20 Jul Shute Shield: New look Souths side surprise Eastwood in round one
By Mark Cashman Southern Districts pulled off probably the surprise result of the first round when they motored home to beat fancied Eastwood 34-15 on Saturday. The...
20 Jul Shute Shield: How the coaches saw the first week of games go down
By MARK CASHMAN The Shute Shield got off to a flying start with Sydney Uni, Gordon, Randwick, Northern Suburbs, Manly and Southern Districts all recording victories. Here's...
20 Jul Shute Shield: The fascinating origins of the best club rugby competition in Australia
Robert Shute survived World War One only to die after hitting his head on Manly Oval playing rugby in 1922. John ‘Shute’ (no relation) was involved...
17 Jul Shute Shield: And so it begins, Warringah keen to make their mark early in the season
Coaches have described this pre-season as the most bizarre in the long history of the Shute Shield and it's pretty hard to argue with that. Delays,...
16 Jul Premier Rugby: Wallis and UQ confident Students can claim back to back premierships
By Liz Moore Leading his team out for the first time this year, UQ captain Sam Wallis is not afraid to do it his way. The 22-year-old...
16 Jul Shute Shield: Round 1 First Grade Team Lists
After the longest preseason of all time, Shute Shield kick off is finally upon us and it's not a bad weekend of rugby to start...
15 Jul 2020 SHUTE SHIELD SEASON PREVIEW: Southern Districts with Todd Louden
Southern Districts are hitting the reset button in an effort to stand taller in the 2020 incarnation of the Shute Shield. The Rebels have been well...
15 Jul Premier Rugby: Tom Lucas and Sunnybank not just making up the numbers in 2020
By Liz Moore Sunnybank captain Tom Lucas is tipping his “young and exciting” team to play positive rugby when the season finally kicks off next month. Whilst...
15 Jul 2020 SHUTE SHIELD PREVIEW: Penrith Emus with John Muggleton
Penrith start the 2020 Shute Shield season with a tough run of games that includes a bye in round one, Southern Districts, Northern Suburbs, Sydney...
14 Jul 2020 SHUTE SHIELD PREVIEW: Randwick with Ben McCormack
Randwick missed out on the finals last year and went through a major shake up that saw Ben McCormack come in as first grade boss...