2023 Shute Shield season | |
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Number of teams | 12 |
Champions | Randwick (29th Premiership) |
Runners-up | Northern Suburbs |
Matches played | 117 |
Top point scorer | Reece Suesue (121) |
Top try scorer | Andrew Tuala (16) |
Official website | |
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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]
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]
Club | Colour | Jersey | Stadium/Base | Coach |
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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] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | BP | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Qualifying Finals | Preliminary Finals | Grand Final | |||||||||||
2 | Randwick | 32 | |||||||||||
5 | Gordon | 23 | Randwick | 38 | |||||||||
Eastwood | 20 | ||||||||||||
3 | Eastwood | 54 | Randwick | 17 | |||||||||
4 | Manly | 20 | Northern Suburbs | 15 | |||||||||
Manly | 5 | ||||||||||||
1 | Northern Suburbs | 23 | Northern Suburbs | 23 | |||||||||
6 | Hunter Wildfires | 17 | |||||||||||
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