Shute Shield Round 5 Highlights

Posted May 2, 2011 10:50:00
Updated May 4, 2011 10:54:00

Gordon continued it's great start to the season, claiming their fourth win in a row against a much improved Parramatta side.

The win puts the Highlanders in second position on the competition table, with Eastwood maintaining their unbeaten run and sitting four points clear of Gordon.

Next week the ABC team travels to Forshaw Rugby Park for the match between Southern Districts and Gordon.

Join us live on Saturday May 7 from 3:00pm on ABC1 in NSW and the ACT, or catch-up on all the action on ABC iView.

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Other round 5 results

West Harbour v Randwick at Concord Oval

Randwick 44 (John Tamanika 2, Clinton Sills 2, Tim Wright tries; Toby Browne 5 cons, 3 pens)

West Harbour 32 (Liam Windon 2, Tito Mua, Shaun Treweek tries; Shaun Treweek 3 cons, 2 pens)

Referee: Andrew Lees.

Penrith v Sydney University at Nepean Rugby Park

Sydney University 35 (Jack de Guingand 2, Nick Edwards, Levi Dodd, Tom Heslop, Ben Roberts tries; Angus Roberts con, pen)

Penrith 17 (Tala Mapesone 2, Viliami Napa'a tries; Gavin Duncan con) at Nepean Rugby Park.

Referee: Anthony Moyes.

Northern Suburbs v Southern Districts at North Sydney Oval

Northern Suburbs 40 (Lawrence Hunting, Cam Crawford, Bill Meakes, Chris Moore, Zack Holmes tries; Zack Holmes 3 cons, 2 pens)

Southern Districts 23 (Apo Latunipulu 2, Hoani Matenga, Ryan Shortland tries; Rohan Saifoloi pen) at North Sydney Oval.

Referee: Steve Hardy.

Eastern Suburbs v Manly at Woollahra Oval

Eastern Suburbs 23 (Talalelei Gray, Anton Lavin tries; Kurt Morath 3 pens, 2 cons)

Manly 16 (Chris Yarrington try; Ben Seymour 3 pens, con)

Referee: Ian Smith.

Eastwood v Warringah at T.G. Millner Field

Eastwood 46 (Pierre Hola 2, Mark Frost, Tim Bennetts, Nathan Powyer, Hugh Perrett, Marty Plokstys tries; Pierre Hola 4 cons, pen)

Warringah 10 (Josh Holmes, Dylan Smouha tries)

Referee: Angus Gardner.

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Shute Shield Round 2 Highlights

By Louise Ransome

Posted April 11, 2011 14:37:00
Updated April 11, 2011 16:06:00

In the first local derby of 2011 Manly has claimed peninsular bragging rights with a 55-12 demolition of Warringah at Manly Oval.

The match was anyone's at half-time, with just one point the difference but the home side was simply clinical after the break.

The Marlins stepped up a gear, running in six unanswered tries in the second half with the scoring rate at a point-a-minute.

Lui Siale and Brian Sefanaia each bagging doubles, the Marlins sending a message loud and clear to the rest of the competition.

Manly 55 (Lui Siale 2, Brian Sefanaia 2, Chris Cottee, Selesi Manu, Gareth Inches tries; Ben Seymour 4 pens, 3 cons, Marshall Milroy con) d Warringah 12 (Scott Fardy, Michael Dalton tries; Maurice Kennedy con) at Manly Oval. Half-time: Manly 13-12. Referee: James Leckie.

Next week ABC TV travels to T.G. Millner Field for Eastwood v Randwick.

Join us live on Saturday April 16 from 3:00pm on ABC1 in NSW and the ACT, or catch-up on all the action on ABC iView.

Other results

Northern Suburbs v West Harbour at North Sydney Oval

West Harbour 22 (Isaiah Pine, Henry Seavula, Todd Liubinskas tries; Shaun Treweek 2 cons, pen) d Northern Suburbs 10 (Rory Walton try; Ben Murray con, Pete Smith pen) at North Sydney Oval. Half-time: West Harbour 10-3. Referee: Anthony Moyes.

