Shute Shield Round 14 Preview

Posted July 8, 2011 13:03:00

Randwick will look to be the first team to take down Eastwood when they host the front-runners at Coogee Oval on Saturday in the ABC TV Game of the Day.

It is one of two matches between clubs inside the top six, with Sydney University hosting Eastern Suburbs in the inaugural David Brockhoff Cup.

Southern Districts host West Harbour in a must-win clash, Gordon travel to Warringah, Northern Suburbs play Penrith at home while Manly go in as favourites despite playing away from home at Parramatta.

Randwick: 1. Marakai Toa, 2. Atonio Halangahu, 3. Justin Terry; 4. Tim Maxwell, 5. Geoffrey Ingram; 6. Seilala Lam, Tim McGann [c], 8. Henry Vanderglas; 9. Patrick Phibbs, 10. Jai Ayoub; 11. Clinton Sills, 12. Toby Browne, 13. Shaun Foley, 14. Ethan Ford; 15. Atieli Pakalani.

Eastwood: 1. Martin Plokstys, 2. Chris Hill, 3. Barry Fa'amuasili; 4. Tom Alexander, 5. Josh Dunning; 6. Hugh Perrett [c], 7. Chris Alcock, 8. Locky McCaffrey; 9. Nic White, 10. Pierre Hola; 11. Mark Frost, 12. Sione Piukala, 13. Tim Bennetts, 14. John Grant; 15. Ben Batger.

Referee: Steve Walsh

Round 3 Result: Eastwood 23 d Randwick 11 at TG Millner Field

Southern Districts: 1. Tetera Faulkner, 2. Nick Seymour, 3. Duncan Chubb; 4. Andrew Rossiter, 5. Luke Smart; 6. Jono Hayes, 7. Sam Latunipulu, 8. Mick Kauter; 9. Grayson Hart, 10. Jordan McGregor; 11. Nicky Price, 12. Gareth Morton, 13. Ben Schreiber, 14. Denan Kemp; 15. Rohan Saifoloi.

West Harbour: 1.Rodney Blake, 2. Reg de Jager, 3. Vaughan Lomax; 4. Tom Hikila, 5. Steve Cummins; 6. Tom Games, 7. Isaiah Pine [c], 8. Sam Wykes; 9. Jeremy Su'a, 10. Shaun Treweek; 11. Joe Tuvitu, 12. Nua Alone, 13. Rory Sidey, 14. Tito Mua; 15. Liam Windon.

Referee: Nathan Pearce

Round 3 Result: Southern Districts 28 d West Harbour 24 at Concord Oval

Northern Suburbs:1. Scott Sio, 2. Scott Podmore, 3. Dan Murray; 4. Ben Matwijow, 5. Seti Tafua; 6. Mat Lamont, 7. Wil Brame, 8. AJ Gilbert; 9. Steve Evans, 10. Ben Murray; 11. Zack Holmes, 12. Henari Veratau, 13. Samu Wara, 14. Corey Brown; 15. Cam Crawford.

Penrith: 1. Peter Niumata, 2. Elvis Levi, 3. Richard Aho; 4. Kornelio Burgess, 5. Dale Shane; 6. Chris Aho, 7. Winnie Paulo, 8. Viliami Napa'a; 9. Paula Katoa, 10. Tawhiri Walsh; 11. Solomona Silipa, 12. Henry Lilomaiava, 13. Lachlan Porteous, 14. Fokolulu Taumalolo; 15. Atelea Okati.

Referee: Angus Gardner

Round 3 Result: Northern Suburbs 44 d Penrith 22 at Nepean Rugby Park

Sydney University: 1. Aldy King, 2. Ben Roberts, 3. Sam Talakai; 4. Tom Heslop, 5. Sam Carter; 6. David Hickey, 7. Jono Jenkins, 8. Tim Davidson; 9. Matt Schwager [c], 10. Bernard Foley; 11. Jacob Taylor, 12. James McMahon, 13. Mitch Inman, 14. Michael Hodge; 15. Dave Dillon.

Eastern Suburbs: 1. Ofa Fainga'anuku, 2. Heath Tessman, 3. Rob McMickan; 4. Matt McGann, 5. Phil Mathers [c]; 6. Jordan Brown, 7. Andrew Shaw, 8. Pauliasi Taumoepeau; 9. Brendan McKibbin, 10. Matt To'omua; 11. Ratu Ma'afu, 12. Afusipa Taumoepeau, 13. Anton Lavin, 14. Damon Anderson; 15. Eddie Paea.

Referee: Andrew Lees

Round 3 Result: Eastern Suburbs 17 d Sydney University 13 at Woollahra Oval

Parramatta:1.Sione Taula, 2. Trent Hoscher, 3. Mika Polota-Nau; 4. Ryan Aniseko, 5. Josh Kron; 6. Andrew Cox, 7. Nick Boland, 8. Maile Latekefu; 9. Kaleb Rech, 10. Tom Woods; 11. Oleni Ngungutau, 12. Toese Lealemanua, 13. Damien Fakafanua, 14. Iese Leota; 15. Tyler Stevens.

