21 May 2012
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Shute Shield Round 6, Preview.

The highly anticipated annual grudge match between local rivals the Manly Marlins and the Warringah Rats is almost upon us. This weekend’s televised match, the ABC crew will be ..... more

Hewat Returns To Boost Brumbies Finals Hopes.

Former Waratahs point scoring machine Peter Hewat will return from Japan to join the injury hit Brumbies for the rest of the season.
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ABC TV Round 4 Around the Grounds Match Highlights:

ABC TV Highlights package of four Round 4 games played on Saturday May 5; Gordon v Sydney Ubi,Warringah v Parramatta, Manly v Northern Suburbs and Eastwood v Eastern Suburbs.more

Beasties Fight Back Gives Parra The Blues.

Easts and Parramatta played out an exciting match at a sun-soaked Woollahra Oval on Saturday that saw the home side overhaul a 17-point deficit to win 32-27.
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Australian U-20s Squad For Junior World Championships Named.

Queensland Reds flanker Liam Gill’s season just keeps getting better. After a series of stunning Super Rugby performances this year, the 19 year-old was today named the captain ..... more

Shute Shield Round 2 Four match Video Report:

ABC TV today made available to Rugby News a video report by John Morrrison on four Round 2 Shute Shield games; Manly v Sydney Uni, Wests v Souths and Parramatta v Northe ..... more

Elsom Back For Waratahs

Waratahs captain Rocky Elsom will make his long awaited return from a hamstring injury this Saturday against the Rebels in Sydney.
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Sydney Rugby Union AGM: 2012 Board Elected, Robert Millner New President.

The Sydney Rugby Union held its Annual General Meeting on Monday night, April 16 with every Premier rugby club represented.
Outgoing President Chris Birch reported a success ..... more

Sam Lane Makes Super Rugby Debut For Reds

Sam Lane will make his Super Rugby debut for the Queensland Reds in the injury plagued side’s round seven clash with the Brumbies at Suncorp Stadium tonight.
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Manly Marlins Target Shute Shield

Asked about Manly’s 2012 Shute Shield prospects at a recent Keirle Park training session, coach Tim Lane responded without hesitation, “We want to win it.”
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Waratahs: Looking Ahead After Defeat of Sharks

While the Waratahs secured a confidence boosting win over the Sharks on the weekend, it remains to be seen if they can turn their disappointing season around.
In a gritty di ..... more

Waratahs Bounce Back With Bonus Point Win Over The Sharks.

The Waratahs answered their critics with a last gasp 34-30 victory over the Sharks at Allianz Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
In a solid team performance, the Tahs came away ..... more

Premiers Eastwood Boost Their Depth for 2012

Premiers Eastwood have boosted their depth for the coming season by acquiring Steve Cummins, who captained Australian Schools a couple of the seasons ago, from West Harbour.more

Changes to Player Points Cap System for Sydney Clubs.

The Player Points Cap System was introduced to the NSW Premiership Competition (now SRU Premier Rugby Competition) for the 2009 season.
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Barnes Back for Waratahs Big Match Against the Highlanders

Berrick Barnes will return to the Waratahs starting side for Saturday night’s Super Rugby third round clash against the Highlanders in Dunedin.
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Randwick Install Big Guns For 2012.

The Myrtle Greens appointed John Maxwell as Head Coach in the off-season with Wallaby and Randwick legend, Mark Ella, Assistant Coach. 2011 Coach, Craig Morrison is Director of ..... more

Reds 32 - Force 20: Mike Harris's Perfect Kicking Downs The Force

The Queensland Reds continued their perfect start to 2012 with a hard-fought 35-20 victory against the Western Force at Suncorp Stadium on Saturday night.
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Chiefs Outplay Blues in Hamilton

The Chiefs have notched up their first victory of 2012 in impressive fashion, scoring 4 tries in the opening 35 minutes against a shell-shocked Auckland Blues.
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British Lions Already Looking Ahead to 2013 Tour of Australia

Owen Farrell has been touted for British Lions tour selection after impressing in his debut start at fly-half in England's 19-12 loss to Wales at the weekend.
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Waratahs Lose Nail-Biter After Siren to Arch Rival Reds.

