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On behalf of the Sydney Rugby Union Board of Directors I welcome all Clubs, sponsors, players and supporters to the 2013 Shute Shield Competition.All Clubs have been busy in the off-season, with the common goal of contesting the Shute Shield Grand Final on 14 September. Once again the premiership will involve 12 Clubs participating in 4 Grades and 3 Colts competitions with high quality rugby each week at every club ground.This season the competition will run for 18 rounds with an eight team final series hoping to repeat the success of last season. The finals format allows for teams who may have had a bit tougher draw to match up against the top 6 teams in the first week of the finals. Last season we saw teams progress through to the Grand Final after finishing seventh and eighth in the competition rounds making for a very exciting September series.During the 2012 season the Sydney Rugby Union and Queensland Rugby Union and all member clubs participated in a full review of Premier Rugby conducted by the Australian Rugby Union. The findings of the review were published just prior to Christmas and the Board has appointed a working party to represent the Union through the process.One of the early points to be established by the ARU has been the confirmation that Premier Rugby is, and will continue to be, the third tier of Australian Rugby. New CEO Bill Pulver made this point very clear at recent meetings of State officials. Our working party will work with the ARU and other Unions to improve all aspects of Premier Rugby to ensure it continues to deliver a sustainable financial model that supports the growth of the game at all levels and provides an enhanced pathway for developing elite talent.One of the key strategies identified is to improve fan engagement and for that we encourage every club supporter to get along to matches, both

home and away to support your team. For those unable to attend we are pleased to announce that once again our Match of the Day will be shown live to air every Saturday on ABC TV. It is the only regular, free to air rugby in Australia and we are delighted to have ABC TV fully committed for the 2013 season.Joining the ABC TV team will be Australia’s most capped front rower and recently retired Waratah Al Baxter. Al will provide sideline comments and a front rowers view of the game to balance up Brett Papworth’s expert commentary.It is interesting to review the ABC TV matches from 2012. In what appears a remarkable statistic of the 26 matches covered in 2012, 16 were decided by 7 points or less, and 5 of those matches, including the Grand Final were decided by 1 point.We also welcome a new radio coverage with Niav Owens hosting “Settling the Score” on ABC 702, and all regional stations from 2.00pm to 5.00pm each Saturday. The show will have a large rugby influence and include around the ground updates on Shute Shield and NSW Country Rugby matches throughout the year.The Shute Shield has built up many great rivalries over the years and the first round of 2013 will provide some great early season contests. 2012 Grand Finalists Southern Districts will go head to head with the Minor Premiers from last year Eastwood, at TG Millner Field. This match is our first round Match of the Day.The mainstay of Club Rugby is without doubt the hundreds of volunteers that help out in many ways around all the clubs. Thank you for your efforts to make your club the best it can be and good luck in 2013. I encourage all supporters of Club Rugby to get along to as many games as you can and support your team, join your Club and become an active member of Premier Rugby. There will be a lot to enjoy in Club Rugby in 2013.

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shutE shiELD EssEntiaL to suPEr succEss by Paul Cook

February 25th 2005. Unknown Sydney club player Peter Hewat, makes his Waratahs debut against the Chiefs at the SFS, playing in a backline containing Wallaby stars Lote Tuqiri and Mat Rogers. Given a chance on the recommendation of his club coach at Manly, Brian Melrose, the 27yr old excelled and only one month later, bagged 34pts (three tries, two conversions and five penalties) in a 42-12 victory over the Bulls, breaking the Waratahs individual point scoring record for a single match. By the end of the

season , Hewa t , o r ‘ H - B o m b ’ a s h e b e c a m e a f f e c t i o n a t e l y known, had topped t h e W a r a t a h s t ry scor ing l i s t wi th 10 (st i l l a season record) and finished on top of the Super Rugby individual c o m p e t i t i o n po in t s l adde r. After three years of dazzling the Sydney crowds with his kicking p r o w e s s , t r y scoring feats and

an uncanny ability to sniff out an intercept, Hewat left the Waratahs as their second highest all-time point scorer. Only the great Matt Burke remains ahead of him.The point here is that Hewat was a shining example of the importance of the Shute Shield competition in unearthing Super Rugby stars of the future. At a time when the format of club rugby in Australia is being hotly debated, we would be well served to remember the vital role club rugby has played in feeding the professional ranks.The list of recent graduates is endless. Chris Alcock came to the Waratahs straight from Gordon before moving to the Western Force; Pat McCabe was tearing it up at Rat Park

b e f o r e t e a r i n g up his shoulder in the name of h i s coun t r y a t the 2011 Rugby World Cup and M e l b o u r n e Rebels’ Cadeyrn Neville went from a greenhorn at Manly Oval to the Wallaby training squad in a little under 3 years. Even when you add the names of Nic White, Hugh Pyle and Zack Holmes, you’re still barely scratching the surface.The Waratahs 2013 roster has been boosted by the promising additions of club stars Jed Holloway, Ben Volavola, Cam Crawford, Michael Hodge and Ollie Atkins and with five franchises to fill, there are now around 175+ players required by Super Rugby squads in Australia. We now have a longer season with a fixed Test window as well as an extended Tri-Nations (Rugby Championship), all of which creates a higher rate of attrition and greater injury toll. With the Shute Shield currently providing over 70% of all Super Rugby players, the need for that breeding ground i s g r e a t e r t h a n e v e r before.

Chris Alcock played for Gordon prior to his move to

Eastwood.

Jed Holloway.

Peter Hewat playing for the

Manly Marlins in 2005.

Call it what it really is

Sydney Premier Rugby

With more than 65% of Test and Super Rugby players in Australia coming from Sydney Premier Rugby competition clubs, this really is the Premier Rugby competition.

And what better way to enjoy Premier Rugby than at the grounds, supporting your local team.

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by Jim Webster

It has been hard keeping track of all the happenings since we last spoke. Besides, I’m now in possession of another new hip, which has kept me occupied.

But I’ll put on my thinking cap and try to remember all that has taken place. If not all, then at least the happenings I have found important.

We had Lance Armstrong’s shameful admission, unpleasant revelations about the behaviour of Australia’s Olympic swimmers and then were rocked by talk that performance-enhancing drugs may be widespread in our football codes, as well as possible attempts to fix matches and thus infiltrate betting markets. Next came chaos within the Sharks…those naughty Australian cricketers who wouldn’t do their homework…and an old Uni prop’s improved chances of becoming PM.

But we won’t go down that road. And we won’t talk about Beale’s behaviour, or guess when we might see him again.

John O’Neill has again stepped aside as ARU managing director; so did his long-serving deputy Matt Carroll leave his post last week. Matt held senior positions with the NSWRU and ARU over almost two decades. His most important mission was probably CEO of the World Cup 2003 and the following year he was recognised by being awarded the Order of Australia for his services to rugby.

Now running the show is Bill Pulver, a nice guy with impressive business credentials; the hope is he recognizes the problems at grassroots and he needs to go all out to get clubs back on their feet, else commonsense tells you the Waratahs and Wallabies will eventually suffer.

Quade Cooper has also re-signed with the ARU for a further two years. So, with more wins than losses right now and him helping steer the ship, the Reds should steadily improve and be around come the Super Rugby finals. But it’ll be hard work catching those wild Brumbies.

Talking of rugby heavyweights, did you know Bob

Dwyer, 72, survived a heart attack (thankfully off-season) on his Southern Highlands property? He had a few similar near-misses, I’m sure, when taking Australia to our first World Cup victory. Speaking of our national coach, will Robbie Deans remain or be flicked for Ewen McKenzie or even Jake White?