Penrith v Gordon at Nepean Rugby Park

Gordon 28 (Junior To?o, Eric Maroni, Dion Berryman, Dave Harvey tries; Dave Harvey 2 pens, con) d Penrith 23 (Toa Asa, Winnie Paulo, Lachlan Porteous tries; Gavin Duncan 2 pens, con) at Nepean Rugby Park. Half-time: Gordon 13-8. Referee: Daniel Cheever.

Southern Districts v Eastern Suburbs at Forshaw Rugby Park

Southern Districts 24 (Lopeti Timani, Nicky Price, Ben Connolly tries; Rohan Saifoloi 3 pens) d Eastern Suburbs 19 (John Coolican, Phil Mathers, Anton Lavin tries; Kurt Morath 2 cons) at Forshaw Rugby Park. Half-time: Southern Districts 14-7. Referee: Angus Gardner.

Sydney University v Eastwood at University Oval No.1

Eastwood 45 (Hugh Perrett, John Grant, Sione Piukala, Tim Bennetts, Cameron Mitchell, Ben Batger tries; Pierre Hola 2 cons, 2 pens, Ben Batger pen) d Sydney University 27 (Jack de Guingand, Eddie Bredenhann, Bernard Foley tries; Eddie Bredenhann 3 cons, 2 pens) at University Oval No.1. Half-time: Eastwood 27-6. Referee: Jamie McGregor.

Parramatta v Randwick at Granville Park

Randwick 59 (Clinton Sills 5, Tim McGann, Toby Browne, Tom Tombleson, Sam Bartlett tries; Toby Browne 4 cons, Jai Ayoub 3 cons) d Parramatta 19 (Trent Hoscher, Andrew Cox, Jesse Leota tries; Ioane Sefo 2 cons) at Granville Park. Half-time: Randwick 28-5. Referee: Callan O'Neill.

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Shute Shield Round 14 Highlights

Posted July 11, 2011 15:28:00

Randwick's players were dropping like flies at Coogee Oval and Eastwood capitalised to score a comprehensive 38-14 victory to remain undefeated in 2011.

They will now face second placed Manly next weekend after the Marlins easily accounted for Parramatta.

Sydney Uni claimed the inaugural David Brockhoff Cup against Easts and Norths consolidated their place in the top six against Penrith.

West Harbour put a huge dent in Southern Districts finals aspirations while Warringah moved off the bottom of the ladder with a big win over Gordon.

Randwick v Eastwood at Coogee Oval (ABC TV Game)

Eastwood extended its unbeaten record to 14 matches after recording a 38-14 victory over Randwick at Coogee Oval.

The competition leaders scored three tries in each half to dominate a Randwick team decimated by injuries throughout the course of the game.

Both teams remained scoreless in the first 20 minutes until Mark Frost sliced through for a first phase try, prompting his team mates to find some continuity with Barry Fa'amuasili and Tom Alexander also crossing before the break.

Randwick needed to be first to score in the second half to stay in the game which they did through Nio Halangahu, however they conceded a fourth try just two minutes later which halted their comeback hopes.

The Woodies eventually posting the six tries to two victory over the injury plagued Wicks.

Eastwood 38 (Mark Frost, Barry Fa'amuasili, Tom Alexander, Sione Piukala, John Grant tries; Penalty try; Pierre Hola 4 cons) d

Randwick 14 (Atonio Halangahu, Tim McGann tries; Toby Browne 2 cons)
HT: Eastwood 19-0. Referee: Steve Walsh.

Next week the ABC Shute Shield goes to Woollahra Oval for the first time in 2011 when Eastern Suburbs host Randwick in Round 15.

See all the action live on Saturday July 16th in NSW and the ACT from 3:00pm on ABC1.

Interstate viewers can catch-up on every minute via ABC iView.

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

Other round 14 results

Southern Districts v West Harbour at Forshaw Rugby Park

West Harbour 31 (Isaiah Pine, Rory Sidey, Liam Windon, Tito Mua tries; Shaun Treweek 4 cons, pen) d

Southern Districts 25 (Cooper Vuna try; Jordan McGregor 6 pens, con)
HT: West Harbour 21-6. Referee: Nathan Pearce.

