2023 Shute Shield season

The 2023 Shute Shield season, also known as the Charter Hall Shute Shield,[lower-alpha 1] or the NSWRU Shute Shield, is the 149th and current season of the semi-professional premier-grade rugby union club competition in the Australian state of New South Wales. With all but one club playing inside the Sydney area, the competition holds the same number of teams from the previous season, twelve, following difficulties due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the axing of Western Sydney club, Penrith Emus.[1][2]

2023 Shute Shield season
Number of teams12
ChampionsRandwick (29th Premiership)
Runners-upNorthern Suburbs
Matches played117
Top point scorerReece Suesue (121)
Top try scorerAndrew Tuala (16)
Official website
shuteshield.rugby

The regular season begins on 1 April and will conclude following eighteen rounds, with one bye round, on 5 August. A six team finals series will kick-off following round eighteen. The Grand Final will be played on August 26 The defending champions are Sydney University.[3][4]

Stadia and personnel
Shute Shield team stadia, 2023 (Sydney)
Club Colour Jersey Stadium/Base Coach
Eastern Suburbs Woollahra Oval, Rose Bay Simon Kneebone[5]
Eastwood TG Millner Field, Marsfield Ben Batger[6]
Gordon Chatswood Oval, Chatswood Brian Melrose[7]
Hunter Wildfires Newcastle No.2 Sportsground, Newcastle West Scott Coleman[8]
Manly Manly Oval, Manly Phil Blake[9]
Northern Suburbs North Sydney Oval, North Sydney Zak Beer[10]
Randwick Coogee Oval, Coogee Stephen Hoiles[11]
Southern Districts Forshaw Park, Sylvania Waters Jayson Brewer[12]
Sydney University Sydney University Football Ground (No.2 Oval), Camperdown Damien Hill[13]
Warringah Pittwater Park, Warriewood Mike Ruthven[14]
West Harbour Concord Oval, Concord Cameron Treloar[15]
Western Sydney Two Blues Granville Park, Merrylands Sailosi Tagicakibau[16]

Matches
Home \ Away E'Sub E'Wood Gordon Hunter Manly Norths R'Wick Souths Uni WAR W. Harbour Two Blues
Eastern Suburbs — 30–24 29–28 12–48 22–36 38–19 47–35 35–43 27–20 21–36
Eastwood — 28–27 50–28 40–44 29–34 30–16 19–38 66–41 31–18 24–22
Gordon 40–15 45–28 — 22–21 5–46 19–30 36–7 49–29 39–38 12–23
Hunter Wildfires 31–10 28–44 — 27–19 29–5 31–24 19–26 21–36 31–27 34–21
Manly 31–28 24–27 17–18 — 29–24 14–14 45–24 43–26 17–17 26–19
Northern Suburbs 24–15 36–46 23–17 43–28 — 15–27 35–24 25–22 27–21 27–19
Randwick 43–24 26–34 35–21 34–27 23–28 — 63–20 44–33 49–0 36–29
Southern Districts 17–26 22–50 16–7 24–21 15–38 — 28–45 21–17 12–31 25–42
Sydney University 38–36 26–29 28–41 29–26 21–17 20–37 21–14 — 21–17 31–38
Warringah 15–13 26–31 20–52 14–38 21–49 15–22 42–32 13–15 — 29–24
West Harbour 31–27 34–31 17–22 26–31 16–14 21–29 19–22 44–16 — 17–15
Western Sydney Two Blues 60–28 18–26 32–33 22–36 22–24 28–18 33–17 38–24 40–26 —
First match(es) will be played: 5 August 2023. Source: Shute Shield
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Ladder
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD BP Pts Qualification
1 Northern Suburbs 18 14 0 4 539 422 +117 11 67 Qualification for Qualifying finals
2 Randwick (C) 18 13 1 4 574 390 +184 13 67
3 Eastwood 18 11 0 7 614 571 +43 18 62
4 Manly 18 9 2 7 515 405 +110 17 57 Qualification for Qualifying finals, double chance
5 Gordon 18 11 0 7 503 456 +47 12 56 Qualification for Qualifying finals
6 Hunter Wildfires 18 10 0 8 509 475 +34 16 56
7 Western Sydney Two Blues 18 9 0 9 536 451 +85 18 54
8 Sydney University 18 9 0 9 483 521 −38 13 49
9 West Harbour 18 6 1 11 437 457 −20 14 40
10 Eastern Suburbs 18 6 0 12 455 559 −104 13 37
11 Warringah 18 4 0 14 423 635 −212 15 31
12 Southern Districts 18 4 0 14 375 621 −246 4 20
Updated to match(es) played on 5 August 2023. Source: Shute Shield
(C) Champions

Finals series

Bracket

Notes
  1. For naming rights.

References
  1. Phillips, Sam (13 August 2021). "Shute Shield season abandoned, Penrith booted out of 2022 competition". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  2. "Penrith booted from Shute Shield from 2022". ESPN Australia. 13 August 2021.
  3. Helmers, Caden; Decent, Tom (3 September 2022). "Rugby as it happened: Shute Shield grand final plus All Blacks v Argentina, Wallabies v South Africa". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  4. Decent, Tom (4 September 2022). "'It feels unreal': Sydney University topple Gordon in Shute Shield decider". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  5. "Easts – Our People". eastsrugby.com.au. Archived from the original on 11 March 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  6. "Eastwood Rugby – Coaching Staff". eastwoodrugby.com.au. Archived from the original on 11 March 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  7. "Gordon – Coaching & Management". gordonrugby.com.au. Archived from the original on 28 February 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  8. "Wilfires – Club Leadership". wildfiresrugby.com.au. Archived from the original on 4 March 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  9. "Manly Marlins – Coaching Staff". manlyrugby.com.au. Archived from the original on 2 March 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  10. "Northern Suburbs – Grade Coaches & Management". northsrugby.com.au. Archived from the original on 1 March 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  11. "Randwick – Grade Coaches & Management". randwickrugby.com.au. Archived from the original on 1 March 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  12. "New Souths coach Jayson Brewer confident of Rebels' rebuild". rugbynews.net.au. 17 January 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  13. "Damien Hill appointed Head Coach for 2023". sydneyunirugby.com.au. 30 September 2022. Archived from the original on 3 March 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  14. "The Team Behind The Rats". warringahrugby.com.au. Archived from the original on 2 March 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  15. "New coach Cam Treloar looking to ride wave of optimism at West Harbour". rugbynews.net.au. 10 January 2023. Archived from the original on 7 March 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  16. ""This year more important than last" for Two Blues as they prepare for Tahs' trial". rugbynews.net.au. 15 February 2023. Archived from the original on 5 March 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
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