Still on the national scene, it was pleasing to note the record-breaking participation figures, which show a record 323,115 Australians played rugby last year (up a whopping 23.6% on the previous year).

NSW numbers hit an all-time high of 114,350 and that’s the fourth year running NSW has recorded growth in participation. The trick now is to keep them all in the game and not to go drifting elsewhere. And for them all to promise to turn up in extra large numbers every time the Waratahs play at home. You don’t appreciate just how much your support means to their success.

As you know, the Waratahs are gradually improving under Michael Cheika.

It has been hard for me to imagine this rock-hard type being inventive, but he has certainly imposed the ball-in-hand technique and if he approaches the job with the same ruthlessness that he did when playing with Randwick then we’re onto a winner.

He was a tough cookie on the field; just look at his artistic ears. And anyone who can help raise four kids under four (yes, that’s not a spelling mistake) has plenty of panache. He also has a new help in Daryl Gibson who joins Alan Gaffney as assistant coaches.

Jointly, if they can’t turn things around for the Waratahs then I don’t know who can.

Of course, we also have Israel Folau on board. I’ll reserve judgment on him a while longer. It’s unfair to make any early definitive judgment, when it must be hard at times for Izzy to do things instinctively, after coming from two different codes.

When not on duty for the Waratahs, he’ll be playing for University, which only strengthens my belief that they’ll again win the Shute Shield.

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barFLyBUZZby Terry Smith

Did you know Barnaby Joyce, the eloquent Nationals Senate leader, played rugby for New England Under 21s and Central North before delving into politics. Of course, Tony Abbott turned out for Sydney University as a prop in first grade, but are you aware his deputy Joe Hockey played in 60-odd games in lower grades for the Students. In fact, they figured in a famous punch-up one night at training after coach Tony is said to have refused to pick Joe in reserve grade. The result? Abbott won.

Todd Louden? Sydney University’s 2012 premiership winning coach is coaching the famous old Wanderers club in Newcastle.

Mark Bakewell has turned down a lucrative offer to coach in Japan because he didn’t want to leave Eastern Suburbs short of a coach at the start of the season.

Will Brame has been a dashing back-rower for Samoa, Australian 7s and the Waratahs as well as Eastwood, Manly and Northern Suburbs. Now he is winding up his career playing with Forest in Subbies. Matt Ryan, the old Wallaby prop, is another big name in the Subbies, fill ing a coaching role with Roseville Brothers.

If there was an ocean swimming race for club presidents, Tony McQuillen, the new man at Easts, would be a hot favourite. Barrister Tony dons Speedos, cap and goggles to contest big races from Palm Beach to Whale Beach and Bondi to Bronte.

If the money is up, be wary of playing golf against Chris Malone, the Sydney University coach. While playing in England with Bath, he held a handicap of six.

Dylan Sigg is back from the Brumbies to play for the Manly Marlins and thereby hangs a tale. He recently went to the Hong Kong Sevens with

Manly colleagues Dane Maraki, Will Helu, Harry Bergelin and Richard Hooper in a team called the Penguins in a big international event played as a curtain-raiser. Coached by Tim Lane, they beat teams scattered with former All Blacks and Fijian internationals and Sigg was voted Player of the Tournament. Still on Manly, new recruit Will Helu is living in Willie Ofahengaue’s old house.

One south of the harbour club is hoping to snare a couple of top New Zealanders in the next week or two.

When dashing fullback Dave Feltscheer suffered a graze on his arm while in Cuba on Warringah’s pre-season tour, he thought nothing of it and took off on a tour. However, when the arm swelled to more than twice its normal size, he made a 10-hour bus ride to Costa Rica because there was no medical centre on the island where he was. When a nurse confided after a few days that he was facing surgery to save the arm, Dave armed himself with oral antibiotics and took off the next morning on a 36-hour trip home. Happily, he’ll be on deck against Penrith today.

Today you’ll see the University of Technology NSW logo on the front of the Gordon jumper for the first time. In a progressive move, eight players from the club will have up to 100 per cent of their fees paid, with the size of the payment largely determined by the level of team the player has reached. Both parties are hopeful the scheme will continue next year, with the club keen to see the number of scholarships will increase each year.

Seti Tafua is making a marvellous recovery from the spinal injury suffered playing for Northern Suburbs last year that put him into a wheelchair for the rest of his life. When Norths went to New Zealand a couple of weeks ago, they found him in good spirits, exercising vigorously with weights and talking of a career as a rugby official.

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It is one thing to have a glut of Wallabies and Waratahs on your books, but it is another to have them turn up to play. Sydney University might be the team to beat in the Shute Shield, but it would be foolish to forget the Students sneaking home 15-14 after trailing 3-14 in last year’s rumbustious grand final. If the Students do bid for their thirtieth premiership in the grand final on September 14, who will be their opponents? Uni coach Chris Malone won’t hazard a guess, although he won’t rule out Manly, Southern Districts, Eastwood, Northern Suburbs or Parramatta.

University stressed their extraordinary depth of talent by racing in seven tries to one to blitz University of Queensland 43-7 to retain the Australian Club Championship in the curtain raiser to the Waratahs v Auckland Blues a fortnight ago.

Matt Briggs’ off-season switch from Penrith to coach West Harbour will bring him into

opposition with brother John, who coaches Gordon, while University’s Chris Malone will clash with his brother-in-law John Manenti, who is coach of Eastwood.

EASTWOOD v SOUTHERN DISTRICTSat millner Field

Haunted by injury problems, the Woodies fell away last season but they’ll be pushing for a grand final spot. “All good,” says coach John Manenti. Losing superboot Pierre Hola with a pec muscle injury from the third round was a blow but his injury has fully recovered and the other walking wounded plus Jim Hilgendorf are back. However, prop Barry Fa’amausili and back Ben Seymour have headed to France and flanker Miles McCaffrey gone to Queensland to study medicine, but there is the consolation of acquiring ARU National Academy centre Tom Hill from Gordon.

Southern Districts coach Cam Blades hopes to build on their near miss in the grand final (they lost 15-14 after leading 14-3) by insisting his lively young team continue to play expansive rugby. They have recruited some exciting young talent, including brothers Michael and Allan Ala’alatoa, a forceful pair of props from West Harbour who are in the ARU national academy. Waratah John Ulugia has gone to Easts, but the Rebels have gained hooker Steven Fualau, who has played for the Crusaders and Auckland, and lock Bon Maui from the Auckland Juniors.

tip: Eastwood

EASTERN SUBURBS v NORTHERN SUBURBSat woollahra

With Scott Fava back as coach, watch for Norths to follow up their semi-final loss to Sydney University with another strong season. No high priced imports here as Fava looks to blend last year’s highly successful Colts into the big picture. Superboot Dave Harvey has gone to Warringah, but Fava has no problems with Scott Daruda coming from Manly to take his place. “They’re different players,” he says. “Scott mightn’t have Dave’s goal-kicking skills, but he’s

shutE shiELD PREVIEWby Terry Smith

Eastwood’s dynamic playmaker, Pierre Hola returns after being out for most of the 2012 season.

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a better defender and gives us plenty in attack. On a higher level, we lose nothing with Scott at No 10.” Sharp back Mitch Walton has gone to Gordon.