Northern Suburbs v Penrith at North Sydney Oval

Northern Suburbs 36 (Cam Crawford 2, Scott Sio, Zack Holmes, Samu Wara, Andrew Power tries; Zack Holmes 3 cons) d

Penrith 10 (Solomona Silipa try; Fokolulu Taumalolo con, pen)
HT: Penrith 10-5. Referee: Angus Gardner.

Sydney University v Eastern Suburbs at University Oval No.1

Sydney University 23 (Tim Davidson, Matt Schwager, Greg Jeoudev tries; Bernard Foley 2 pens, con) d

Eastern Suburbs 19 (Andrew Shaw, Matt To'omua, Afusipa Taumoepeau tries; Brendan McKibbin 2 cons)
HT: Sydney University 10-5. Referee: Andrew Lees.

Parramatta v Manly at Merrylands RSL Rugby Park

Manly 38 (Cadeyrn Neville, Tevita Metuisela, Ben Seymour, Lui Siale, Neil Meyer, Harry Bergelin tries; Willie Ripia 4 cons) d

Parramatta 10 (Mika Polota-Nau try; Tom Woods con, pen)
HT: Manly 12-0. Referee: Steve Hardy.

Warringah v Gordon at Pittwater Rugby Park

Warringah 48 (Hamish Angus 3, Dylan Smouha 2, Michael Dalton, Mark Porpiglia, Edward Lewis-Pratt tries; Brock McGarity 4 cons) d

Gordon 21 (Sai Vakarau, Wise Cakau, Ryan Matthews tries; Dave Harvey 3 cons)
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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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Shute Shield Round 10 Highlights

Posted June 6, 2011 14:39:00
Updated June 6, 2011 15:37:00

ABC TV's match of the week saw the Marlins hold out a late charge from Sydney University to post a 25-19 victory at Manly Oval.

In a thoroughly entertaining game, the Marlins scored four tries to University's two, earning them a bonus point.

Chris Yarrington opened the scoring for Manly in just the fifth minute, however two penalties to Dan Kelly swung the lead back to the Students.

Manly's next try came after Uni lost a rare scrum on their own feed, allowing for monster centre Peter Gilmore to crash over.

Ben Seymour missed the close conversion, and a third penalty to Kelly on the stroke of half-time reduced Manly's lead to just one point at the break.

Two minutes into the second half Lui Siale sent Yarrington in for his second of try of the day, before Seymour converted from in front to give the home side a 17-9 lead.

Manly favourite Chris Cottee arrived mid-match straight off a plane after the Force's Super Rugby match in Dunedin and made an impact almost immediately, scoring the bonus point try for the Marlins.

With 15 minutes left on the clock, Uni's James McMahon scored the students first try of the match, but a successful penalty kick to Seymour kept Manly's lead to eleven.

The Students found their rhythm in the last ten minutes and were within a converted try when Trent Dyer crossed off the back of a rolling maul.

Uni continued to apply the pressure throughout repeated phases and as the clock ticked well past 80 minutes referee James Leckie went to the TMO for a match-deciding play.

Replays showed Uni had grounded the ball short before being held up over the line, which handed the Marlins their seventh win of the season.

Manly 25 (Chris Yarrington 2, Peter Gilmore, Chris Cottee tries; Ben Seymour con, pen)

Sydney University 19 (James McMahon, Trent Dyer tries; Dan Kelly 3 pens)

HT: Manly 10-9. Referee: James Leckie.

Next week all the Shute Shield teams have a bye so the ABC will bring you a rugby special from Coogee Oval, when Sydney takes on Country.

See all the action at the normal time, live on Saturday June 11 in NSW and the ACT from 3:00pm on ABC1.

Interstate viewers can still catch-up on every minute on ABC iView.

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

Other round 10 results

Eastern Suburbs 37 (Talalelei Gray 2, Sam Zlatevski, Pauliasi Taumoepeau, Ratu Ma?afu tries; Matt To?omua 3 cons, 2 pens)

West Harbour 19 (Rodney Blake, Tom Hikila, Shaun Treweek tries; Shaun Treweek 2 cons)

HT: Eastern Suburbs 19-7. Referee: Richard Goswell.

