15 Aug A tribute to TG Millner Field
Whether it’s this weekend or sometime in the future, our time at TG Millner is coming to an end. But before Eastwood move on to...
09 Aug Celebrating Robin Timmins: A legend of club rugby and Australia’s first female referee
When Amy Perrett became the first female to referee a Super Rugby game in August 2020, no one was prouder than fellow Eastwood tragic and...
12 Jul Broken wood, bones & hearts: Why the Easts v Randwick derby is special
There’s nothing quite like a local derby and there are few quite as feisty as Eastern Suburbs v Randwick. For years the local neighbours have battled...
01 Jun Robert Shute, Jack Shute and the origins of the Shute Shield
The origins of the Shute Shield While rugby in Sydney can be traced all the way back to 1829, the inaugural Shute Shield was first contested...
25 Apr A collection of Anzac tales from 100 Years of Rugby News
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The following stories are extracts from the 100 Years of Rugby News book: World War One World War One had a significant and tragic impact on the...
20 Apr The Beast: Why Eastern Suburbs don’t like Randwick
By The Beast Easts v Randwick, it's the original local derby! Whilst our friends on the Northern Beaches make a lot of their little disagreement, the Easts...
29 Sep The incredible survival story of Wallaby and war hero Cecil Ramalli
There’s been no shortage of tough, resilient scrum-halves to have graced Sydney’s many rugby pitches over the years but, arguably, the toughest and most resilient...
29 Sep How three public school boys changed Australian rugby forever
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By Norm Tasker By the middle 1970s, the schoolboy production line available to the game, especially to the Sydney clubs, was an absolute goldmine. The Waratah Shield...
29 Sep Willie O leads Manly Marlins to 1997 Shute Shield title
By Jon Geddes The presence of one of international rugby’s most devastating forwards proved instrumental in Manly’s 1997 victorious Shute Shield campaign. Amazingly, the legendary Willie Ofahengaue...
29 Sep Ben Volavola sinks the Students from the sideline in 2014 finals thriller
Southern Districts’ search for a maiden Shute Shield title has been filled with heartbreak. The club, which formed in 1989 following the merger of Port Hacking...