2019 Shute Shield season

Last updated

2019 Super Rugby season
ChampionsSydney University
Matches played93
Tries scored717 (7.71 per match)
Top try scorer(s) Jack Grant (Eastern Suburbs)
14 tries
Official website shuteshield.com

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]

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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

ClubLocationHome groundNicknameFirst seasonPremier­ships
Eastern Suburbs Upper Eastern Suburbs Woollahra Oval, Rose Bay The Beasties19009
Eastwood The Hills TG Millner Field, MarsfieldThe Woodies19476
Gordon Upper North Shore Chatswood Oval, ChatswoodHighlanders19368
Manly Lower Northern Beaches Manly Oval, ManlyThe Marlins19067
Northern Suburbs Lower North Shore North Sydney Oval, North SydneyThe Shoreman, Norths, The Red and Blacks19007
Parramatta Parramatta Granville Park, Merrylands Two Blues19343
Randwick Lower Eastern Suburbs Coogee Oval, CoogeeGalloping Greens, The Wicks191432
Southern Districts St. George and The Shire Forshaw Park, Sylvania WatersThe Rebels19890
Sydney University Camperdown University Oval No. 2, Camperdown The Students190040
Warringah Upper Northern Beaches Pittwater Park, Warriewood The Rats, Ratties19711
West Harbour Inner West Concord Oval, ConcordPirates19002

Standings

2019 Shute Shield standings
PosTeamPWDLPFPAPDTFTATBLBPts
1 Sydney University 171205617304+313933913364
2 Eastwood 171205550420+130785913263
3 Warringah 171304488408+80655410062
4 Northern Suburbs 16907470426+44685810349
5 Eastern Suburbs 16907449425+2462539247
6 Manly 16817444465−2164668446
7 Gordon 16817454391+6359556444
8 Randwick 16709440441−158627237
9 Southern Districts 176011446514−6863719437
10 West Harbour 163211388574−18646835324
11 Parramatta 161015261639−3784096408

Play-offs

Week 1

Week 2

Grand Final

References

  1. Penrith cut from Shute Shield 30 April 2018
  2. 2019 Shute Shield draw announced 20 November 2018
  3. "University 47–31 Manly". Shute Shield. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  4. "Warringah 24–7 Northern Suburbs". Shute Shield. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  5. "Eastwood 24–21 Eastern Suburbs". Shute Shield. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  6. "Warringah 22–15 Eastwood". Shute Shield. 17 August 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  7. "University 40–7 Northern Suburbs". Shute Shield. 17 August 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.