Eastwood 40 (John Grant 2, Jared Barry, Barry Fa?amuasili tries; Pierre Hola 3 cons, 3 pens, Mick Snowden con, pen)

Penrith 24 (Kornelio Burgess 2, Atelea Okati, Viliami Napa?a tries; Atelea Okati 2 cons)

HT: Eastwood 27-7. Referee: Steve Hardy.

Northern Suburbs 43 (Ben Matwijow, Mat Lamont, Zack Holmes, Henari Veratau, Samu Wara, Corey Brown tries; Zack Holmes 5 cons, pen)

Parramatta 14 (Damien Fakafanua, Mohd Roche tries; Tom Woods 2 cons)

HT: Northern Suburbs 19-0. Referee: Angus Gardner.

Randwick 42 (Steve Noriega, Al McFarland, David Parsons, Clinton Sills, Shaun Foley tries; Toby Browne 4 cons, 3 pens)

Gordon 18 (Jonno Broome, Matt McDougall tries; Dave Harvey 2 pens, con)

HT: Gordon 23-6. Referee: Nathan Pearce.

Southern Districts 21 (Sam Latunipulu, Jale Vatubua, Gareth Morton tries; Dewet Roos 3 cons)

Warringah 14 (Josh Holmes, Michael Dalton tries; Tristan Stanley 2 cons)

Referee: James Scholtens.

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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 Highlights

Posted May 30, 2011 12:14:00
Updated May 30, 2011 14:46:00

A young Sydney University side proved what they lack in experience, they make up for in enthusiasm, coming through a hard fought and often spiteful match to triumph 29-12 against Randwick.

On a chopped up and muddy University Oval No.1, the battle between the two most successful clubs in the competition's history resulted in four yellow and one red card.

In a match played with finals intensity, three players found themselves in the sin bin in a tightly contested first half.

Each side scored a try, however a penalty try helped to keep Randwick in touch despite trailing in possession.

Dan Kelly kicked his second penalty of the half after the bell to send the Students to the sheds with a one-point lead, then two more after the break opened the margin to a converted try.

Discipline continued to be an issue for Randwick who lost a third player to the bin and during this period Uni extended to a 29-12 break.

Uni flanker David Hickey got a second yellow card for foul play and was sent from the field in the dying stages, but the match was all but over and the visitors were unable to capitalise on the one-man advantage.

Sydney University 29 (Trent Dyer, Michael Hodge tries; Dan Kelly 5 pens, 2 cons)

Randwick 12 (Shaun Foley try; Penalty try; Toby Browne con)

HT: Sydney University 13-12. Referee: Angus Gardner.

The ABC TV match of the week is the round 10 clash between Manly and Sydney University at Manly Oval.

See all the action live on Saturday June 4 in NSW and the ACT from 3:00pm on ABC1. Interstate viewers can catch-up on every minute on ABC iView.

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Other round 9 results

Eastwood 24 (Sione Piukala, Mitch Lees tries; Pierre Hola 4 pens, con)

West Harbour 19 (Henry Seavula, Liam Windon tries; Shaun Treweek 3 pens)

HT: West Harbour 16-8. Referee: Nathan Pearce.

Penrith 38 (Ateloa Okati 3, Kornelio Burgess 2, Tawhiri Walsh tries; Tahwiri Walsh 4 cons)

Parramatta 32 (Andrew Cox, Toese Lealamanua, Iese Leota, Tyler Stevens tries; Tom Woods 3 cons, 2 pens)

HT: Parramatta 20-19. Referee: James Scholtens.

Northern Suburbs 50 (Ben Matwijow 3, Corey Brown 2, Samu Wara, Cam Crawford tries; Ben Murray 6 cons, pen)

Warringah 19 (Dylan Smouha 2, Scott Hardiman tries; Tristan Stanley 2 cons)

HT: Northern Suburbs 24-12. Referee: Steve Hardy.

Southern Districts 15 (Sean Doyle, Jale Vatabua tries; Ben Connolly con, pen)

Manly 10 (BJ Hartmann try, Ben Seymour con, pen)

HT: Manly 10-7. Referee: Ian Smith.

