The Shute Shield, known as the Charter Hall Shute Shield, is a semi-professional rugby union competition in Sydney, Australia. It is the premier club competition in New South Wales. The Shute Shield is awarded to the winning team from the Sydney premiership grand final held at the end of the club rugby season.
The Sydney University Football Club, founded in 1863, is the oldest club now playing rugby union in Australia, although this date is disputed by historian Tom Hickie who argues that it was 1865.
Manly Rugby Union Football Club is a rugby union club based in Manly, a suburb of Sydney. The club was formed in 1883 and competes in the New South Wales Rugby Union competitions, the Charter Hall Shute Shield.
Adam Freier is a rugby union footballer. In 2011 and 2012 he played for the Rebels in the Super Rugby competition, and retired at the end of 2012 from professional rugby. In 2015 he came out of retirement to play Shute Shield for Randwick until this day. His usual playing position is hooker.
James Hilgendorf is a rugby union professional who plays for the Melbourne Rebels in the Super Rugby competition. His usual position is fly-half, but he can also play in the centres or at fullback.
Rory Sidey is an Australian rugby union player who played for the New South Wales Waratahs, Western Force and Melbourne Rebels. His primary position is inside centre.
Scott Higginbotham is a retired Australian rugby union player. Capped 32 times for Australia's national team, the Wallabies, Higginbotham's usual positions are blindside flanker and number eight.
Mitch Inman is an Australian rugby union footballer. His regular playing position is either centre or wing. He represents the Rebels in Super Rugby.
Eddie Aholelei is a retired professional rugby union footballer. His regular playing position is prop.
Cadeyrn Neville is a rugby union footballer. His regular playing position is lock. He represents the ACT Brumbies in Super Rugby.
Michael Snowden is an Australian rugby union footballer. His regular playing position is scrum-half. Having previously played club rugby for Eastwood in the Shute Shield, he was named in the Western Force Extended Playing Squad for the 2013 Super Rugby season before playing with Waikato in the 2013 ITM Cup. Mick returned to Super Rugby with the Melbourne Rebels for the 2016 season where he made two appearances from the bench, before re-signing with the club for the 2017 season.
Angus Roberts is a professional Australian rugby union player for the Melbourne Rebels. His preferred positions are fullback and flyhalf.
Tom English is an Australian rugby player, currently playing with the Melbourne Rebels in the Super Rugby. English plays as a centre, however, he can play on the wing.
Hugh Roach is an Australian rugby union professional player who plays hooker for the Chicago Hounds of Major League Rugby (MLR) in the United States. He also plays for the USA Perpignan of Top 14 (France).
Jack Debreczeni is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays as a fly half for the ACT Brumbies in the Super Rugby Pacific competition.
Steven Cummins is an Australian professional rugby union player, currently signed with Melbourne-based Super Rugby side, the Rebels. He was previously a member of Welsh Pro 14 team Scarlets. His regular position is lock and he also plays at blind-side flanker.
Hugh Perrett is a rugby union player who played for the Rebels in Super Rugby. His playing position is Flanker. He made his debut in Super Rugby for the Rebels during the 2012 Super Rugby season as an injury replacement.
Jed Gillespie is an Australian rugby union player who played for the Rebels in the Super Rugby competition. His position of choice is prop.
Ed Craig is a teacher at SHORE school in North Sydney where he teaches PDHPE and Christian studies. Previously, Craig was a PDHPE teacher at Barker College in Sydney. He has played rugby union for the NSW Waratahs the Melbourne Rebels and the Queensland Reds. He played for Australian Schoolboys and Australian Under 20s and for Sydney in the National Rugby Championship (NRC). Craig is currently playing in the Sydney Shute Shield competition for his home club Eastwood. His position is hooker.
Josh Kaifa is a New Zealand rugby union player, who currently plays as a loose forward for Hawke's Bay in New Zealand's domestic National Provincial Championship competition. In 2022, he also played for Moana Pasifika in Super Rugby.