Again coached by Mark Bakewell, Easts, who missed the play-offs last year by a humble bonus point, will get a huge boost to their forward power by the arrival of Wallaby Mitch Chapman and his Waratah colleague John Ulugia later in the season. Harking to Easts’ feeble finish last season, Bakewell says: “We’ll play smarter this year.”

tip: norths

PARRAMATTA v SYDNEY UNIvERSITYat merrylands rsL rugby Park

Beware of Parramatta. Coach Glen Christini has delved far and wide to recruit a mix of lively Polynesian backs and beefy New Zealand forwards (almost a dozen newcomers) that surely will be in the play-offs. They include Dan Rawaqa, a fly-half for Fiji in Sevens and 15s, and Waisale Beci from the Fijian Sevens. Another recruit is Charlie Leaeno, a second-rower has played lots of league with teams like the Bulldogs and Wakefield Trinity. Little rugby, though.

Although he doesn’t expect to see much of former league icon Israel Folau, Sydney University coach Chris Malone is delighted with the arrival of Waratah winger Peter Betham from

a stint in New Zealand. The depth of talent at University is mind-boggling, but thankfully for rivals so many will be away on representative duty. Halfback Matt Schwager has departed for a life in farming following two knee reconstructions.

tip: university

WEST HARBOUR v RANDWICK at concord oval

With effervescent Matt Briggs coming from Penrith to take over the coaching with help from Peter Koen, Wests, a mine of Polynesian talent who mean business in 2013, headed to New Zealand for a two week camp. They have lost the Ala’alatoa brothers and fullback Oleni Ngungutau to Southern Districts, but newcomers include David Oeofua, a Samoan development player who joined the Balmain Subbies last season thinking they were a senior outfit. No matter the result, Wests will be entertaining.

With backing from club president Bob Dwyer and the likes of the Ellas and Simon Poidevin, new coach Wade Kelly has recruited a group of young players that will run the ball from everywhere in the Randwick tradition. Almost a dozen of them. The names are largely unknown, but according to Kelly, that soon will change. A Randwick junior, he played league for the Broncos and North Sydney Bears before heading off to Europe for 10 years.

tip: randwick

GORDON v MANLYat chatswood oval

There has long been a fierce rivalry between these clubs and Gordon coach John Briggs says: “We’ve got a healthy talent pool set in a good young bunch.” The Highlanders have acquired lively back Mitch Walton and second-rower Severo Domoni, whose dad Sam was a towering Waratah second-rower, from Norths but have lost centre Tom Hill to Eastwood and Mike Greenway to Bay of Plenty.

With outstanding trial form behind them and Tim Lane back as coach, Manly believe they are mentally stronger than when they lost a preliminary final to Southern Districts last year. With prop Tim Fairbrother returning from Harlequins in the UK, Will Helu recruited from the Tongan national team and Dylan Sigg back from the Brumbies, the Marlins look the goods, with midfield back Sam Lane a player to watch.

tip: manly

Flyhalf, Dan Rawaqa, a Fiji representative, is one of Parramatta’s many gains for 2013.

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WARRINGAH v PENRITHat Pittwater rugby Park

Sam Harris’ departure to the Honda club in Japan has resulted in Haig Sare becoming coach of the Green Rats, with Lachlan Fear returning to the club as an assistant after stints at Gordon and Easts. Dave Harvey’s arrival from Norths to kick the goals is huge boost to Warringah’s eager beavers, who have warmed up with the pre-season trip to Cuba. Look to Catchpole Medal winner Hamish Angus to make some big plays.

Penrith’s new coach is Teli Tuipulotu, once a dashing back with the club. To help in the revival of his old team, iconic prop Pete Nuimata has come out of retirement to act as a father figure to

the youngsters assembled by club president Jim Hook, who is determined that rugby must maintain a strong presence in the area and the Emus avoid lop-sided results in the lower grades.

tip: warringah

Catchpole Medal winner, Hamish Angus.

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referee: ian smithassistant referees: Jamie mcGregor, charles hartson tmo: Peter marshall

Bench

4th Grade – henderson cup: 10.45 referee: andrew hackett

3rd Grade – henderson shield: 12.00 referee: charles hartson

2nd Grade – colin caird shield: 1.25 referee: Jamie mcGregor

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Max PageBen JamesNick BatgerBlake SuttonJack HammondMark frostNathan Powyer Nilan/Harrison

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

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Michael alaalatoaandrew SulterMarcus HeatherBon MauiGuy rasmussenluke SmartNelson DaleMatthew Swann

Cain rangi Bryant HallGeorgio PhillipsDavid riley falelau finaurob McDowellBrendan Hikaka Delaney/Smith

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Marcus ah lamJames McwadeDaniel MintoJack warfieldMatt PrestipinoDave PiukalaJackson larkinGeorge kent

Pat o'ConnorDave Suttonalex Del Mororichard Casalifili PinonoTim williamsGus McentyreMoore/ahearn

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9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Coach/es:

Nathan SimpsonDamian ByrneDennis Swannalister ParsonsGuy rasmussenDaniel Johnstonafa PalalaniSeione kepu

Cain rangiSamuel furbankzach rasmussenJake McCarthurkane rasmussenDominic BowerJesse McGregor Byrne/Smart

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Peter kentluke ferrisHarry MortonMurray Johnsonlachie ParkerJared Berndtrobbie CattanachNick Johnson

Mitch MagrathBen aboodBen CoadyTevita alipatePaul CividinTim McDonaldJames MartinBlacker/kirkby

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Cameron adamsDaniel SimpsonThomas DawesSamuel BoggsHeath francisJoseph Giadulloedward leaneyryan alderman

ryan JenningsNathan DwyerTonga TamaleMichael McleodPauliasi TamacePaul McCannJoel Smith o'Brien/Brown

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3rd Grade – henderson shield: 12.00 referee: mark newury

2nd Grade – colin caird shield: 1.25 referee: Guy Grinham

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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Coach/es:

Sione Matangiethan robinson-MateNigel vaifalewillie Tooalaetoni Tuiakiadam Barringtonowen CrozierToa Piukala

George MalagoPaueli Halafihikome leafiifanoHenry liliomaiavaJesse leotaDavid afulance Pritchard B. Tuipolotu/Su

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

Ben fieldBen Bensonryan TrbojevichSam reidJordan reidalex GillespieCraig edmondsonTim Dalecki (C)

Jimmy Galvinalex Mathiesonruben elsDoug DalzielTim MartinScott kielyJackson SelbySullivan/andrews

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Coach/es:

albert letufugaJeff PiukalaNathan McDonaldMatt ChildsSisi Maeavai Sosaiteluke warwick-SmithDavid Palu

John BlackSimeona Moelasiketi NanauTalai TanakiCampbell SioneTrent ChildsSal Salai vale / Blackwell

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

lolomainaia HolaniMatthew wedlakeomiros fanariotisToby Patenwill fitzgeraldJack Bashamadam fuleppzac Johnson

andrew Dummettlee robsonThibaut Irrisouedy lazarusethan BorulaHamish finchScott wallaceSheeran/Gerrard

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Coach/es:

Junior ToaNeil CummingBernard leslieTomasi vaihuJoe Toemohengaking TuipolotuJohn fordMichael Pointon

Sisi Tuipolotuwayne BuckleyJeremy TafauSam robertsSam ranifaCameron BoydDavid Thomas k. Tuipolotu

3.00 Pm

Coach/es:

Coach/es:

warrinGahGreen and White

PEnrithBlack, Green, Red and Gold

14

referee: Damien mitchelmore (Qld)assistant referees: tim wills, nick hannon

Bench

4th Grade – henderson cup: 10.45 referee: James marshall

3rd Grade – henderson shield: 12.00 referee: nick hannon

2nd Grade – colin caird shield: 1.25 referee: tim wills

wooLLahra ovaL saturday april 6

Clay BroDIealex walkerroB MCMICkeNkelITI vaINGalor.STaNforDaNDrew SHawryaN HoDSoNPaulI TauMoePeau (C)luke IrwINHeNry HuDSoNaNToN lavINToM azarelIJaH NIkolouIe TayloraNGuS SINClaIr

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Coach/es: Bakewell/roGaN

NIC CurTISwIll weekS

NICk laHBeN MaTwIJow

CHrIS THoMSoNSaM fIGG

(C) aJ GIlBerTPaT SIo

lIaM walker SCoTT DaruDaBlake Murray

keNNy NIkoBIll MeakeS

PeTer SCHuSTerCorey BrowN

1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11.12.13.14.15.