Eastern Suburbs 47 (Pauliasi Taumoepeau 2, Anton Lavin 2, Campese Ma'afu, Ofa Fainga'anuku, Richard Stanford tries; Kurt Morath 6 cons)

Gordon 34 (Barry Mansfield 2, Dave Harvey, Ben Paurini tries; Dave Harvey 4 cons, 2 pens)

Referee: James Leckie.

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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 8 Highlights

By Louise Ransome

Posted May 23, 2011 11:20:00
Updated May 23, 2011 14:06:00

In the top of the table clash between Eastwood and Eastern Suburbs, it was the Woodies who showed they're the team to beat in 2011 with an impressive 58-14 victory at T.G. Millner Field.

Despite the Beasties forward pack looking the stronger on paper, the home side was dominant in both attack and defence.

They hit the accelerator right from the outset and opened up a 25-7 lead at the break, and put the result beyond doubt with two tries in the opening minutes of the second half.

In an exciting display of rugby, stand-in captain Ben Batger, Mitch Lees and Tim Bennetts each scored a double, with Pierra Hola and Batger contributing with the boot.

Eastwood have now claimed maximum points in six of their eight victories.

Eastwood 58 (Mitch Lees 2, Tim Bennetts 2, Ben Batger 2, Sione Piukala, John Grant tries; Pierre Hola 5 cons, 2 pens, Ben Batger con)

Eastern Suburbs 14 (Kurt Morath, Ratub Ma'afu tries; Kurt Morath 2 cons)

Half-time: Eastwood 25-7. Referee: Steve Hardy.

Join ABC TV next week for the first look at Sydney University in 2011 with the round nine clash against Randwick at Sydney University No. 1 Oval.

See all the action live on Saturday May 28 in NSW and the ACT from 3:00pm on ABC1. Interstate viewers can catch-up on every minute on ABC iView.

You can also find us on Facebook - www.facebook.com/abcshuteshield or follow us on Twitter @abc_shuteshield.

Other round 8 results

Parramatta 22 (Mohd Roche 2, Andrew Cox, Tyler Stevens tries; Ioane Sefo con)

West Harbour 20 (Macquire Tatola try; Shaun Treweek 5 pens)

Half-time: West Harbour 17-12. Referee: Jamie McGregor.

Warringah 28 (Josh Holmes 2, Haydn Black, Francesco Fronzoni tries; Tristan Stanley 2 pens, con)

Penrith 15 (Richard Aho, Stan Tuionuku tries; Tawhiri Walsh con, pen)

Half-time: Warringah 10-8. Referee: James Scholtens.

Manly 23 (Neil Meyer, Ed Gower, Jacob Woodhouse tries; Ben Seymour 2 pens, con)

Northern Suburbs 18 (Bill Meakes, Cam Crawford tries; Henari Veratau 2 pens, con)

Half-time: Manly 20-15. Referee: Stephen Hill (QLD).

Randwick 37 (Atonio Halangahu 2, Tim McGann, Toby Browne, Clinton Sills tries; Toby Browne 3 cons, 2 pens)

Southern Districts 30 (Nick Seymour, Sam Latunipulu, Apo Latunipulu, Ben Connolly tries; Rohan Saifoloi 2 cons, 2 pens)

Half-time: Randwick 18-13. Referee: Anthony Moyes.

Sydney University 38 (Aldy King, Trent King, David Hickey, Alex Rokobaro tries; Penalty Try; Dan Kelly 3 pens, 2 cons)

Gordon 30 (Terry Preston, Barry Mansfield, Dion Berryman tries; Dave Harvey 3 cons, 3 pens)

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.

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

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 6 Highlights

Posted May 9, 2011 11:29:00
Updated May 9, 2011 16:00:00

Southern Districts scored five tries to three but could only come away with a 31-all draw against Gordon at Forshaw Rugby Park.

The Rebels opened the scoring early through a try to Rohan Saifoloi, however Gordon took over for the remainder of the half with Dave Harvey ticking the scoreboard over with penalties.

A length of the field intercept to Eric Maroni opened up a 16-5 half-time lead but the home side came back after the break through former Brisbane Bronco Denan Kemp.