Manly: 1. Dane Maraki, 2. Elvis Taione, 3. Jono Owen; 4. Ed Gower, 5. Cadeyrn Neville; 6. Dylan Sigg, 7. Kotoni Ale, 8. Tevita Metuisela; 9. Chris Cottee, 10. Ben Seymour; 11. Chris Yarrington, 12. Joe Christie, 13. Andrew Smith, 14. Lui Siale; 15. Marshall Milroy.

Referee: Steve Hardy

Round 3 Result: Manly 22 d Parramatta 10 at Manly Oval

Warringah: 1. Pek Cowan, 2. Luke Holmes, 3. Daniel Barnard; 4. Ben Adams [c], 5. Hugh Pyle; 6. Sam Ward, 7. Mark Porpiglia, 8. Jason Peseta; 9. Brett Sheehan, 10. Danny Cipriani; 11. Michael Dalton, 12. Francesco Fronzoni, 13. Dylan Smouha, 14. Dave Feltscheer; 15. Hamish Angus.

Gordon: 1. James Atwill, 2. Tobias Gukibau [c], 3. Travis Church; 4. Bas Murphy, 5. David Tome; 6. Lex Fairley, 7. Mitch Greenway, 8. Ben Paurini; 9. James King, 10. Dave Harvey [c]; 11. Matt McDougall, 12. Tom Hill, 13. Tom Matthews, 14. Barry Mansfield; 15. Dion Berryman.

Referee: Ben Skeen (NZL)

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Sydney v NSW Country Preview

Posted June 10, 2011 17:06:00
Updated June 10, 2011 17:36:00

One of the most anticipated matches of the 2011 NSW rugby season is upon us with the June long weekend marking the traditional Sydney-NSW Country clash at Coogee Oval.

It's the first time these sides will go into battle since 1995 and Sydney will go into the match as favourites, fielding some of the best players from across the Shute Shield.

Eleven clubs will be represented throughout the 22-man squad, however no Sydney University players are on show for the hosts, while NSW Country has brought in the services of a number of premiership players who have their roots in the bush.

Australian Sevens star John Grant joins West Harbour flyer Henry Seavula in the backline, while the scrum-base pairing of Mick Snowden (Eastwood) and Toby Browne (Randwick) will look to launch the attack.

Norths locks Ben Matwijow and Rory Walton will sure up the Country pack where these matches are traditionally won and lost.

The curtain raiser is a women's fixture which will kick-off at 1:10pm (not televised), before the main game at 3:10pm.

Join the ABC Grandstand commentary team of Peter Longman, Brett Papworth, John Morrison, Stephanie Brantz and Louise Ransome as they bring you all the action live from Coogee Oval in NSW and the ACT at 3pm on Saturday June 11 on ABC 1. Interstate viewers can catch-up on every minute on ABC iView.

Sydney

15. Tyler Stevens (Parramatta); 14. Dion Berryman (Gordon), 13. Henari Veratau (Northern Suburbs), 12. Tim Bennetts (Eastwood), 11. Dylan Smouha (Warringah); 10. Dave Harvey (Gordon), 9. Dewet Roos (Southern Districts); 8. Talalelei Gray (Eastern Suburbs), 7. Sam Latunipulu (Southern Districts), 6. Mitch Greenway (Gordon); 5. Phil Mathers [c] (Eastern Suburbs), 4. Tom Alexander (Eastwood); 3. Rob McMickan (Eastern Suburbs), 2. John Fonokalafi (Randwick), 1. Simon Norris (Eastwood).

Reserves: 16. Elvis Levi (Penrith), 17. Barry Fa'amuasili (Eastwood), 18. Richard Aho (Penrith), 19. Cadeyrn Neville (Manly), 20. Seilala Lam (Randwick), 21. Jeremy Su'a (West Harbour), 22. Maurice Kennedy (Warringah), 23. Anton Lavin (Eastern Suburbs).

NSW Country

15. John Grant (Eastwood/Central West); 14. Henry Seavula (West Harbour/Southern Inland), 13. Shaimus Lautimi (Hamilton/Newcastle Hunter), 12. Sam Stewart (Lennox Head/Far North Coast), 11. Chris Jack (Avondale/Illawarra); 10. Toby Browne (Randwick/Central West), 9. Mick Snowden (Eastwood/Central North); 8. Lachlan Brown (Walcha/Central North), 7. Alex Burnheim (Coonamble/Western Plains), 6. Jeff Wilson [c] (Lennox Head/Far North Coast); 5. Ben Matwijow (Northern Suburbs/Newcastle Hunter), 4. Rory Walton (Northern Suburbs/Mid North Coast); 3. Shannon Beavan (Kariong/Central Coast), 2. Anthony Allport (Woonona Shamrocks/Illawarra), 1. James Smith (Northern Suburbs/Illawarra).

