The great disconnect between grassroots rugby and Wallaby soap opera

The great disconnect between grassroots rugby and Wallaby soap opera

While the future appears grim for professional rugby in Australia,the game’s heart will continue to beat strongly.

  • byMalcolm Knox

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Randwick end two-decade wait with Shute Shield triumph

Randwick end two-decade wait with Shute Shield triumph

The Galloping Greens snapped a 20-season drought to win the Shute Shield in a nail-biting 17-15 win over Norths at Leichhardt Oval.

  • byIain Payten
Perth rugby player hit with five-year ban for physically abusing referee

Perth rugby player hit with five-year ban for physically abusing referee

A player in Western Australia’s premier rugby competition has been given a 96-game suspension for assaulting a referee in a game.

  • byIain Payten
Shute Shield ready for lift-off as clubs circle for Suaalii’s services

Shute Shield ready for lift-off as clubs circle for Suaalii’s services

As Sydney club rugby teams tussle for Joseph Suaalii’s future signature,the Herald has spoken to key figures at all 12 clubs about the upcoming Shute Shield season.

  • byTom Decent
‘Sweet spot’:Player in concussion lawsuit welcomes new tackle height limit

‘Sweet spot’:Player in concussion lawsuit welcomes new tackle height limit

A former Rebels player and England international has welcomed Rugby Australia’s decision to trial the ‘tummy tackle’ in parts of community rugby this year.

  • byGeorgina Robinson
‘It feels unreal’:Sydney University topple Gordon in Shute Shield decider

‘It feels unreal’:Sydney University topple Gordon in Shute Shield decider

Sydney University has won the Shute Shield for the 12th time since 2001 after a hard-fought victory over reigning premiers Gordon.

  • byTom Decent
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Rugby as it happened:Shute Shield grand final plus All Blacks v Argentina,Wallabies v South Africa

Rugby as it happened:Shute Shield grand final plus All Blacks v Argentina,Wallabies v South Africa

It’s a red-letter day for the game they play in heaven with the Shute Shield grand final between Sydney University and Gordon leading into a Rugby Championship double-header.

  • byCaden Helmers andTom Decent
‘Weird journey’:Uni winger back for decider after flesh-eating bug,ruptured spleen

‘Weird journey’:Uni winger back for decider after flesh-eating bug,ruptured spleen

Henry Clunies-Ross will play in the Shute Shield grand final after rupturing his spleen only 13 weeks ago. In 2019,he survived a flesh-eating bacteria in his leg.

  • byIain Payten
Bundy Bar rides again:Waratahs plan to revive party zone at new Allianz
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Bundy Bar rides again:Waratahs plan to revive party zone at new Allianz

NSW Rugby bosses want to bring the crowds back to Waratahs games by drawing in young punters,and those who loved Leichhardt Oval as well.

  • byIain Payten,Georgina Robinson andTom Decent
Why the closest ever Shute Shield has turned players,coaches into wrecks

Why the closest ever Shute Shield has turned players,coaches into wrecks

After the most intensely competitive season in living memory,two teams remaining standing for the Shute Shield grand final. But only just.

  • byIain Payten
Haas in demand as European rugby union clubs make big-money offers
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Haas in demand as European rugby union clubs make big-money offers

The 22-year-old Broncos prop could command up to $1 million on the open market,but no NRL clubs can afford to pay him that.

  • byAdrian Proszenko