Intrust Shute Shield Round 5: Match Previews
Randwick v Eastwood
Undefeated after a month of rugby, Randwick face their biggest test this weekend when they host the defending premiers at Coogee Oval.
Despite sitting pretty on top of the Intrust Shute Shield ladder heading into round five, Galloping Greens coach Shannon Fraser seemed eager to talk down his sides early season success, labelling their opening four rounds as “acceptable.”
“We’re not getting too far ahead of ourselves and doing our best to only focus on the next game ahead. We measure ourselves on our performance, not results and it’s fair to say that we are not yet satisfied. There are still plenty of improvements to be made,” Fraser said.
Randwick kept Penrith scoreless last week but will again be without stars Andrew Kellaway and Dave Horowitz for the top of the table clash.
Eastwood will also be missing a handful of their more experienced players with Jai Ayoub and Ben Shorter both set to miss the match.
Ben James has been named at flyhalf, pushin