29 Sep The last time Gordon played God Save the Queen at Chatswood Oval
By Norm Tasker The 1950s was still the era of Empire, when kids sang Rule Britannia on Empire Day, we all had bonfires on Empire Night,...
24 Aug Eastwood v Sydney Uni: Six Shute Shield Grand Finals in 15 years
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Eastwood backrower Hugh Perrett won a Shute Shield premiership in his first season in 2003 and another in his last a full 13 years later,...
05 Aug The biggest scandals in the Shute Shield’s 100 plus year history
By Jon Geddes IT was one of the most incredible moments in the colourful history of the Shute Shield – the afternoon the fired-up linesman and...
02 Aug Who is the most influential Shute Shield player of all time?
By Jon Geddes IT should have been a difficult decision, but three of Australia’s most knowledge rugby doyens didn’t hesitate in naming Mark Ella and Ken...
22 Feb Australian & New Zealand Schoolboy Bronze Boot Recipients: 1992-2019
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Since 1992, the Bronze Boot award has been given to the best Australian and New Zealand Schoolboy of the season, with the likes of David...
24 Jan Sean Maloney: The four best Manly v Warringah derbies I played in
By Sean Maloney Mad Monday 2008. Manly had just rolled Warringah in the upset of the season and we were camped at our scrumhalf Paddy Pearce’s joint...
10 Jan Shute Shield: Jed Holloway picks the best Southern Districts team of his time
It's an argument heard regularly at rugby clubs right around Australia and typically one that can never be resolved. Which players would get a start in...
21 Dec Ken Catchpole Medal: Past Winners 1981-2023
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The Ken Catchpole Medal has been awarded to the Shute Shield's most valuable player each year since 1981. Former Wallaby and Eastwood forward Scott Fava and...
14 Dec Shute Shield: Morgan Turinui picks the best Randwick team of his time
It's an argument heard regularly at rugby clubs right around Australia and typically one that can never be resolved. Which players would get a start in...
29 Nov Shute Shield: Tom Carter picks the best Sydney University team of his time
It's an argument heard regularly at rugby clubs right around Australia and typically one that can never be resolved. Which players would get a start in...