2019 Shute Shield season

2019 Super Rugby season
2019 Super Rugby season
Champions	Sydney University
Matches played	93
Tries scored	717 (7.71 per match)
Top try scorer(s)	Jack Grant (Eastern Suburbs); 14 tries
Official website	shuteshield.com

Last updated July 08, 2025

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

Competition format

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

Teams

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

Standings

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

Source: Shute Shield

Play-offs

Week 1

10 August
15:00

Sydney University	47–31	Manly
Try: Harry Johnson-Holmes (2) Tom Horton Rohan O'Regan Ben Hughes Guy Porter Harry Potter Con: James Kane (5) Ben Hughes Cards: James Kane	Scoreboard^[3]	Try: Michael Adams (2) Alex Dalzell Con: Beaudein Waaka (3) Pen: Beaudein Waaka

Sydney University Football Ground

10 August
15:10

Warringah	24–7	Northern Suburbs
Try: Samuel Ward Josh Holmes Liam Windon Max Girdler Con: Harley Attwater (2)	Scoreboard^[4]	Try: Nathan Russell Con: Angus Sinclair

Pittwater Park

10 August
15:10

Eastwood	24–21	Eastern Suburbs
Try: Rhys Allen Barton Picone Mark Nawaqanitawase Con: Tayler Adams	Scoreboard^[5]	Try: Rowan Perry (2) Lalakai Foketi Con: Mack Mason (3) Cards: Jack Turley Jack Grant

TG Millner Field

Week 2

17 August
13:10

Eastwood	15–22	Warringah
Try: Patrick Sio James Sarks Con: Tayler Adams Pen: Tayler Adams Cards: Barton Picone	Scoreboard^[6]	Try: Harry Jones (2) Con: Harley Attwater Pen: Harley Attwater Cards: Samuel Ward

North Sydney Oval

17 August
15:10

Sydney University	40–7	Northern Suburbs
Try: Jake Gordon (2) Declan Moore Rohan O'Regan Guy Porter Mitch Whiteley Con: James Kane (5) Cards: Lachlan Swinton	Scoreboard^[7]	Try: Cameron Clark Con: Angus Sinclair Cards: Will Miller

North Sydney Oval

Grand Final

24 August
15:15

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

Bankwest Stadium

References

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

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[1] Penrith cut from Shute Shield 30 April 2018

[2] 2019 Shute Shield draw announced 20 November 2018

[University_47-31_Manly-3] "University 47–31 Manly". Shute Shield. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.

[Warringah_24-7_Northern_Suburbs-4] "Warringah 24–7 Northern Suburbs". Shute Shield. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.

[Eastwood_24-21_Eastern_Suburbs-5] "Eastwood 24–21 Eastern Suburbs". Shute Shield. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.

[Warringah_22-15_Eastwood-6] "Warringah 22–15 Eastwood". Shute Shield. 17 August 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.

[University_40-7_Norths-7] "University 40–7 Northern Suburbs". Shute Shield. 17 August 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.

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