Coach/es: fava/wIlSoN

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Coach/es:

adam fullgrabeSam PalmerTom koloed archibaldDigby Colleywill CatherwoodJames GrahamCharlie kelly

James BurroughsJames DevlinCharlie CliftonMark Murraykukki Ma'afuDamon andersonMatt armour aitken/Jeff

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Coach/es:

Dan MurrayScott PodmoreGody SchusterMatt whiteMichael o'Healewis DwyerTim fitzgerald (C)Hugh Sinclair

Michael Dowsettliam windonJack GrantMichael freemanlachlan PorteousJac CameronSam Myers Stokes/Seale

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

elijah CarlinJoji eurosakiCooper ChapmanHarry HosegoodMonty Hickslachie Piggotwill BigelowIsaac Moliota

Jarid Bradleywill fayScott ferrisJames fieldJack DenningTom MathersJeremy raftosrutherford

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Coach/es:

James knightConnor HealeyHarry HobdenSeb MacGouginluke Heaveyal Hallriki TawharaCiarin Macwhite

Michael Pembrokealex lavenderMatt Gordonlewis adamszander PedanTom reddanrob richardson Horan/Benstead

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

ed woodgateMatt Breweralex BoronkayGavin GraceConor keaneDugald McCloudlachlan McBride-whiteJoel Hornisy

Jock BrownhillHugh Brownhillrohan JonesHenry williamsScott Hubbardlouis williamsCharlie Brittenfrawley/Dontoh

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Coach/es:

Colm McCormackGeoff wellskarl SmithJosh Spreagrory Collinswill Callananwildan olleyoscar Doughty

Dom longhurstrory Marplesanthony ShortisNick MarshallCharlie evansStirling TitoJustin Shortis Crowe/Moore

3.00 Pm

Coach/es:

Coach/es:

EastErn suburbsRed, White and Blue

northErn suburbsRed and Black

15

referee: will houstonassistant referees: Dominic mccarthy, antony hastie

Bench

4th Grade – henderson cup: 10.45 referee: Leigh weathersten

3rd Grade – henderson shield: 12.00 referee: antony hastie

2nd Grade – colin caird shield: 1.25 referee: Dominic mccarthy

mErryLanDs rsL ruGby ParK saturday april 6

NICk BlaCkloCkMyleS HuNkINCHrIS SeuTeNICHarlIe leaeNoevaN olMSTeaDaNDrew Cox (C)roDNey Ma'aJoSH kaIfaSoloMoNa SIlIPaToM wooDSDaNIel yakoPoDaMIeN fakafaNuaIeSe leoTalaNI TIaTIaMoSeS Tavola

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Coach/es: CHrISTINI/faSavalu/MacDoNalD

alaSDaIr kING MaTTHew MafI

SaM TalakaI olIver aTkINS wIll SkelToN lIaM wINToN

BeNN MelroSe (C) TIM DavIDSoN

Jake GorDoN JoCk MerrIMaN

levI DoDD ToM CarTer

MICHael HoDGe feTulI TalaNoa

NaTHaN TrIST

1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11.12.13.14.15.

Coach/es: MaloNe/avery/PlayforD

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Coach/es:

luke TroyMatthew BorgMika Polota NauPena DakuanivitiJosh kromanropati MatagiPat Searsonwilliam Tuitupou

Troy lobendahnTawhiri walshBen SaundersTukia MuliTui fa'asisilaapaolo Tea MakaTomu Mataika Carroll/Hogan

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

Tolu latu elliot Messara Guy Millar Byron Hodge Tom Heslop Tom Boidin Josh ellice-flint Hugo Dessens

David fong Jason Hofmeyr John rudd Dane McCarthy oliver l'estrange James Dargaville Ben CannonStumbles/Hovey/roberts

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

Daniel TowlerJunior leotaMini Naivogoaaron wendtadrien Meurantandrew knightDaniel TamoneMatthew white

Daniel TullySam yakopoJosh De rooyDominic Grahamryan HookJunior kolikataSosene anesiTully/folomu

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Coach/es:

James willan Daniel Simpson alastair ryan Sam Jeffries Jordan Chapman James Nonu-Carling Michael Pollastri Hugh frazer

richard Draper Jack Macklin willie DuPlessis Ben Murray laumua Potifele Callum fryer Conor foley Hudd/allardice

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

Dayne GoddardMagnus MagpeyeMatt ToliSam evaluryan anisekoryan McCleanwinnie Paulokelly Maka

andrew ah TongTim vacationlloyd koongJoseph fuimaonoTodd CarterNathan laneBrett Gillettfonua/folomu

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Coach/es:

al o'Donnell Tim reid Jo akira Tom Halliday Charlie Boyce andrew Hunter David Pohlen Holoua Tonga

Cale Holmes kodie Drury-Hawkins Sam english James Swan Scott Goodman Jack Sullivan Cameron lawrence Cameron/Pope

3.00 Pm

Coach/es:

Coach/es:

Coach/es:

ParramattaNavy Blue and Royal Blue

syDnEy univErsityBlue and Gold

16

referee: michael hoganassistant referees: blair york, amy Perrett

Bench

4th Grade – henderson cup: 10.45 referee: Luke rogan

3rd Grade – henderson shield: 12.00 referee: amy Perrett

2nd Grade – colin caird shield: 1.25 referee: blair york

concorD ovaL saturday april 6

aISea NaMoaMurray SColeSvauGHaN loMaxalfreD PINoMIBraDforD kaPaJoNo MIDGHallCoHeN MaSSoNToM GaMeS (C)DavID oSofuaSHauN TreweekTITo MuawINSToN wIlSoNalofa alofaMaCquIre TaTolaDylaN TaIkaTo-SIMPSoN

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Coach/es: BrIGGS/IDSTeIN

faIToToa aSaNIo HalaNGaHu

rICHarD aHoJuNIor TaavIlI

BryCe SPeeCHleyToM BeNNeTT SeIlala laM

NaTHaN PaellaHarrISoN BoIleau

ToBy BrowNeeTHaN forD

TerraNCe HePeTeMaTIM wrIGHT

reNNIe lauToloMark koTezCky

1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11.12.13.14.15.