Reserves: 16. John Adams (Moree/Central North), 17. Chris Plunkett (Bathurst/Central West), 18. Matt Dun (Newcastle University/Newcastle Hunter), 19. Josh Stewart (Tamworth Pirates/Central North), 20. Tom Hollis (Bathurst/Central West), 21. Ben Damen (Wollongbar Alstonville/Far North Coast), 22. Jay Strachan (Merewether-Carlton/Newcastle Hunter), 23. Matt Liddle (Lennox Head/Far North Coast).

Referee: James Leckie.

SYDNEY WOMEN v NSW COUNTRY WOMEN 1:10pm kick-off (not televised)

Sydney: 15. Kelly Ducker (Sydney University); 14. Clare Illsley (Rockdale), 13. Lakeisha Tipene (Rockdale), 12. Sarah Jean (Sydney University), 11. Hayley Tipene (Rockdale); 10. Tui Ormsby (Warringah), 9. Faryaneh Hayati (Sydney University); 8. Danni Cormican (Sydney University), 7. Temahia Parker (Rockdale), 6. Michelle Bailey (Sydney University); 5. Haruka Takahashi (Sydney University), 4. Elisha Single (Sydney University); 3. Tuaine Ina Mata (Sydney University), 2. Victoria Meki (Merrylands), 1. Lilin Tay (Warringah).

Reserves: 16. Janelle Shepherd (Penrith), 17. Kim McKenzie (Waverley), 18. Annie Crichton (Penrith), 19. Natalie Maclarn (Warringah), 20. Iliseva Batibasaga (Sydney University), 21. Tika Yeend (Rockdale), 22. Beatriz Muhlbauer (Sydney University), 23. Marjorie O'Neill (Sydney University).

NSW Country: 15. Erin Green (Newcastle University); 14. Lauren Denniss (Newcastle University), 13. Candice Clay (Newcastle Wanderers), 12. Sarah Riordan (Newcastle University), 11. Emma Gillogly (Armidale); 10. Vanessa Foliaki (Orange Emus), 9. Renee Cross (Newcastle University); 8. Megan Shanahan (Orange Emus), 7. Dayle Clampitt (Newcastle University), 6. Angela Hipwell (Moree); 5. Cassy van Rythoven (Newcastle University), 4. Ali Simon (Warialda); 3. Kimberley Fyfe (CSU Bathurst), 2. Margaret Watson (Newcastle University), 1. Tammy Clay (Newcastle Wanderers).

Reserves: 16. Karissa MacGregor (Hamilton), 17. Charmaine Buckley (Grenfell), 18. Katrina Sager (Newcastle Wanderers), 19. Miranda Falk (Newcastle University), 20. Ashley Adams (CSU Bathurst), 21. Steve-Lee Shiels (Newcastle University), 22. Jessica Scadding (CSU Bathurst), 23. Lauren Diduszko (Orange Emus).

Referee: Dale Harding.

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Shute Shield Round 10 Preview

Posted June 3, 2011 12:04:00
Updated June 3, 2011 16:58:00

Manly are at the pointy end of the competition and have the chance to make a statement when they host Sydney University at Manly Oval.

The Marlins have a 6-3 win-loss record to find themselves in third position nearing the halfway mark however they are yet to hit their straps.

Last week's five-point loss to Souths came on the back of narrow victories over Norths and Penrith and Tim Lane will be hoping the return of Western Force backrower Tevita Metuisela can provide some spark.

Sydney Uni are playing a forward-oriented game which is working well at a time when they have few of their top line players on deck.

Last weekend's victory in their grand final replay over Randwick was particularly impressive and they have now won three matches in a row.

Victory on Saturday will see the winner move to second or third before the Sydney-Country break.

Join the ABC Grandstand commentary team of Steve Robilliard, Brett Papworth, John Morrison, Stephanie Brantz and Louise Ransome as they bring you all the action live from Manly Oval in NSW and the ACT at 3pm on Saturday June 4 on ABC 1. Interstate viewers can catch-up on every minute on ABC iView.

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MANLY (3) v SYDNEY UNIVERSITY (4) Manly Oval - 3:10pm (Live ABC TV)

Manly: 1. Dane Marakai, 2. James Hilterbrand, 3. Eddie Aholelei; 4. Ed Gower, 5. Cadeyrn Neville; 6. Harry Bergelin, 7. Kotoni Ale, 8. Tevita Metuisela; 9. Jack Rowntree, 10. Ben Seymour; 11. Damien Reti, 12. Brian Sefanaia, 13. Lui Suale, 14. Chris Yarrington; 15. Marshall Milroy.

Sydney University: 1. Aldy King, 2. Ben Roberts, 3. Sam Talakai; 4. Tom Heslop, 5. Oliver Atkins; 6. Josh Ellice-Flint, 7. Jono Jenkins, 8. Trent Dyer; 9. Matt Schwager [c], 10. Dan Kelly; 11. Alex Rokobaro, 12. James McMahon, 13. Michael Hodge, 14. Elih Baillie; 15. David Dillon.

