Players and officials from the Wests and Souths clubs are under investigation over a brawl after the siren in the firsts colts Grand Final at Ballymore.
Norths were left heartbroken for a second straight year despite a second-half fightback against the star-studded Easts in the Shute Shield grand final.
It’s been a spicy year of feuds,family and fantastic footy in Sydney club rugby. Here are six talking points for grand final day.
Eastern Suburbs have qualified for six of seven grand finals across the grades and can hoist their first Shute Shield in 55 years. But first they have to get past the silent assassins of Sydney rugby.
Pumas flyer Mateo Carreras shapes as a major threat to the Wallabies,but Max Jorgensen may just have his measure if he gets the nod on the right wing.
The resurgent Eastern Suburbs were club champions this year and are chasing their first Shute Shield since 1969 – but there is no shortage of rivals hoping they’ll stumble.
Just how many Test matches a Tongan prop has played became a central issue in a heated Shute Shield rules controversy.
A Sydney Rugby Union hearing has determined West Harbour players were subject to racial abuse at Woollahra Oval in February.
Sydney Rugby Union is investigating allegations of a western Sydney club that its players were subject to racial vilification during a day of trials in Sydney’s east.
In its 102nd year,the Shute Shield starts this weekend using a trial law to lower the legal tackling height to the sternum. The eyes of the world will be on the results.
The governing body will begin a two-year trial to lower the legal tackle height to below the sternum for competitions below Super Rugby level from February.