Gordon responded through Barry Mansfield and took a nine-point lead, but it kept shifting hands, with Kemp's second try bringing the margin back to just two.

A try to Gordon, and two to Southern Districts saw the hosts take a 31-28 lead but the ever reliable Gordon fly-half Harvey tied the game up with a penalty two minutes from full time.

Gordon take away two points from the match while the Rebels' five tries earns them three competition points.

Southern Districts 31 (Denan Kemp 2, Rohan Saifoloi, Hoani Matenga, Lopeti Timani tries; Rohan Saifoloi 3 cons)

Gordon 31 (Eric Maroni, Barry Mansfield, Travis Church tries; Dave Harvey 4 pens, 2 cons) at Forshaw Rugby Park.

Half-time: Gordon 16-5. Referee: Nathan Pearce.

Next week the ABC TV match of the week is between Northern Suburbs and Randwick at North Sydney Oval.

Join us live on Saturday May 14 from 3:00pm on ABC1 in NSW and the ACT, or catch-up on all the action on ABC iView.

You can also find us on Facebook - www.facebook.com/abcshuteshield or follow us on Twitter @abc_shuteshield.

Other round 6 results

Manly 40 (Eddie Aholelei 2, Elvis Taione, Brian Sefanaia, Lui Siale, Chris Yarrington tries; Ben Seymour 5 cons)

West Harbour 26 (Isaiah Pine, Joe Tuvitu, Tito Mua, Rodney Blake tries; Shaun Treweek 3 cons)

Half-time: Manly 14-7. Referee: Damien Mitchelmore.

Penrith 28 (Pete Niumata 2, Sikuti Vunipola, Atelea Okati tries; Tawhiri Walsh 4 cons)

Randwick 27 (Jai Ayoub, Atonio Halangahu, Ethan Ford tries; Toby Browne 3 cons, 2 pens)

Half-time: Randwick 24-21. Referee: Daniel Cheever.

Eastwood 38 (Hugh Perrett 2, Sione Piukala, John Grant, Ben Batger tries; Pierre Hola 5 cons, pen)

Parramatta 26 (Ryan Aniseko, Andrew Cox, Dan Yakopo, Damien Fakafanua tries; Ioane Sefo 3 cons)

Half-time: Eastwood 21-14. Referee: Anthony Moyes.

Eastern Suburbs 16 (Talalelei Gray try; Kurt Morath 3 pens, con)

Warringah 13 (Richard Southan try; Tristan Stanley 2 pens, con) at Pittwater Rugby Park.

Referee: Ian Smith.

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Shute Shield Round 4 Highlights

Posted April 26, 2011 12:50:00
Updated April 26, 2011 16:13:00

Eastern Suburbs confirmed their position as genuine title contenders for the 2011 Shute Shield, grinding out a four point victory over Randwick in ABC's match of the round.

In wet conditions at Coogee, the Beasts proved too strong in what was a typically hard-fought local derby, coming from behind with 10 minutes to go to win 27-23.

The visitors scored three tries to two and are now firmly established inside the top three teams after a month of competition.

At Manly Oval, Eastwood were victors over the Marlins to remain the only undefeated side in the competition.

Little separated the two teams and the home ground advantage was expected to be an asset for Manly, but it was the visitors who ran in three tries to two.

Lock Josh Dunning bagged an unlikely double for Eastwood who have set themselves up well for a defence of the minor premiership.

And in the story of the round, Parramatta has ended one of the longest droughts in Australian sport, scoring their first victory in more than a year.

The 22-17 win at Pittwater Rugby Park saw the Two Blues score three tries to two, handing the Rats their third straight defeat.

Next week the ABC team travels to Chatswood Oval for the match between Gordon and Parramatta.

Can the Two Blues make it two in a row?

Join us live on Saturday April 30 from 3:00pm on ABC1 in NSW and the ACT, or catch-up on all the action on ABC iView.

You can also find us on Facebook - www.facebook.com/abcshuteshield or follow us on Twitter @abc_shuteshield.

Other round 4 results

Randwick v Eastern Suburbs at Coogee Oval

Eastern Suburbs 27 (Richard Stanford, Andrew Shaw, Junior Poroku tries; Kurt Morath 3 cons, 2 pens)

Randwick 23 (Tim Wright, Clinton Sills tries; Toby Browne 3 pens, 2 cons)

Referee: Steve Hardy.

