2019 Shute Shield season

The 2019 Shute Shield season is 146th season of a premier rugby union competition in Sydney and the 97th season of the Shute Shield. The 2019 season is featuring 11 teams, following Penrith's cutting from the competition in 2018. The premiers were Sydney University, defeating Warringah by 5 points in the grand final, held at Bankwest Stadium.[1]

2019 Super Rugby season
ChampionsSydney University
Matches played93
Tries scored717 (7.71 per match)
Top try scorer(s)Jack Grant 14 . Eastern Suburbs
Official websiteshuteshield.com

Competition format edit

The 2019 Shute Shield season will be played across 18 rounds, with each team playing each other once and eight other teams twice in a home and away format. This will be followed by a six-team play-off post season, culminating with a grand final on 24 August.[2]

Teams edit

Club Location Home Ground Nickname First Season Premier­ships
  Eastern Suburbs Upper Eastern Suburbs Woollahra Oval, Rose Bay The Beasties 1900 9
  Eastwood The Hills TG Millner Field, Marsfield The Woodies 1947 6
  Gordon Upper North Shore Chatswood Oval, Chatswood Highlanders 1936 8
  Manly Lower Northern Beaches Manly Oval, Manly The Marlins 1906 7
  Northern Suburbs Lower North Shore North Sydney Oval, North Sydney The Shoreman, Norths, The Red and Blacks 1900 7
  Parramatta Parramatta Granville Park, Merrylands Two Blues 1934 3
  Randwick Lower Eastern Suburbs Coogee Oval, Coogee Galloping Greens, The Wicks 1914 32
  Southern Districts St. George and The Shire Forshaw Park, Sylvania Waters The Rebels 1989 0
  Sydney University Camperdown University Oval No. 2, Camperdown The Students 1900 40
  Warringah Upper Northern Beaches Pittwater Park, Warriewood The Rats, Ratties 1971 1
  West Harbour Inner West Concord Oval, Concord Pirates 1900 2

Standings edit

2019 Shute Shield standings
Overall standings
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1   Sydney University 17 12 0 5 617 304 +313 93 39 13 3 64
2   Eastwood 17 12 0 5 550 420 +130 78 59 13 2 63
3   Warringah 17 13 0 4 488 408 +80 65 54 10 0 62
4   Northern Suburbs 16 9 0 7 470 426 +44 68 58 10 3 49
5   Eastern Suburbs 16 9 0 7 449 425 +24 62 53 9 2 47
6   Manly 16 8 1 7 444 465 −21 64 66 8 4 46
7   Gordon 16 8 1 7 454 391 +63 59 55 6 4 44
8   Randwick 16 7 0 9 440 441 −1 58 62 7 2 37
9   Southern Districts 17 6 0 11 446 514 −68 63 71 9 4 37
10   West Harbour 16 3 2 11 388 574 −186 46 83 5 3 24
11   Parramatta 16 1 0 15 261 639 −378 40 96 4 0 8

Play-offs edit

Week 1 edit

10 August Sydney University 47–31 Manly Sydney University Football Ground  
15:00 Try: Harry Johnson-Holmes    
Tom Horton  
Rohan O'Regan  
Ben Hughes  
Guy Porter  
Harry Potter  
Con: James Kane          
Ben Hughes  
Cards: James Kane  
Scoreboard[3] Try: Michael Adams    
Alex Dalzell  
Con: Beaudein Waaka      
Pen: Beaudein Waaka  


10 August Warringah 24–7 Northern Suburbs Pittwater Park  
15:10 Try: Samuel Ward  
Josh Holmes  
Liam Windon  
Max Girdler  
Con: Harley Attwater    
Scoreboard[4] Try: Nathan Russell  
Con: Angus Sinclair  


10 August Eastwood 24–21 Eastern Suburbs TG Millner Field  
15:10 Try: Rhys Allen  
Barton Picone  
Mark Nawaqanitawase  
Con: Tayler Adams  
Scoreboard[5] Try: Rowan Perry    
Lalakai Foketi  
Con: Mack Mason      
Cards: Jack Turley  
Jack Grant  

Week 2 edit

17 August Eastwood 15–22 Warringah North Sydney Oval  
13:10 Try: Patrick Sio  
James Sarks  
Con: Tayler Adams  
Pen: Tayler Adams  
Cards: Barton Picone  
Scoreboard[6] Try: Harry Jones    
Con: Harley Attwater  
Pen: Harley Attwater  
Cards: Samuel Ward  


17 August Sydney University 40–7 Northern Suburbs North Sydney Oval  
15:10 Try: Jake Gordon    
Declan Moore  
Rohan O'Regan  
Guy Porter  
Mitch Whiteley  
Con: James Kane          
Cards: Lachlan Swinton  
Scoreboard[7] Try: Cameron Clark  
Con: Angus Sinclair  
Cards: Will Miller  

Grand Final edit

24 August Sydney University 21–16 Warringah Bankwest Stadium  
15:15 https://www.sydneyunirugby.com.au/article/match-report-students-win-back-to-back-shute-shield-premierships-with-second-half-resurgence

References edit

  1. ^ Penrith cut from Shute Shield 30 April 2018
  2. ^ 2019 Shute Shield draw announced 20 November 2018
  3. ^ "University 47–31 Manly". Shute Shield. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Warringah 24–7 Northern Suburbs". Shute Shield. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Eastwood 24–21 Eastern Suburbs". Shute Shield. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Warringah 22–15 Eastwood". Shute Shield. 17 August 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  7. ^ "University 40–7 Northern Suburbs". Shute Shield. 17 August 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.

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