Referee: James Leckie

***Other Saturday matches***

Eastern Suburbs: 1. Heath Tessman, 2. Sam Zlatevski, 3. Rob McMickan; 4. Adam Byrnes, 5. Phil Mathers; 6. Pauliasi Taumoepeau, 7. Jordan Brown, 8. Talalelei Gray; 9. Luke Irwin, 10. Matt To'omua; 11. Ratu Ma'afu, 12. Anton Lavin, 13. Ed Stubbs, 14. Damon Anderson; 15. Dion Taumata.

West Harbour: 1.Rodney Blake, 2. Todd Pearce, 3. Vaughan Lomax; 4. Tom Hikila, 5. Alfred Pinomi; 6. Tom Games, 7. Daniel Midghall, 8. Isaiah Pine; 9. Jeremy Su'a, 10. Shaun Treweek; 11. Macquire Tatola, 12. Nua Alone, 13. Henry Seavula, 14. Tito Mua; 15. Liam Windon.

Referee: Richard Goswell

Eastwood: 1. Simon Norris, 2. Bleddyn Gant, 3. Barry Fa'amuasili; 4. Tom Alexander, 5. Jared Barry; 6. Gareth Palamo [c], 7. Miles McCaffrey, 8. Josh Dunning; 9. Mick Snowden, 10. Pierre Hola; 11. Mark Frost, 12. Ben James, 13. Tim Bennetts, 14. John Grant; 15. Barney Wood.

Penrith: 1. Peter Niumata, 2. Elvis Levi, 3. Richard Aho; 4. Kornelio Burgess, 5. Dale Shane; 6. Tavalea Takai, 7. Winnie Paulo, 8. Vili Napa'a; 9. Paula Katoa, 10. Tawhiri Walsh; 11. Tala Mapesone, 12. Henry Lilomaiava, 13. Lachlan Porteous, 14. Stan Tuionuku; 15. Atelea Okati.

Referee: Steve Hardy

Parramatta: 1.Sione Taula, 2. Trent Hoscher, 3. Lamarn Ma'a; 4. Ryan Aniseko, 5. Ian Parkinson; 6. Andrew Cox, 7. Nick Boland, 8. Sapu Hehea; 9. Lua Vailoaloa, 10. Tom Woods; 11. Iese Leota, 12. Toese Lealemanua, 13. Damien Fakafanua, 14. Tui Fa'asisila; 15. Tyler Stevens.

Northern Suburbs: 1. Lawrence Hunting, 2. Scott Podmore, 3. Nick Lah; 4. Seti Tafua, 5. Ben Matwijow; 6. Mat Lamont, 7. Wil Brame, 8. Paulie Tuala; 9. Steve Evans, 10. Ben Murray; 11. Zack Holmes, 12. Henari Veratau, 13. Samu Wara, 14. Corey Brown; 15. Cam Crawford.

Referee: Angus Gardner

Gordon: 1. Tobius Gukibau [c], 2. Stuart Vokes, 3. Travis Church; 4. Ben Paurini, 5. Lex Fairley; 6. Jonno Broome, 7. Mitch Greenway, 8. Mark Johnson; 9. James King, 10. Josh Keil; 11. Eric Maroni, 12. Tom Mathews, 13. Dion Berryman, 14. Terry Preston; 15. Dave Harvey.

Randwick: 1. Marakai Toa, 2. Adam Freier, 18. Justin Terry; 4. Tim Maxwell, 5. Geoffrey Ingram; 6. David Parsons; 7. Tim McGann [c], 8. Seilala Lam; 9. Luke Parsons, 10. Toby Browne; 11. Clinton Sills, 12. Bevu Tuqiri, 13. Tim Wright, 14. Francis Fainifo; 15. Shaun Foley.

Referee: Nathan Pearce

**5pm**

Warringah: 1. Salesi Manu, 2. Luke Holmes, 3. David Hart; 4. Richard Southan, 5. Nicholas Hughes-Clapp; 6. Sam Ward, 7. Mark Porpiglia, 8. Jason Peseta; 9. Josh Holmes [c], 10. Maurice Kennedy; 11. Michael Dalton, 12. Brock McGarity, 13. Dylan Smouha, 14. Dave Feltscheer; 15. Hugh Campbell.

Southern Districts: 1. Dennis Swann, 2. Nick Seymour, 3. Duncan Chubb; 4. Mick Kauter, 5. Luke Smart; 6. Sean Doyle, 7. Sam Latunipulu, 8. Lopeti Timani; 9. Dewet Roos, 10. Jale Vatubua; 11. Denan Kemp, 12. Gareth Morton, 13. Ben Schreiber, 14. Ben Connolly; 15. Nicky Price.

Referee: James Scholtens

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Shute Shield Round 9 Preview

Posted May 27, 2011 17:05:00
Updated May 27, 2011 17:44:00

Round nine of the Shute Shield features a replay of last year's Grand Final between Sydney University and Randwick at University's No.1 Oval.

The ABC TV Match of the Week sees two of the most successful teams in the competition's history do battle again as they look to improve on their fourth and fifth positions on the ladder.