Sydney University v West Harbour at University Oval No.1

Sydney University 16 (Ben Roberts try; Danny Kroll 2 pens, Alex Rokobaro con, pen)

West Harbour 12 (Liam Windon 2 tries; Shaun Treweek con) at University Oval No.1.

Referee: Anthony Moyes.

Southern Districts v Penrith at Forshaw Rugby Park

Southern Districts 33 (Josh Gamgee, Ryan Shortland, Apo Latunipulu, Ben Connolly tries; Rohan Saifoloi 3 pens, 2 cons)

Penrith 0.

Referee: James Leckie.

Northern Suburbs v Gordon at North Sydney Oval

Gordon 27 (Barry Mansfield 2, Terry Preston tries; Dave Harvey 3 cons, 2 pens)

Northern Suburbs 21 (Scott Podmore, Mat Lamont tries; Zack Holmes 3 pens, con)

Referee: Richard Goswell.

Manly v Eastwood at Manly Oval

Eastwood 27 (Josh Dunning 2, Barry Fa?amuasili tries; Pierre Hola 3 cons, 2 pens)

Manly 17 (Chris Cottee, Ben Seymour tries; Ben Seymour 2 cons, BJ Hartmann pen)

Referee: Daniel Cheever.

Warringah v Parramatta at Pittwater Rugby Park

Parramatta 22 (Sione Taula, Lua Vailoaloa, Tyler Stevens tries; Ioane Sefo 2 cons, pen)

Warringah 17 (Josh Holmes, Michael Dalton tries; Hamish Angus 2 cons, pen) at Pittwater Rugby Park.

Referee: Jamie McGregor.

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Shute Shield Round 3 Highlights

By Louise Ransome

Posted April 18, 2011 14:43:00

Eastwood continued their stellar start to the season, with a 23-11 victory over Randwick on Saturday at T.G. Millner Field .

The Woodies kept their unbeaten record alive in the 2011 Shute Shield season, in torrential playing conditions.

Randwick lead early through penalties, but the home side snatched the lead midway through the first half with a try to Tim Bennetts.

Fullback Ben Batger came off with a back injury just before halftime which left the kicking duties up to number 10 Pierre Hola.

The injury woes continued for the team in blue and white with dynamic winger Cameron Mitchell succumbing to a knee problem.

Bennetts got his double early in the second, and despite being down by 14 the Wicks kept the pressure on with Lai Vatadroka crossing minutes later.

But the home side prevailed, with Hola's boot adding three more points to claim their third win of the season.

Eastwood 23 (Tim Bennetts 2 tries; Pierre Hola con, 2 pens, Ben Batger 1 con, 1 pen)

Randwick 11 (Lai Vatadroka try; Toby Brown 2 pens)
Referee: Anthony Moyes.

Next week the ABC team travels to Coogee Oval for clash in the East between Randwick and Eastern Suburbs.

Join us live on Saturday April 23 from 3:00pm on ABC1 in NSW and the ACT, or catch-up on all the action on ABC iView.

Other round 3 results

West Harbour v Southern Districts at Concord Oval

Southern Districts 28 (Mick Kauter, Nick Seymour, Ryan Shortland tries; Rohan Saifoloi 2 pens, con, Ben Volavola con, pen)

West Harbour 24 (Liam Windon, Dan Thomas tries; Shaun Treweek 4 pens, con)
Referee: Richard Goswell.

Northern Suburbs v Penrith at Nepean Rugby Park

Northern Suburbs 44 (Zack Holmes 2, AJ Gilbert, Bill Meakes, Cam Crawford tries; Zack Holmes 5 cons, 3 pens)

Penrith 22 (Henry Lilomaiava 2, Gavin Duncan tries; Gavin Duncan 2 cons, pen)
Referee: Jamie McGregor.

Eastern Suburbs v Sydney University at Woollahra Oval

Eastern Suburbs 17 (Anton Lavin try; Kurt Morath 4 pens)

Sydney University 13 (Peter Betham try; Alex Rokobaro con, pen, Dan Kelly pen)
Referee: Callan O?Neill.

