Eastern Suburbs aren’t exactly where they were hoping to be after six rounds of the 2021 Shute Shield competition.

The Beasties sit in sixth spot, with three wins and three losses to their name and are yet to win back to back matches this season.

Despite that, coach Pauli Taumoepeau remains optimistic.

“It’s been tough, particularly the losses to Eastwood and Sydney Uni. The score-lines probably got away from us towards the end in both of those games but we were in the mix in both,” Taumoepeau told Rugby News.