The Students are coming off back-to-back wins against Souths and Gordon but face a Randwick side which has at times shown the skill they are renowned for.

The Wicks have lost Waratahs flyer Atieli Pakalani, however he has been replaced by another speedster with Frankie Fainifo partnering Clinton Sills on the wing.

Join the ABC Grandstand commentary team of Steve Robilliard, Brett Papworth, John Morrison, Stephanie Brantz and Louise Ransome as they bring you all the action live from Sydney University No.1 Oval in NSW and the ACT at 3pm on Saturday May 28 on ABC 1. Interstate viewers can catch-up on every minute on ABC iView.

You can also follow the match live on Twitter @abcshuteshield or find us on Facebook www.facebook.com/abcshuteshield

Sydney University: 1. Aldy King, 2. Ben Roberts, 3. Sam Talakai; 4. Tom Heslop, 5. Oliver Atkins; 6. David Hickey, 7. Jono Jenkins, 8. Trent Dyer; 9. Matt Schwager [c], 10. Dan Kelly; 11. Alex Rokobaro, 12. James McMahon, 13. Elih Baillie, 14. Michael Hodge; 15. David Dillon.

Randwick: 1. Marakai Toa, 2. Atonio Halangahu [c], 18. Justin Terry; 4. Tim Maxwell, 5. Geoffrey Ingram; 6. Seilala Lam; 7. Tim McGann, 8. Al McFarland; 9. Luke Parsons, 10. Toby Browne; 11. Clinton Sills, 12. Bevu Tuqiri, 13. Tim Wright, 14. Francis Fainifo; 15. Shaun Foley.

Referee: Angus Gardner

***Other Saturday matches***

West Harbour: 1.Rodney Blake, 2. Todd Pearce, 3. Vaughan Lomax; 4. Tom Hikila, 5. Damian Lloyd; 6. Tom Games, 7. Daniel Midghall, 8. Isaiah Pine; 9. Jeremy Su'a, 10. Shaun Treweek; 11. Macquire Tatola, 12. Nua Alone, 13. Henry Seavula, 14. Tito Mua; 15. Liam Windon.

Eastwood: 1. Simon Norris, 2. Bleddyn Gant, 3. Barry Fa'amuasili; 4. Mitch Lees, 5. Jared Barry; 6. Gareth Palamo [c], 7. Miles McCaffrey, 8. Tom Alexander; 9. Nic White, 10. Pierre Hola; 11. Mark Frost, 12. Sione Piukala, 13. Tim Bennetts, 14. John Grant; 15. Barney Wood.

Referee: Nathan Pearce

Penrith: 1. Peter Niumata, 2. Elvis Levi, 3. Richard Aho; 4. Kornelio Burgess, 5. Dale Shane; 6. Tavalea Takai, 7. Winnie Paulo, 8. Chris Aho; 9. Paula Katoa, 10. Tawhiri Walsh; 11. Tala Mapesone, 12. Henry Lilomaiava, 13. Lachlan Porteous, 14. Stan Tuionuku; 15. Fokolulu Taumalolo.

Parramatta: 1.Sione Taula, 2. Trent Hoscher, 3. Lamarn Ma'a; 4. Ryan Aniseko, 5. James Riddell; 6. Maile Latekefu, 7. Andrew Cox, 8. Sapu Hehea; 9. Lua Vailoaloa, 10. Ioane Sefo; 11. Iese Leota, 12. Toese Lealemanua, 13. Damien Fakafanua, 14. Mohd Roche; 15. Tyler Stevens.

Referee: James Scholtens

Northern Suburbs: 1. Lawrence Hunting, 2. Scott Podmore, 3. Nick Lah; 4. Seti Tafua, 5. Ben Matwijow; 6. Mat Lamont, 7. Wil Brame, 8. Paulie Tuala; 9. Steve Evans, 10. Ben Murray; 11. Chris Moore, 12. Henari Veratau, 13. Samu Wara, 14. Corey Brown; 15. Cam Crawford.

Warringah: 1. Salesi Manu, 2. Luke Holmes, 3. David Hart; 4. Tristan Stanley, 5. Nicholas Hughes-Clapp; 6. Sam Ward, 7. Mark Porpiglia, 8. Jason Peseta; 9. Josh Holmes [c], 10. Maurice Kennedy; 11. Michael Dalton, 12. Joe Walsh, 13. Dylan Smouha, 14. Francesco Fronzoni; 15. Hugh Campbell.

Referee: Steve Hardy

Southern Districts: 1. Dennis Swann, 2. Nick Seymour, 3. Duncan Chubb; 4. Mick Kauter, 5. Luke Smart; 6. Sean Doyle, 7. Sam Latunipulu, 8. Lopeti Timani; 9. Chris Cusiter, 10. Jale Vatubua; 11. Denan Kemp, 12. Gareth Morton, 13. Ben Schreiber, 14. Ben Connolly; 15. Nicky Price.

