Welcome to the 2013 Shute Shield Media Guide.
This section is designed to provide members of the media with instant access all the relevant information on this year's Shute Shield competition.
SHUTE SHIELD
The Shute Shield is the premier grade rugby trophy in NSW and was struck in honour of the late Robert Elliott Stewart Shute.
NSW Premiership Rugby is contested in Sydney across four senior grades and three Colts competitions between 12 clubs: Eastern Suburbs, Eastwood, Gordon, Manly, Northern Suburbs, Parramatta, Penrith, Randwick, Southern Districts, Sydney University, Warringah and West Harbour.
Club Championship trophies are also contested on overall results.
The 2013 season will see a change in the format of the Shute Shield competition, with teams playing each other at least once and all home derbies, such as the big clash between Manly and Warringah, played home and away. Following an 18-round pool competition, the top eight will progress to a four-week finals series, with the 2013 winner crowned on Saturday September 14 at Concord Oval.
Follow the match of the day on ABC
As has been the case for a number of years, the 2013 competition will be broadcast live on ABC1 throughout NSW and the ACT on Saturdays from 3pm. Interstate viewers can watch a full replay of each week’s Shute Shield game at 3.30am on Tuesday mornings on ABC1 nationally and rugby fans everywhere can catch all the action online at anytime on ABC iView
Get all the latest news online
A full fixtures list, together with weekly previews and all the results can be found in the Draws, Results and Ladders section of this website, with weekly previews of all rounds and reviews of all the action posted in the News section.
Rugby fans can also follow the Shute Shield on Facebook via www.facebook.com/shuteshield and on Twitter via www.twitter.com/shuteshield where you can send your thoughts through the week and receive live updates during selected games. You can also catch highlights of every round by subscribing to Shute Shield TV on YouTube.
Mailing Address
NSW Rugby Union
Locked Bag 1222
Paddington NSW 2021