Coach/es: waDe kelly

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Coach/es:

James Horocksreg De JagerDavid loloheaadam BretherickChris SimonsSenio ToleafoaTom andrewsMatt Coles

Max BeerJack DebreczeniTim HansenNual alonekroster MafiDavid Moorekiwi kapene-Belcher Muller/koen

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Coach/es:

alex epa IosefaPat HodgettsSteve NoriegaJack Toveylai vatadrokaMark BaldwinTom ConnorDave Parsons

James HelliwellCayden Matehaerefinau MakamakaBlair Polwartkeith MasimaTom JosephJack littlejohn Jayson Brewer

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

rhys SawfordPat andrewsadam NixonSean littleTom lonsdalealex foxNathan lewesvaka Manu

Igo faauiSai vakarauIain Taylorwes TalanoaJoe Tuvitulucas BaxterBrendan rixonTreweek/Hansen

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Coach/es:

Sam loloTom weberTristan GoodbodyTom wetheralTim MurrayTas fanuaNick CooganMatt Mckay

Mark BannonDan flemingelliot retchin James whiteBrock DaviesPete wrightBrendan Davies Brent kelly

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

ruan CoombsHagan ButlerPat Micallefrory Mcarthurluke StewartPeter woollettBenji foliolaTevita lavaki

Max watsonPeter rogersNick BruceMoses SchusterJim PikeTimoci vulacaelias SarkisHorrocks

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Coach/es:

Mick CelonaChris Tsapepas Dom edgettonNathan Despaquala Scott kennedyTodd MartinDavid vizorChris Barron

Sam Bartlettalex Midasapenisa vasutoga Scott MaloneIousa leasusu allan ThompsonJordanlee Sami Matt Buckland

3.00 Pm

Coach/es:

Coach/es:

wEst harbourRed, White and Black

ranDwicKMyrtle Green

17

referee: andrew Leesassistant referees: brendon Farrar, Jason Johnson

Bench

4th Grade – henderson cup: 10.15 referee: charles Guyatt

3rd Grade – henderson shield: 11.30 referee: Jason Johnson

2nd Grade – colin caird shield: 12.55 referee: brendon Farrar

chatswooD ovaL saturday april 6

HuGH CroPleyroNalD HoBDeN (C)wIlly MauMalaNGalex faIrleyaNDrew TurNerluke rISSMaNGorDoN BrooMeSeB MurPHyTerry PreSToN (vC)MITCH walToNveSI TokalaulevuToM MaTTHewSMaTT McDouGallMICHael MaNNerSrICHIe wIllIaMS

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Coach/es: GrIer / HoPkINS / wallaCe

eDDIe aHoleleIaNDrew CollINSTIM faIrBroTHer

(C) eD Gower GreG PeTerSoN

aNDrew DavISkoToNI ale

Harry BerGelINaDaM Crerar

SaM laNeJaCoB wooDHouSe

PeTer GIlMoreBrIaN SefaNaIa

rICHarD HooPerBJ HarTMaNN

1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11.12.13.14.15.

Coach/es: laNe / CuMMINS

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Coach/es:

aritema raluluJames HandlinSalesi MaumalangaMatt Hopkinsandrew ChapmanJack DempseyCam ThorburnMark williams

Hamish McGilvrayerik MossMatt vaughanviv Maumalangaryan Matthewseric Maronewill Shirvington Ben/Bulla

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Coach/es:

Dave PoreckiJohn wunderJimmy GentleJames williamsryan MelroseDaniel alley (C) Mitch DanielJason aho

Max woodTom ChestersSione alaJoe ChristieDamien retiJames arnoldMarshall Milroy Brown / wilson

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

Michael CuneenSam MillgateJack ParfaitBen Naicegulovualex knightMitch lockleySteve williamsadam ashcroft

Mitch HydeNeil Smailkieren lewisandrew williamsTom CouplandNick walkerMark PrestonGrant

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Coach/es:

Tom Mooneywill PasiTyrone rotaDeon ConningCarrick MayBen Caverobbie Pickeringalex Schwarz

Jack BrisbyPete Squires Mitch kayanthony Bergelin (C) anthony Calavassyalex franklinCorey Murphy Murphy / Donkin

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

levai vonoMichael BalkJack ParfaitTim leeBen rokomaqisaMatt wilsonMichael BroomeMark Philp

Cleo GomezNeil SmailJoe NaleJohn DyasonMatt ashcroftozzy SaqaHenry BroadGibson

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Coach/es:

adam CatariusTom SlaymakerBrendan organThomas GuimbaultBrandon robinsIain GriffinDanny Boland (C) anthony Barraza

will ThompsonSam lloyd-GreenSullivan JonesSteve McDonaldJeremy MarshallJack MeakinsJoe Metuisela kelly / Crerar

3.00 Pm

Coach/es:

Coach/es:

GorDonTartan

manLyRed and Blue

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2013 shute shield Launch Day PLayEr QuotEs

hamish angus... warringah

With Warringah having two p laymakers in D a v e H a r v e y a n d H a m i s h A n g u s , skipper Angus says: “One of us will wear 10 and the other 15.

And in case something happens to us, we have a Super Rugby halfback in Josh Holmes. With a lot of players having shed their inexperience, this year is pay-back time for the Rats. We might lack strength and size, but we’ve got lots of speed and a mobile pack. With Sam Harris having gone to Japan, we have a coach in Haig Sare, who as a former Warringah player knows what makes Warringah tick.”

andrew cox... Parramatta

According to skipper A n d r e w C o x , i f Parramatta can harden things up the middle, they’ll again finish well up the table. “Off the cuff, we’ve got the

backs out wide to match it with any team, with our No 13 Jesse Leota, who was runner up in the Catchpole Medal, one to watch. Adam Coleman, our big, very tall second-rower, will be a key man up front.”

ben batger... Eastwood

Eastwood’s dashing fullback Ben Batger can see no reason why the Woodies can’t regain the title they won in 2012. “That’s our aim,” he says. “Last year we

were heavily hit by injury (they lost to Norths in a semi-final) but the boys are all fit again, with Pierre Hola and Jim Hilgendorf back in midfield. Steve Cummins and Hugh Roach are two young blokes to watch.”

aJ Gilbert...northern suburbs

No r the rn Subu rbs f lanker AJ Gi lber t , sporting a new page-boy s ty le ha i rcu t , be l i e ves No r the rn S u b u r b s ’ b i g g e s t asset this season will be defence. “It was last year, too, when Uni beat us in the semi-finals,” he says. “We’ve lost our superboot Dave Harvey but no matter. Coach Scott Fava has recruited Scott Daruda, who is just as good a game manager, from Manly.”

Pauliasi taumoepeau...Eastern suburbs

Easts captain Pauliasi Taumoepeau says the Beasties, who missed the play-offs last year by a single bonus point, are poised for a big season because the players now understand what coach Mark Bakewell is about. “We’ve got the right players in the right position this year,” says the powerful No 8. “Watch for Elijah Niko to make a big impact at outside-centre.”

tom matthews... Gordon

Gordon’s biggest off-season capture could well turn out to be Tim Wallace, the former Wallaby fly-half who is assist ing coach John Briggs as backs coach. “We learn something from him at every training,” says Gordon centre Tom Matthews, who is looking forward to the Highlanders having their best season in ages. “We’ve got a couple of ex-ITM players from New Zealand and lots of talented young blokes.”