Manly: 1. Dane Marakai, 2. Elvis Taione, 3. Eddie Aholelei; 4. Gareth Inches, 5. Cadeyrn Neville; 6. Ed Gower, 7. Kotoni Ale, 8. Neil Meyer; 9. Jack Rowntree, 10. Ben Seymour; 11. Damien Reti, 12. BJ Hartmann, 13. Peter Gilmore, 14. Chris Yarrington; 15. Marshall Milroy.

Referee: Ian Smith

*** Sunday 29 May 2011 ***

Eastern Suburbs: 1. Campese Ma'afu, 2. Tom Coolican, 3. Ofa Fainga'anuku; 4. Adam Byrnes, 5. Phil Mathers; 6. Pauliasi Taumoepeau, 7. Andrew Shaw, 8. Richard Stanford; 9. Luke Irwin, 10. Kurt Morath; 11. Ratu Ma'afu, 12. Matt Toomua, 13. Ed Stubbs, 14. Anton Lavin; 15. Eddie Paea.

Gordon: 1. Tobius Gukibau [c], 2. Stuart Vokes, 3. Travis Church; 4. Ben Paurini, 5. Mark Johnson; 6. Lex Fairley, 7. Mitch Greenway, 8. Jonno Broome; 9. Terry Preston, 10. Dave Harvey; 11. Eric Maroni, 12. Tom Mathews, 13. Barry Mansfield, 14. Matt McDougall; 15. Dion Berryman.

Referee: James Leckie

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Shute Shield Round 6 Preview

Posted May 6, 2011 17:22:00
Updated May 9, 2011 17:46:00

Round six of the Shute Shield provides some enticing encounters with the match of the round taking place at Forshaw Rugby Park where Southern Districts host Gordon in the ABC TV Game of the Day.

After a close game against Parramatta last week, Gordon are looking to make it five wins in a row.

This weekend also sees a return to night football with Sydney University hosting Friday Night Football against Norths while Warringah will turn on the lights at Pittwater against Eastern Suburbs.

Join the ABC Grandstand commentary team of Steve Robilliard, Brett Papworth, John Morrison, Stephanie Brantz and Louise Ransome as they bring you all the action live for Forshaw Rugby Park in NSW and the ACT at 3pm on Saturday May 7 on ABC 1. Interstate viewers can catch-up on every minute on ABC iView.

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SOUTHERN DISTRICTS (6) v GORDON (2) at Forshaw Rugby Park

Southern Districts: 1. Marcus Heather, 2. Nick Seymour, 3. Duncan Chubb; 4. Rome Nifo, 5. Hoani Matengi; 6. Sean Doyle, 7. Sam Latunipulu, 8. Lopeti Timani; 9. Dewet Roos, 10. Ben Volavola; 11. Ryan Shortland, 12. Josh Gamgee [c], 13. Brackin Karauria-Henry, 14. Ben Connolly; 15. Rohan Saifoloi.

Gordon: 1.Lawrence Marsh, 2. Tobius Gukibau [c], 3. Travis Church; 4. Ben Paurini, 5. Lex Fairley; 6. Jonno Broome, 7. Mitch Greenway, 8. Junior To'o; 9. Terry Preston, 10. Dave Harvey; 11. Eric Maroni, 12. Tom Mathews, 13. Barry Mansfield, 14. Matt McDougall; 15. Dion Berryman.

Referee: Nathan Pearce

Friday May 6

**7:30pm kick-off**

SYDNEY UNIVERSITY (5) v NORTHERN SUBURBS (8) at University Oval No.1

Sydney University: 1. Aldy King, 2. Sam Roberson, 3. Sam Talakai; 4. Tom Heslop, 5. Sam Carter; 6. Lachlan McCutcheon, 7. David Hickey, 8. Jack de Guingand; 9. Matt Schwager [c], 10. Angus Roberts; 11. Nick Edwards, 12. James McMahon, 13. Michael Hodge, 14. Levi Dodd; 15. Alex Rokobaro.

Northern Suburbs: 1. Lawrence Hunting, 2. Scott Podmore, 3. Nick Lah; 4. Seti Tafua, 5. Ben Matwijow; 6. Rory Walton, 7. Paulie Tuala, 8. AJ Gilbert; 9. Steve Evans, 10. Ben Murray; 11. Chris Moore, 12. Henari Veratau, 13. Bill Meakes, 14. Zack Holmes; 15. Cam Crawford.

Referee: Andrew Lees

Saturday May 7

**3pm kick-off**

MANLY (4) v WEST HARBOUR (9) at Manly Oval

Manly: 1. Elvis Taione, 2. Anthony Hegarty, 3. Eddie Aholelei; 4. Greg Peterson, 5. Cadeyrn Neville; 6. Ed Gower, 7. Kotoni Ale, 8. Neil Meyer; 9. Chris Cottee [c], 10. Ben Seymour; 11. JP du Plessis, 12. Brian Sefanaia, 13. Lui Suale, 14. Chris Yarrington; 15. Jacob Woodhouse.

