wildfires team chasing a vital win and...
02 Jul Hospital Cup: Road to the finals
By Adam Sheldon With five rounds left in the regular season, the race to secure a top-four finish is nearing a critical point. Brothers and Easts remain...
01 Jul Rat’s Coby Miln described as best No.10 in Shute Shield after another dominant display
By Jonathan B Geddes WARRINGAH coach Josh Holmes has rated Coby Miln as the Shute Shield’s top No.10 after his man of the match performance for the...
27 Jun Heenan Magic: Bull Sharks stun Tigers to book first-ever Hospital Cup grand final
Bond powered into their first Hospital Cup grand final with an emphatic 47–14 away win over Easts in Sunday’s preliminary final – consigning the Tigers...
27 Jun After 1477 days, Eastwood put out the welcome Matt for returning star
By Jonathan B Geddes. Image Serge Gonzales THE long absence has ended for halfback Matt Gonzales who is back home at the Shute Shield’s quiet achievers Eastwood. The...
23 Jun Wallaby takes first step towards Lions with surprise Shute Shield return
By Jonathan B Geddes WALLABY forward Matt Philip took the first step towards fulfilling his dream of playing against the British and Irish Lions by making...
20 Jun The master’s apprentice: New West Harbour coach mentored by Cheika and Coleman
By Jonathan B Geddes UNDERTAKING a coaching apprenticeship with Michael Cheika and Darren Coleman as mentors ensured Ben Rutherford was well prepared to step into the...
16 Jun Riverview beat Joeys to join Kings at top of GPS ladder; Scots strike late to beat Newington
Riverview made the most of their chances to claim a 34-26 victory over Joeys in front of a vocal home crowd to claim top spot,...
16 Jun From Shute Shield to national service: Incredible rise of Two Blues’ duo
By Jonathan B Geddes TWO Western Sydney Two Blues players have paid tribute to the Shute Shield club after their inspired call-ups into the Manu Samoa...
13 Jun Son of former Wallaby star following in the bootsteps of his proud dad
By Jonathan B Geddes RISING frontrower Finn Baxter really is a chip off the old prop. The son of Wallabies, Waratahs and Northern Suburbs great Al Baxter...