Shute Shield
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| Shute Shield | |
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| Current season or competition: 2008 Shute Shield Season |
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| Sport | Rugby union |
| Founded | 1923 |
| No. of teams | 12 |
| Country(ies) | Australia |
| Most recent champion(s) |
Sydney University |
The Shute Shield is a rugby union competition in Sydney, New South Wales. It is the premier grade rugby trophy in NSW rugby. The Shute Shield is awarded in the first half of the Sydney club season. The Shield is contested by the twelve NSWRU clubs and, in previous seasons clubs from outside of the Sydney metropolitan area, such as the Illawarriors and Central Coast Waves. The competition format involves a 13 week round-robin competition which is followed by a four week play-off series that culminates in a grand final. The playoffs are contested by the top six placed teams following the round-robin. The bottom eight teams following the round-robin contest the plate during the play-offs. The trophy was donated to the New South Wales Rugby Union in 1923 by Sydney University Football Club, and was named in honour of Robert Elliott Shute who died while playing for New South Wales in 1922.
The first Sydney club competition was in 1874, competed by Balmain, Newington College, Uni and The King's School. The Shute Shield is seen as the traditional successor.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- 2007 Tooheys New Shute Shield Draw. nswrugby.com.au. Retrieved on 2007-06-07.
- 2007 Tooheys New Shute Shield Draw. nswrugby.com.au. Retrieved on 2007-06-07.
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