West Harbour: 1.Rodney Blake, 2. Todd Pearce, 3. Reg de Jager [c]; 4. Tom Hikila, 5. Damian Lloyd; 6. Tom Games, 7. Daniel Midghall, 8. Isaiah Pine; 9. Jeremy Su'a, 10. Shaun Treweek; 11. Joe Tivutu, 12. Henry Seavula, 13. Nua Alone, 14. Tito Mua; 15. Liam Windon.

Referee: Damien Mitchelmore

RANDWICK (7) v PENRITH (12) at Coogee Oval

Randwick: 1. Daniel Spencer, 2. Atonio Halangahu, 3. Steven Noriega; 4. Lai Vatadroka, 5. Geoffrey Ingram; 6. Tim Maxwell; 7. Tim McGann, 8. David Parsons; 9. Sam Bartlett, 10. Jai Ayoub; 11. Clinton Sills, 12. Toby Browne, 13. John Tamanika, 14. Ethan Ford; 15. Tim Wright [c].

Penrith: 1. Peter Niumata, 2. Shaun O'Connor, 3. Richard Aho; 4. Kornelio Burgess, 5. Dale Shane; 6. Winnie Paulo, 7. Rob Carlson, 8. Viliami Napia'a; 9. Fokolulu Taumalolo, 10. Gavin Duncan; 11. Tala Mapesone, 12. Hamilton Va'alepu, 13. Lachlan Porteous, 14. Stan Tuionuku; 15. Ateloa Okati.

Referee: Daniel Cheever

PARRAMATTA (10) v EASTWOOD (1) at Merrylands RSL Rugby Park

Parramatta: 1.Sione Taula, 2. Trent Hoscher, 3. Lamarn Ma'a; 4. Ryan Aniseko, 5. James Riddell; 6. Andrew Cox [c], 7. Rodney Ma'a, 8. Maile Latekefu; 9. Lua Vailoaloa, 10. Ioane Sefo; 11. Dan Yakopo, 12. Toese Lealemanua, 13. Damien Fakafanua, 14. Iese Leoto; 15. Tyler Stevens.

Eastwood: 1. Simon Norris, 2. Bleddyn Gant, 3. Martin Plokstys; 4. Tom Alexander, 5. Josh Dunning; 6. Gareth Palamo, 7. Miles McCaffrey, 8. Hugh Perrett [c]; 9. Nic White, 10. Pierre Hola; 11. Mark Frost, 12. Sione Piukala, 13. Tim Bennetts, 14. Nathan Powyer; 15. Shane Collins.

Referee: Anthony Moyes

**7:00pm kick-off**

WARRINGAH (11) v EASTERN SUBURBS (3) at Pittwater Rugby Park

Warringah: 1. Richard Southan, 2. David Mason, 3. Dave Hart; 4. Tristan Stanley, 5. Sam Ward; 6. Haydn Black, 7. Johann Rockliff, 8. Jason Peseta; 9. Josh Holmes [c], 10. Maurice Kennedy; 11. Michael Dalton, 12. Adrian Jones, 13. Dylan Smouha, 14. Dave Feltscheer; 15. Michael Letts.

Eastern Suburbs: 1. Campese Ma'afu, 2. Tom Coolican, 3. Manning Doughty; 4. Richard Stanford, 5. Phil Mathers; 6. Jordan Brown, 7. Tom Chamberlain, 8. Talalelei Gray; 9. Luke Irwin, 10. Kurt Morath; 11. Ratu Ma'afu, 12. Anton Lavin, 13. Eddie Paea, 14. Jonnie Morath; 15. Junior Poroku.

Referee: Ian Smith

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Shute Shield Round 3 Preview

Posted April 15, 2011 15:53:00
Updated April 15, 2011 16:08:00

Week three of the Shute Shield sees ABC TV travel back to T.G. Millner Field for the clash between Eastwood and Randwick.

Eastwood be looking to go three from three, while the Wicks are chasing their second win of the season.

Join the ABC Grandstand commentary team including Steve Robilliard, Brett Papworth, John Morrison and Louise Ransome as they bring you all the action live in NSW and the ACT at 3pm Saturday on ABC 1.

Follow the match live on Twitter - just follow @abc_shuteshield or catch-up on iView.

Eastwood: 1. Simon Norris, 2. Bleddyn Gant, 3. Martin Plokstys; 4. Tom Alexander, 5. Josh Dunning; 6. Gareth Palamo, 7. Hugh Perrett [c], 8. Miles McCaffrey; 9. Nic White, 10. Pierre Hola; 11. Mark Frost, 12. Sione Piukala, 13. Tim Bennetts, 14. Cameron Mitchell; 15. Ben Batger.

Randwick: 1. Daniel Spencer, 2. Atonio Halangahu, 3. Steven Noriega; 4. Lai Vatadroka, 5. Geoffrey Ingram; 6. Tim Maxwell; 7. Tim McGann, 8. David Parsons; 9. Sam Bartlett, 10. Jai Ayoub; 11. Clinton Sills, 12. Toby Browne, 13. Tom Joseph, 14. Tom Tombleson; 15. Tim Wright [c].