The Waratahs suffered an agonising last second defeat to the Queensland Reds in the opening round of the Super Rugby competition in Sydney last night.
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Barnes Out....Halangahu to captain Waratahs for Reds Clash.

Waratahs fly-half Berrick Barnes has been ruled out of Saturday night’s opening round Super Rugby match against the Queensland Reds after failing to overcome a groin injury sus ..... more

Injury scares for Waratahs camp in 52-0 flogging of Tonga.

The Waratahs showed they were in a different class to Tonga as they swept to an eight try victory in their final trial at the Sydney Football Stadium last night.
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Reds set for Waratahs grudge match with 40-10 win over the Force.

The Queensland Reds are primed for their round one FxPro Super Rugby blockbuster against the NSW Waratahs after scoring a commanding 40-10 trial victory over the Western Force ..... more

Sarel Pretorius to play Currie cup between Waratah Seasons.

At the Waratahs Super Rugby Season Launch today, zip zip man Sarel Pretorius said he will split his two seasons with the Waratahs by rushing home to South Africa for a stint in ..... more

Changes and pre-season update around Sydney clubs.

As club visits are made and player details are confirmed we will look to provide an on-going update over the next couple of weeks.
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NEW FACES, CHANGES AND OFF-SEASON RECRUITMENT BUILD FOR 2012 AT NORTHS RUGBY.

Northern Suburbs Rugby Club has a new President, Tony Crawford, who has taken over from long-serving John Harkness (remains a Director).
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Latest on format changes for 2012 Sydney Club Rugby Competition.

Sydney Rugby Union has confirmed details of further format changes to the 2012 club rugby competition.
In rounds 12 to 16 the top six clubs on the Club Championship ladder a ..... more

British Lions 2013 Tour Games: NSW to host three fixtures.

New South Wales will host three matches - including a game against the HSBC Waratahs and the third and final Test – when the British and Irish Lions make their long-awaited ret ..... more

Former Wallaby, Daniel Manu to coach West Harbour in 2012

The West Harbour Club has moved forward in its preparations for the 2012 Season with confirmation of major Coaching positions for the coming year.
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15 ‘Shute Shielders’ graduate to Super Rugby for 2012

In a sign of how important the Shute Shield competition is to the strength of the Australian Super Rugby franchises, 15 of the 25 players awarded contracts for 2012 under the A ..... more

Up the Woods! Eastwood win 2011 premiership after 100 minutes of the Shute Shield’s best: Lower Grade results

It was fitting that long-standing Shute Shield premiers Sydney University faced this year’s plucky challengers and minor premiers Eastwood in the grand final, and that both sid ..... more

Fijian flyer joins the Force for 2012

Rumours of Sonny Bill Williams’ liaisons with the Western Force have coming to nothing, after the Force announced that current Fijian World Cup winger Napolioni Nalaga will joi ..... more

Baxter quits game by his own design

Wallaby and Waratah prop Al Baxter will call fulltime on his professional rugby career at the end of the 2011 Super and International season, announcing his retirement on Wedne ..... more

Brave Reds triumph in one of Super Rugby’s best

Saturday night’s epic clash between the Reds and their rivals the Waratahs will be the highlight of round 10, and a match to remember in 2011.
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Round 6. Friday, May 18
Sydney Uni (30)vNorths (10)@ University Oval
Round 6. Saturday, May 19
Manly (31)vWarringah (24)@Tune in to ABC1 in NSW and ACT on Saturdays from 3:00pm for all the LIVE action Manly Oval
Randwick (19)vPenrith (21)@ Coogee Oval
Souths (57)vGordon (22)@ Forshaw Park
West Harbour (26)vEasts (52)@ Concord Oval
Parramatta (20)vEastwood (25)@ Merrylands RSL Rugby Park



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