'Game on':Shute Shield and community clubs get clarity on start dates

'Game on':Shute Shield and community clubs get clarity on start dates

Although community sport restrictions will be relaxed by the state government on July 1,rugby competitions in NSW won't start until later in the month.

  • byTom Decent

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'We are burning cash':Club rugby joins calls for clarity on community sport

'We are burning cash':Club rugby joins calls for clarity on community sport

Sydney Rugby Union president Phil Parsons wants to know when adult rugby competitions can begin and explained why clubs are doing it tough.

  • byGeorgina Robinson andTom Decent
Big names pitch in for Emus Shute Shield return

Big names pitch in for Emus Shute Shield return

Veteran coach'Muggo'has been drafted in to help end the Emus'Shute Shield exile and has called on a few of his big-name friends.

  • byGeorgina Robinson
Forget the Kiwis,Australian rugby's future is local

Forget the Kiwis,Australian rugby's future is local

The UK Premiership provides a model for Australian rugby's future according to a sports consultancy group.

  • byGeorgina Robinson
Penrith and Newcastle in race to claim extra Shute Shield spot

Penrith and Newcastle in race to claim extra Shute Shield spot

Finally,a timeline for club footy. The Shute Shield will return on July 25 with an exciting twist.

  • byGeorgina Robinson
Eight-week Shute Shield season on table as Sydney clubs battle to stay afloat

Eight-week Shute Shield season on table as Sydney clubs battle to stay afloat

Sydney Rugby Union president Phillip Parsons won't put a date on a possible start time for a reworked club rugby competition but says innovation and a can-do attitude is needed.

  • byTom Decent
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Second rugby player tests positive as new competition put on hold

Second rugby player tests positive as new competition put on hold

The diagnosis came after the man's teammate was diagnosed with the virus around the time Sydney University defeated the University of Queensland in the Australian Club Championships on March 15.

  • byGeorgina Robinson
More than 150 people told to self-isolate after Sydney Uni player's positive test

More than 150 people told to self-isolate after Sydney Uni player's positive test

NSW Health has contacted around 150 players and supporters who could have contracted coronavirus from a Sydney University rugby player at the weekend.

  • byTom Decent
Attendees at Sydney Uni rugby function told to self-isolate after first-grade player's positive test

Attendees at Sydney Uni rugby function told to self-isolate after first-grade player's positive test

The player may have had the coronavirus while playing against the University of Queensland on Saturday.

  • byTom Decent
Nationwide shutdown of club rugby

Nationwide shutdown of club rugby

Effective immediately,competitions will be postponed until at least the start of May due to the coronavirus pandemic.

  • byGeorgina Robinson
Rugby on the brink as virus spooks broadcasters,hits reserves

Rugby on the brink as virus spooks broadcasters,hits reserves

With the coronavirus crisis threatening to disrupt broadcast negotiations and jeopardise the July Tests,rugby is set to go cap in hand to the government.

  • byGeorgina Robinson