Referee: Anthony Moyes

Saturday April 9th

**3pm kick-off**

West Harbour v Southern Districts at Concord Oval (3:00pm)

West Harbour: 1.Todd Pearce, 2. Reg de Jager, 3. Vaughan Lomax; 4. Tom Hikila, 5. Damien Lloyd; 6. Tom Games, 7. Dan Thomas, 8. Isaiah Pine; 9. Jeremy Su'a, 10. Shaun Treweek; 11. Macquire Tatola, 12. Henry Seavula, 13. Nua Alone, 14. Tito Mua; 15. Liam Windon.

Southern Districts: 1. Tetera Faulkner, 2. Nick Seymour, 3. Duncan Chubb; 4. Rome Nifo, 5. Hoani Matengi; 6. Sean Doyle, 7. Sam Latunipulu, 8. Lopeti Timani; 9. Josh Gamgee [c], 10. Ben Volavola; 11. Ryan Shortland, 12. Apo Latunipulu, 13. Nicky Price, 14. Ben Connolly; 15. Rohan Saifoloi.

Referee: Richard Goswell

Penrith v Northern Suburbs at Nepean Rugby Park (3:00pm)

Penrith: 1. Dave Coventry, 2. Shaun O'Connor, 3. Richard Aho; 4. Luke Williams, 5. Dale Shane; 6. Winnie Paulo, 7. Rob Carlson, 8. Viliami Napia'a; 9. Colomona Silipa, 10. Gavin Duncan; 11. Tala Mapesone, 12. Hamilton Va'alepu, 13. Lachlan Porteous, 14. Tavalea Takai; 15. Atelea Okati.

Northern Suburbs: 1. Lawrence Hunting, 2. Scott Podmore, 3. Nick Lah; 4. Rory Walton, 5. Ben Matwijow; 6. Seti Tafua, 7. Wil Brame, 8. AJ Gilbert; 9. James Price, 10. Ben Murray; 11. Zack Holmes, 12. Bill Meakes, 13. Henari Veratau, 14. Chris Moore; 15. Samu Wara.

Referee: Jamie McGregor

Eastern Suburbs v Sydney University at Woollahra Oval (3:00pm)

Eastern Suburbs: 1. Campese Ma'afu, 2. Tom Coolican, 3. Rob McMickan; 4. Matt McGann, 5. Phil Mathers; 6. Jordan Brown, 7. Andrew Shaw, 8. Talalelei Gray; 9. Luke Irwin, 10. Kurt Morath; 11. Ratu Ma'afu, 12. Dion Taumata, 13. Anton Lavin, 14. Johnny Morath; 15. Junior Poroku.

Sydney University: 1. Aldy King, 2. Ben Roberts, 3. Jeremy Tilse; 4. Tom Heslop, 5. Lachlan McCutcheon; 6. Andrew Rossiter, 7. David Hickey, 8. Jack de Guingand; 9. Nick Stirzaker, 10. Dan Kelly; 11. Nick Edwards, 12. James McMahon, 13. Michael Hodge, 14. Tom English; 15. Alex Rokobaro.

Referee: Callan O'Neill

Gordon v Warringah at Chatswood Oval (3:00pm)

Gordon: 1.Lawrence Marsh, 2. Tobius Gukibau [c], 3. Travis Church; 4. Lex Fairley, 5. Ben Paurini; 6. Jonno Broome, 7. Mitch Greenway, 8. Junior To'o; 9. Terry Preston, 10. Josh Keil; 11. Eric Maroni, 12. Tom Mathews, 13. Dion Berryman, 14. Matt McDougall; 15. Dave Harvey.

Warringah: 1. Richard Southern, 2. David Mason, 3. David Hart; 4. Luke Hanvey, 5. Mitchell Longrigg; 6. Scott Fardy, 7. James Lindfield, 8. Jason Peseta; 9. Josh Holmes [c], 10. Maurice Kennedy; 11. Michael Dalton, 12. Joe Walsh, 13. Ed Doyle, 14. Dylan Smouha; 15. Hamish Angus.

Referee: Daniel Cheever

**5pm kick-off**

MANLY v PARRAMATTA at Manly Oval

Manly: 1. Eddie Aholelei, 2. Elvis Taione, 3. Selesi Manu; 4. Greg Peterson, 5. Cadeyrn Neville; 6. Ed Gower, 7. Kotoni Ale, 8. Luke Jones; 9. Chris Cottee, 10. Ben Seymour; 11. JP du Plessis, 12. Robbie Coleman, 13. Brian Sefanaia, 14. Lui Siale; 15. BJ Hartman.

Parramatta: 1.Sione Taula, 2. Trent Hoscher, 3. Lemarn Ma'a; 4. Ryan Aniseko, 5. Waqa Vulawalu; 6. Andrew Cox, 7. Rodney Ma'a, 8. Maile Latekefu; 9. Lua Vailoaloa, 10. Ioane Sefo; 11. Jesse Leota, 12. Damien Fakafanua, 13. Dan Yakopo, 14. Brendan Lane; 15. Tyler Stevens.

Referee: Steve Hardy

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