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southErn DistrictsRed, White, Sky Blue and Black

EastwooDBlue and White

Forshaw ruGby ParK saturday april 6

1st Grade colts: 3.00 pm referee: Darren bradley

2nd Grade colts: 1.35 pm referee: bradley smith

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

Joel whitlockJames HoldenDaniel ContrerasMatthew MatsonBen renshaw (C)Tom MurphyHamish HallMatteo Pettenon

Matthew Gonzalezryan MclachlanSione fangia Matthew ParkinsonSione kupuNick o'Connorwes SefuivaMoyes/Steel

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

Cameron orroliver Tekivitaalan alaalatoaDavid SulterHarrison orrBen ryanBrandon Paenga amosaalbert Hemopo

Sam HarrisBen arnoldoliver Cupitt- osborneDamon BrownTrent wintersteinCyril SawakiJono BrownBarkell/rivers

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

leon kororicky Hunter Jerrome rarukevin weeksMilan volavolarahboni vasoyacoJono CanturiMatangi Sau

liam HoltJack keppelDonald lightDom HuggetMatt Boothandrew kaineDan BrownSuter/Spedding

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

Sione TangiPatrick ferrisTschan Tschanadam De SantisGareth linakerlachlan Taylorangus McCaffreyConnor o'Gorman

Taylor MathiesonDaniel De Santis (C)Ben kaafiJackson Birdalex appsMilad ferriszac atallahfairfull/fangalokaCoach/es:

Coach/es: Coach/es:

Coach/es:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

khalid alfaslewis MitchellJames opacakandrew wilsonStewart wilsonBrad winchesterDavid McGrathelijah Suter

Chris yangNick McCarthyCallum quinnluke Irvinealex NewcastleJames wheelenMark TauteHopkins/fletcherCoach/es: Coach/es:

3rd Grade colts: 12.20 pm referee: ron mancell

northErn suburbsRed and Black

EastErn suburbsRed, White, and Blue

north syDnEy ovaL no. 2 saturday april 6

1st Grade colts: 3.00 pm referee: richard madden

2nd Grade colts: 1.35 pm referee: Greg Johnstone

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

Max JonesNick Hallwill ahosiviConnor vestDeclan CarollSam CrokeBrendan Haddadal williams

Christian CageJosh kayGeorge HaltmierSteane DaviesJohn PorchJames Moatelachie Creagharchibald/Hall

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

ephraim lesaPeter Gargoulakisrory McMullenGuy Beeverluke Cullinanealex edmonds (C)Dan elsomliam Moylan

andrew ferrisJack Grantwill raynerDaniel Gallagher (C)alex Newsomefraser MorrisonMax wylieBarlow/rabbidge/edwards

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Coach/es:

lachie adairJake kayluke Burtonanders lembke - HoganJack BookerHayden BurnsJames Goldieoliver Nutbeen

Harry JenkinsNick DuckworthJack PhilipJack emeryPhil HaltmierHarry BartholmeuwPierce richards Nolan/Johnson

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

liam Berryfelix van De laakJake TurnbullJack unicombJimmy Holymanluke Champion (C)Brendan GalvinPat fishburn

Charlie Draytonoli laumbergwill Clarkeluke BrownJohn JulianTim wilsonGeorge Mallatelford/kacaimaiwai

Coach/es: Coach/es:

3rd Grade colts: 12.20 pm referee: ben avvenevole 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

arona ManarangiGeorge DonnellyTyrone flemingBen MolloyJonathon rossJack DaviesJasper kellyHenry Mikkleson

Jimmy NolanJoe CallaughanTim DuncanSam BarclayCharlie freemanHugh adamsoscar PopplePsaltis/Jensen

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

Dave McCathieJosh arenaGeorge MaatoukBen SiveJohn McMennaminBen Madgewicklachlan robinsonlachlan watt

Chris Belseywill ratcliffeDavid Newhouseluke vasuJosh MossHenry Tilleywill MaddocksShields/BrownCoach/es: Coach/es:

Coach/es:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

arne rodgersandrew walkerCameron HaldaneNareg NazarianTim BartlettMichael SalvadorePatrick BensonTomasi wilson

will SkeltonPatrick StarkIshaq NasiriCharlie ConnollyMartin wahbeluke watsonMarcus CreaisTyler

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ranDwicKMyrtle Green

wEst harbourRed, White and Black

cooGEE ovaL saturday april 6

1st Grade colts: 3.00 pm referee: matt Kellahan

2nd Grade colts: 1.35 pm referee: alex chegwyn

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

Saila SaipeleJonathon Palmerviliami TinoPhil ManukeuJacob olliffeMarvin TaaliliJack Corry (C)kelepi leao

Tommy SawdenJoe TafiliJames Blackwoodviliami MoeakiolaMaake Moalaekiaki PolitoniJet yatesGudmunson/agah/Simpson

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

Paris CockonosDavid veaHenry leslieJock armstrongCharles MelsonDaniel HughesJack JohnsonJesse Harris

Gerard McTaggartandrew NortonNathan royeoli Nicholsonaiden andersonJack PenningtonHaynes wilemanJames/Tesoriero

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

Morgan SmithJake GuilfoyleJames MunroJake rutherfordlewis Tiaezac wheelerkurt Spurrrowan McGowan

Jack whitakerBronson GarlickJohnny Tuivasakieran knightSeamus frostzac GuilfoyleHarrison GouldPeter/allen

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

Pouli fileseJack uluvea kavaefiafianthony loloheaaliki MatangiDaniel ryanHugh BlaxlandBen kelly

Theo karantziasIggy woodsSam DawaiDaniel CarrSam felemiMark Tupolouanthony ManassafililavaCoach/es:

Coach/es: Coach/es:

Coach/es:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

Simon GalluzzoMax HelliwellSean Piconelorin D’outreweSam SuilupaMichael lo Prestilewis MayberryMoana lolesi

alex koerberzane BashfordJames HileyTom windaettJordan PuddickTaniella MailangaMatt MurrayBriant/kareroa

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

Daniel Goodingalfred fifitalava Inosiryan MarNiall McDermottlawrence leumeShem BushSivo kurumaira

Max McGillwilson faasalafaBrendan Coyteandrew Suamilifeti TupoulahiMaclean rowleyangus le lievrePiconeCoach/es: Coach/es:

3rd Grade colts: 12.20 pm referee: Gerard rigby

syDnEy univErsityBlue and Gold

ParramattaNavy Blue and Royal Blue

st. PauLs coLLEGE saturday april 6

1st Grade colts: 3.00 pm referee: roberta barnett

2nd Grade colts: 1.35 pm referee: alex richards

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

Tomas robertsonTom wilsonGraeme wesselsCalum Bucklingrohan o'reganTom ShawMax Northcote-GreenSam quinn

Thomas koertzfinlay McDonaldPhil TuinukuJim StewartChris IngateHenry Clunies-rossMatthew HoodHaigh/Cowley/Dillon

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Coach/es:

louis MussonBrad koracJames BentonCormac Burkeash Goddardevan TuckwellNathan oliverJarrod Matairavula

liam TullyCale angeloniluke CaseyTony Palemiaadam robinsonJohn ShalalaJordan lewis Tuckwell/richardson

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

Jack BlissTyne HolmesBen lawleyCameron SkeltonNick CoaldrakeJack StanfordBen MartinMitchell whiteley

angus PulverBen HughesNick BurdenJack reddenMatthew HulmeDylan vieiraTianau Potoriches/Daley/Partridge

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

Jason albertMichael SaofiaJordan Healyrobert Donaldsonlawrence ToevaiSam Shepherdriley JacobsenSiofilisi Sikalu

louis ramsayPatimeo lasaloemosi Navusoloaaron BlacklockGarth BoilaMalcolm van wykJake ryanSlattery/knight

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3rd Grade colts: 12.20 pm referee: will sandwell 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

alex Bathovincent Morselloezrah amituanaiHector TittertonByron wickenPita SiganisucuMike van DiggelenBilal elbatoory

Chris o'Donnellwill McClintockMesake Tagituimuarhys GriffithsJosh kingfadi SaadHarley DonoghueGudgeon/radcliffe/Caterson

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

Matt PondSeaton kennaTai MoseNick GeorpalidisSiatua Soleaseethan MatthewsJake richardsonJake Digby

