Shute Shield: Week 1 Finals Wrap Up
Sydney Uni and Norths won thrilling semi finals to book their spots in a Shute Shield preliminary final, while Eastwood and Gordon kept their seasons alive with impressive victories over Easts and Warringah respectively.
Catch up on all the action from a thrilling weekend of Shute Shield finals action.
Sydney Uni 31-29 Randwick
Sydney Uni outlasted Randwick to claim a 31-29 victory in a 10-try thriller at University Oval.
Both sides scored three tries in a seesawing first half, with Uni scoring through forwards Jack McCalman, Ciaran Loh and Zac Von Appen and Randwick scoring through backs James Hendren, Dylan Dowling and Dan O’Brien.
Trailing 19-17 early in the second half, Uni hit the lead with a try to returning forward Rohan O’Regan on the back of a dominant attacking scrum.
Randwick responded midway through the second half with a try to captain Ben Houston to level the scores at 24-a piece before Uni again looked to their forward pack to find an adva