Gordon v Warringah at Chatswood Oval

Gordon 35 (Dion Berryman 2, Tom Matthews, Matt McDougall, John Broome tries; Dave Harvey 5 cons)

Warringah 27 (Scott Bradley, Dylan Smouha, Hamish Angus try; Hamish Angus 3 cons, 2 pen)
Referee: Daniel Cheever.

Manly v Parramatta at Manly Oval

Manly 22 (Eddie Aholelei 2, Kotoni Ale, Lui Siale tries; Ben Seymour con)

Parramatta 10 (Trent Hoscher, James Riddell tries)
Referee: Steve Hardy.

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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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Shute Shield Round 2 Highlights

By Louise Ransome

Posted April 11, 2011 14:37:00
Updated April 11, 2011 16:06:00

In the first local derby of 2011 Manly has claimed peninsular bragging rights with a 55-12 demolition of Warringah at Manly Oval.

The match was anyone's at half-time, with just one point the difference but the home side was simply clinical after the break.

The Marlins stepped up a gear, running in six unanswered tries in the second half with the scoring rate at a point-a-minute.

Lui Siale and Brian Sefanaia each bagging doubles, the Marlins sending a message loud and clear to the rest of the competition.

Manly 55 (Lui Siale 2, Brian Sefanaia 2, Chris Cottee, Selesi Manu, Gareth Inches tries; Ben Seymour 4 pens, 3 cons, Marshall Milroy con) d Warringah 12 (Scott Fardy, Michael Dalton tries; Maurice Kennedy con) at Manly Oval. Half-time: Manly 13-12. Referee: James Leckie.

Next week ABC TV travels to T.G. Millner Field for Eastwood v Randwick.

Join us live on Saturday April 16 from 3:00pm on ABC1 in NSW and the ACT, or catch-up on all the action on ABC iView.

Other results

Northern Suburbs v West Harbour at North Sydney Oval

West Harbour 22 (Isaiah Pine, Henry Seavula, Todd Liubinskas tries; Shaun Treweek 2 cons, pen) d Northern Suburbs 10 (Rory Walton try; Ben Murray con, Pete Smith pen) at North Sydney Oval. Half-time: West Harbour 10-3. Referee: Anthony Moyes.

Penrith v Gordon at Nepean Rugby Park

Gordon 28 (Junior To?o, Eric Maroni, Dion Berryman, Dave Harvey tries; Dave Harvey 2 pens, con) d Penrith 23 (Toa Asa, Winnie Paulo, Lachlan Porteous tries; Gavin Duncan 2 pens, con) at Nepean Rugby Park. Half-time: Gordon 13-8. Referee: Daniel Cheever.

Southern Districts v Eastern Suburbs at Forshaw Rugby Park

Southern Districts 24 (Lopeti Timani, Nicky Price, Ben Connolly tries; Rohan Saifoloi 3 pens) d Eastern Suburbs 19 (John Coolican, Phil Mathers, Anton Lavin tries; Kurt Morath 2 cons) at Forshaw Rugby Park. Half-time: Southern Districts 14-7. Referee: Angus Gardner.

Sydney University v Eastwood at University Oval No.1

Eastwood 45 (Hugh Perrett, John Grant, Sione Piukala, Tim Bennetts, Cameron Mitchell, Ben Batger tries; Pierre Hola 2 cons, 2 pens, Ben Batger pen) d Sydney University 27 (Jack de Guingand, Eddie Bredenhann, Bernard Foley tries; Eddie Bredenhann 3 cons, 2 pens) at University Oval No.1. Half-time: Eastwood 27-6. Referee: Jamie McGregor.

Parramatta v Randwick at Granville Park

Randwick 59 (Clinton Sills 5, Tim McGann, Toby Browne, Tom Tombleson, Sam Bartlett tries; Toby Browne 4 cons, Jai Ayoub 3 cons) d Parramatta 19 (Trent Hoscher, Andrew Cox, Jesse Leota tries; Ioane Sefo 2 cons) at Granville Park. Half-time: Randwick 28-5. Referee: Callan O'Neill.

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