Scott ColeJohn Taulagafortune atuakpoholuke MeehanDean austinHenry waqataiweraDamien MulvanahDowdenCoach/es: Coach/es:

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1st Grade colts: 3.00 pm referee: ben wawn

2nd Grade colts: 1.35 pm referee: max hearn sarchfield

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

Costan Toumazoszac JonesPeter BarrettNick Hatzinikolaouryley BakerDylan ThompsonDan BoxallTim Poynting

Callum reidMichael edwardsMax JonesHarry McBrydeDarcy MilneJake PriceBen ScanlanMark fargus

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9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

zzaf khanGeorge StamperDarcey Marshalllachlan ruskinvili Taufuílei afufreddie PelasiuMisi alo

laioni IosefaCameron CrowSemiti HuntTevita kolopeSione HakafonuSuilasi CakauCampbell Hislopfotofili / lee

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9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

feku lataialex MullerThorne PiiluaJohn SchusterSese leoSolomona Iosefakak Sake vukiTimote afu

Tom Hutchinsonalex BruntSebastian leuilaJames Nasioalipate lausiiTaofia MagalogoSesa MagalogoB.Manu

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9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

Michael randMax antliffCameron MillingJack wheatleyNick ritchiewillis Caseyoli MossJake Hampshire

Jake lowewill Sheehan (C)Jason McIlwaineHarry Sutersalex o'SheaJackson StarihaHjames MoylanMurray PittCoach/es:

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1st Grade colts: 3.00 pm referee: neil Favager 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

rory o'Connor Ben Carolanalex BrandMatt Phillipkarel lloydrhys Dombkins ethan uiliwill Tavernor

fabian Natolireece Hodge (C)Jack lapaJack eadeslalakai foketiryan SquiresMike HowardHarvey / Mills

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Coach/es:

oliver CropleyTonga Tangitau (Junior)Jackson whitinglochlan Campolivier DamasNick oliveHugh Donaldson (vc)will whyman

James fletcherSteve Hayter (C)Michael Dyasonalex Gregoryliam CreeleyMarika TorocaBrandon quinn Naati/GraysonCoach/es:

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2013 shutE shiELD DrawHOME AWAY vENUE TIME

Round 1 Saturday, April 6

warringah Penrith Pittwater rugby Park 3.00pm

eastern Sub Northern Suburbs woollahra oval 3.00pm

eastwood Southern Districts T.G. Millner 3.00pm

Parramatta Sydney university Merrylds rSl rgby Pk 3.00pm

west Harbour randwick Concord oval 3.00pm

Gordon Manly Chatswood oval 3.00pm

Round 2 Friday, April 12

Northern Sub warringah North Sydney oval 7.30pm


Northern Sub warringah Nth Sydney oval

2nd & 3rd Grades

Penrith Gordon Nepean rugby Park 3.00pm

Southern Dist eastern Suburbs forshaw Park 3.00pm

Sydney uni eastwood uni oval No. 1 3.00pm

randwick Parramatta Coogee oval 3.00pm

Manly west Harbour Manly oval 3.00pm


warringah Southern Districts Pittwater rugby Park 3.00pm

Penrith Northern Suburbs Nepean rugby Park 3.00pm

eastern Sub Sydney university woollahra oval 3.00pm

eastwood randwick T.G. Millner 3.00pm

Parramatta Manly Merrylds rSl rgby Pk 3.00pm

Gordon west Harbour Chatswood oval 3.00pm

Round 4 Thursday, April 25 Anzac Day

randwick eastern Suburbs Coogee oval 3.30pm


Sydney uni warringah uni oval No. 1 3.00pm

Southern Dist Penrith forshaw Park 3.00pm

Northern Sub Gordon North Sydney oval 3.00pm

Manly eastwood Manly oval 3.00pm

west Harbour Parramatta Concord oval 3.00pm

Round 5 Saturday, May 4

warringah randwick Pittwater rugby Park 3.00pm

Penrith Sydney university Nepean rugby Park 3.00pm

Northern Sub Southern Districts North Sydney oval 3.00pm

eastern Sub Manly woollahra oval 3.00pm

eastwood west Harbour T.G. Millner 3.00pm

Gordon Parramatta Chatswood oval 3.00pm

HOME AWAY vENUE TIME


Manly warringah Manly oval 3.00pm

randwick Penrith Coogee oval 3.00pm

Sydney uni Northern Suburbs uni oval No. 1 3.00pm

Southern Dist Gordon forshaw Park 3.00pm

west Harbour eastern Suburbs Concord oval 3.00pm

Parramatta eastwood Merrylds rSl rgby Pk 3.00pm


warringah west Harbour Pittwater rugby Park 3.00pm

Penrith Manly Nepean rugby Park 3.00pm

Northern Sub randwick North Sydney oval 3.00pm

Southern Dist Sydney university forshaw Park 3.00pm

eastern Sub Parramatta woollahra oval 3.00pm

eastwood Gordon T.G. Millner 3.00pm


Parramatta warringah Merrylds rSl rgby Pk 3.00pm

west Harbour Penrith Concord oval 3.00pm

Manly Northern Suburbs Manly oval 3.00pm

randwick Southern Districts Coogee oval 3.00pm

Gordon Sydney university Chatswood oval 3.00pm

eastwood eastern Suburbs T.G. Millner 3.00pm

Round 9 Saturday, June 1

warringah eastwood Pittwater rugby Park 3.00pm

Penrith Parramatta Nepean rugby Park 3.00pm

Southern Dist Manly forshaw Park 3.00pm

Sydney uni randwick uni oval No. 1 3.00pm

eastern Sub Gordon woollahra oval (lower Grades)

Northern Sub west Harbour Blue Tongue Stadium TBC

BYE June Long Weekend


eastern Sub Gordon woollahra oval aBC MaTCH 3.00pm

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eastern Sub warringah woollahra oval 3.00pm

