Easts scored five second half tries to claim a bonus point win over West Harbour and seal the Shute Shield minor premiership. 

The Beasties, Warringah and Randwick will all host finals matches next weekend, facing Manly, Norths and Gordon respectively. 

Catch up on all the action from the final round of the regular season below. 

Northern Suburbs 31-10 Manly

Norths scored three unanswered second half tries to beat Manly 31-10 and set up a semi final showdown against Warringah at Rat Park next Sunday. 

Both sides scored a try each in the first half and Norths led 10-7 at half time before Manly levelled the scores with a penalty goal minutes after the break. 

Harry and Max Burey combined nicely for Norths’ second try in the 50th minute but Max was almost caught with his pants down a few minutes later when he tried to will the ball over the dead ball line.

Manly’s Robbie McIntosh charged downfield and looked to have grounded the ball millimetres inside the field of play, but with no TMO, the referee was unable to make a call and gave Burey and Norths the benefit of the doubt. 

Norths won a massive scrum penalty a few minutes later and took control of the match on the back of that. 

Harry Burey set up another try for Roan Frostwick to give his side a 24-10 lead before Norths sealed the win with a 95-metre try in the closing minutes that featured an outlandish chip and chase from deep inside Manly’s red zone. 

While Norths head north to face Warringah, Manly will cross the bridge to take on Easts at Woollahra in a must win match for the Marlins. 

Gordon 52-34 Western Sydney

Gordon scored three unanswered second half tries to claim a 52-34 victory over Western Sydney to take momentum into next week’s finals clash against Randwick at Coogee Oval. 

Both sides scored four tries a-piece in an open first half with Gordon leading 26-24 at the break. 

The Stags pushed further ahead with a maul try early in the second half, but Western Sydney hit back with two tries in five minutes, scored by Rilloy Suesue and Nik Vikena, to lead 34-33 with 30 minutes remaining. 

New Moana Pasifika signing Pat Pelligrini rode his luck to set up a try for Joe Snow on the back of a massive Gordon scrum. The former West Harbour and Randwick playmaker then snatched an intercept near his tryline helping Gordon go-95 metres to score and claim a 45-34 lead. 

The Gordon backs and forwards then combined for a scrappy but ultimately match-sealing try in the 68th minute in the 52-34 win. 

Gordon will return to Coogee in the opening week of the finals, just as they did last year. On that day, the Stags were underdogs but arguably outplayed the eventual premiers until late in the match, going down 32-23. 

Randwick 54-26 Hunter

Randwick scored eight tries in a fairly comfortable 54-26 victory over Hunter to secure home ground advantage in next week’s semi final against Gordon. 

The Galloping Greens scored two tries at the end of a tight first half to lead 21-7 at the break. 

Hunter hit back with a try to Nate de Thierry from the half time restart but it was fairly one way traffic from that point on. 

The defending premiers scored two tries in three minutes around the 50 minute mark to claim a 35-12 lead, before Christian Yassmin scored two quick tries 10 minutes later to give the home side a 49-12 advantage. 

Hunter scored two late five pointers to finish their season on a high, but couldn’t match a Randwick side that has now won 10 of 12 matches heading into this year’s final series. 

Sydney Uni 38-17 Eastwood

Sydney Uni produced their best half of rugby this season to set up a 38-17 victory over Eastwood in both side’s final hitout of year. 

The Students were close to unstoppable in the first half, running in four tries to jump away to a 24-0 lead. 

Uni then scored a pushover scrum try on the stroke of half time to take a 31-point advantage to the break. 

Eastwood opened their account with a brilliant try featuring two flick passes early in the second half but Uni returned serve when Jack McCalman flicked the ball to Sione Hariss minutes later. 

Hariss’ swan dive was graceful and earned a perfect 10 from all judges in the stand. 

Eastwood flyhalf Harry Snook stepped his way through the defence and scored to seal a strong backend of the season for the lanky playmaker before replacement backrower Phil Talaieva snatched an intercept to add some respectability to the scoreline. 

But Uni were too good, winning 38-17 in a match that ended disappointing seasons for both proud Shute Shield clubs. 

Eastern Suburbs 48-17 West Harbour 

Easts claimed the minor premiership and booked a home semi against Manly next week with a 48-17 victory over West Harbour. 

Atter a tight opening 30 minutes, Teddy Wilson set up a try and scored another on either side of the half time break to give his side momentum and a 20-10 lead. 

But after barely missing a conversion in weeks, Easts kicker Cooper Whiteside struggled from the tee and eventually handed over kicking duties to Chris Bell. 

Fortunately, it didn’t cost the Beasties who picked up a head of steam and scored a further four second half tries to seal a bonus point win and the minor premiership. 

West Harbour scored a late try to send departing coach Cam Treloar off with a smile, but couldn’t match Easts over 80 minutes. 

The Beasties have now won 11 of their past 12 matches and will take plenty of confidence into next week’s final against the Marlins. 

Warringah 55-24 Southern Districts

Warringah scores three unanswered tries in the final 15 minutes to seal a 55-24 victory over a resilient Southern Districts outfit at Rat Park. 

Souths led 12-10 midway through the first half following tries to forward Kyle Devine and Will Burns. 

That seemed to wake Warringah’s electric backline though, who laid on two tries in two minutes to give the home side a 24-12 lead. 

Souths refused to go away through and scored a third try through scrumhalf Liam Blyde to reduce the deficit to seven points at the break. 

The Rebels stayed in the hunt and were within striking distance following Kyle Devine’s second try. 

But three late five pointers ensured Rats fans of a home semi final next week against Norths. 

After finishing 11th last season, Warringah’s rise up the ladder is proof quick turnarounds are possible in the Shute Shield, something the Rebels hopefully took note of before their trip back to Forshaw. 

The match was also the last for Souths’ coach Joe Barakat, one of the good guys of club rugby, who is retiring after coaching in the Shute Shield and across the world for over three decades. Enjoy your golf Joe!