eastwood Penrith T.G. Millner 3.00pm

Parramatta Northern Suburbs Merrylds rSl rgby Pk 3.00pm

west Harbour Southern Districts Concord oval 3.00pm

Manly Sydney university Manly oval 3.00pm

Gordon randwick Chatswood oval 3.00pm


warringah Gordon Pittwater rugby Park 3.00pm

Penrith eastern Suburbs Nepean rugby Park 3.00pm

Northern Sub eastwood North Sydney oval 3.00pm

Southern Dist Parramatta forshaw rugby Park 3.00pm

Sydney uni west Harbour uni oval No. 1 3.00pm

randwick Manly Coogee oval 3.00pm


Southern Dist warringah forshaw rugby Park 3.00pm

Northern Sub Penrith North Sydney oval 3.00pm

randwick eastwood Coogee oval 3.00pm

Manly Parramatta Manly oval 3.00pm

west Harbour Gordon Concord oval 3.00pm

Round 12 Sunday, June 30

Sydney uni eastern Suburbs uni oval No. 1 3.00pm

Round 13 A Saturday, July 6

Gordon Northern Suburbs Chatswood oval 3.00pm

eastwood Manly T.G. Millner 3.00pm

Parramatta west Harbour Merrylds rSl rgby Pk 3.00pm

Round 13 B Saturday, July 13

warringah Sydney university Pittwater rugby Park 3.00pm

Penrith Southern Districts Nepean rugby Park 3.00pm

eastern Suburbs randwick woollahra oval 3.00pm

Round 14 Saturday, July 20

randwick warringah Coogee oval 3.00pm

Sydney uni Penrith uni oval No. 1 3.00pm

Southern Dist Northern Suburbs forshaw rugby Park 3.00pm

Manly eastern Suburbs Manly oval 3.00pm

west Harbour eastwood Concord oval 3.00pm

Parramatta Gordon Merrylds rSl rgby Pk 3.00pm


Round 15 Saturday, July 27

warringah Manly Pittwater rugby Park 3.00pm

Penrith randwick Nepean rugby Park 3.00pm

Northern Sub Sydney university North Sydney oval 3.00pm

Gordon Southern Districts Chatswood oval 3.00pm

eastern Sub west Harbour woollahra oval 3.00pm

eastwood Parramatta T.G. Millner

Round 16 Saturday, August 3

west Harbour warringah Concord oval 3.00pm

Manly Penrith Manly oval 3.00pm

randwick Northern Suburbs Coogee oval 3.00pm

Sydney uni Southern Districts uni oval No. 1 3.00pm

Parramatta eastern Suburbs Merrylds rSl rgby Pk 3.00pm

Gordon eastwood Chatswood oval 3.00pm


warringah Parramatta Pittwater rugby Park 3.00pm

Penrith west Harbour Nepean rugby Park 3.00pm

Northern Sub Manly North Sydney oval 3.00pm

Southern Dist randwick forshaw rugby Park 3.00pm

Sydney uni Gordon uni oval No. 1 3.00pm

eastern Sub eastwood woollahra oval 3.00pm


eastwood warringah T.G. Millner 3.00pm

Parramatta Penrith Merrylds rSl rgby Pk 3.00pm

west Harbour Northern Suburbs Concord oval 3.00pm

Manly Southern Districts Manly oval 3.00pm

randwick Sydney university Coogee oval 3.00pm

Gordon eastern Suburbs Chatswood oval 3.00pm

Finals Week 1 Saturday, August 24 3.00pm

Finals Week 2 Saturday, August 31 3.00pm

Finals Week 3 Saturday, September 7 3.00pm

Grand Finals Saturday, September 14 3.00pm

2013 shutE shiELD Draw

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“We are very serious about club rugby,” said Waratah coach Michael Cheika. “It is crucial to us. Where else are our players going to come from?”Speaking at Tuesday’s launch of the Shute Shield surrounded by players in club jumpers of various hues, this passionate man declared, “We are on a constant search for new talent and will be monitoring EVERY club game. If I or one of our coaching staff can’t be there, we will watch it on video.“We want to make the Shute Shield a direct feeder for the NSW team. We want the clubs to become mini academies so we can download them and they use what they want to produce players. That’s the way it has always been and that’s the way it is going to go back to.”He said the Waratahs soon will appoint a Chief Scout who will build a network across the State of scouts who have an eye for a talented player.“We will be checking the Waratah Shield, GPS and State schools, juniors and Colts, too. It’ll be a real community thing,” Cheika continued. “I’m telling you, there are players in the Shute Shield that can

come and play in our team. You only have to look at Ben Volavola, who was playing club football last year and already has been a starter in our team. They are out there.” Cheika said he would send Waratah players back to their clubs as often as was humanly possible with the dual purpose of helping boost the Shute Shield competition and giving players the chance to play their way back into favour with the Waratahs. Injured players will use it to regain fitness and form.Like a gold miner fossicking for precious nuggets, Cheika is serious about searching the club ranks for players of potential and in the summer months recruited 10 non-contracted players to train and have the odd run with the Waratahs.“It was a huge encouragement for club players,” said one of them, AJ Gilbert, the Norths flanker who was at the Shute Shield launch. He said, “There are so many guys running around in the Shute Shield who are on the cusp of getting to the next level of Super Rugby and often are as talented as guys who are contracted.”

michael cheika: Club Rugby is crucial to us. by Terry Smith

Players representing their clubs at the Shute Shield launch on Tuesday. With Waratahs Head Coach Michael Cheika’s statement that all matches will be attended or viewed, there may be club players joining Sekope Kepu (second from right)

and Michael Hooper (front centre) at the Waratahs. AJ Gilbert (front right), invited training group player, was a standout and received Man of the Match in a Waratahs trial.

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wiLso’s WHISPERSby Bob Wilson

On the last Australia Day weekend Eastwood Rugby travelled to Cowra to play cricket against the Cowra Rugby Club for the Cowra Cup. It was the 30th anniversary of this Annual cricket match and the first match without the late, great Bill "The Colt" Rowlands, who passed away last year. The ‘Woodies had two rookies this year, they being Brett Papworth and Andrew Johnson whose average age was reduced to 50 years old while Cowra fielded a younger side.Eastwood prevailed for the first time in seven years with Andrew Jones scoring runs and taking 3 catches while Pappy made 50 runs and a stumping. Andrew Johnson took two wickets and made some good runs. Andrew Jones was Cowra's selection for “John Creagh” Player of the Match and Adam Mickeljohn was Eastwood's selection for their Man of the match. A new award for the player who enjoyed and played for the whole weekend on and off the field was presented to Brett Papworth.A great time was had by all with the Eastwood team comprising Gerard Woods (Capt), Nick Creagh, Daniel Woods, Tom Vincent, Andrew Johnson, Bryant “Cec” Feltham, John Waldegrave, Jim Feggans, Peter “Bum” Watt, Ben Watt, Brett Papworth, Andrew Jones, Young OZ and evergreen Neil “Monster” Tyler.Some of the Eastwood Players who were in attendance but not fit for duty were David Creagh (HRT – Hip Replacement Team) and Graeme Kay while the Eastwood Scorer was Keith “Bonna” Bennett and his assistant, Phil “Big Phil” Cronan.The Eastwood supporters who made the trip were Joy “Jumfa” Feltham, Bob Portus, Deidre Joy, Davinia Feggans, Jacqui Woods, Ainsley Woods, James Woods, Katrina Johnson, Daniel Johnson, Campbell Johnson, Natasha Papworth, Grace Papworth and the entire Tyler clan of Mandie Tyler, Meg Tyler, Irene Tyler and Ruby Tyler.I t was a most enjoyable and sometimes forgettable weekend.

Wallabies forwards coach, Andrew Blades took time out last month to attend the Mid North Coast Representat ive team training session at Port Macquarie on the Sunday morning and then later that same day he worked with the Mid N o r t h C o a s t G o l d Academy Squad at Coffs Harbour. It was very much appreciated from all on the Mid North Coast for the time given by a top bloke.

Late last year all the delegates from the NSW Country Rugby Zones attended a meeting in Sydney and were fortunate that the NSW Waratah Coach, Michael Cheika took time out to address the meeting. ‘Cheik’ outlined his plan for this season and beyond in 2014 and everyone was very impressed with his approach and plans. His presentation was something they haven’t heard at any previous Zone meetings. The feeling of the delegates was that the Waratahs were in good hands!

The Sydney University Rugby Football Club defended their 2012 Laffan Cup title by being crowned the 2013 Champions on a miserable day at Nepean Rugby Park last month. Due to the unavailability of another University the Students entered two squads into the annual Laffan Cup and Australian University Rugby Union Selection Trials. The “Blue” team, a young side made up of predominantly Colts players, lost their opening round game against an experienced University of Queensland side 0-7 before accounting for the University of Western Sydney side 7-nil and Melbourne University 14-10.The “Gold” team, 2013 Laffan Cup Champions, won both of their opening matches 12-nil against Melbourne University and 17-7 against University/Norths (Canberra). The final was against the University of Queensland with “Gold” winning 13-7.Congratulations to all players who participated in the 2013 Laffan Cup and to the coaches and managers who gave up their Saturday to assist their teams.

Wallabies Forwards Coach, Andrew Blades.

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