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West Harbour v Newcastle Wildfires, Rd 3 Charter Hall Shute Shield at Drummoyne Oval, Drummoyne - Saturday 24th April, 2021. West Harbour in action against Newcastle, Shute Shield, 2021.

Club rugby

‘Committed to fighting’: West Harbour, Two Blues slam Shute Shield merger talk

The three western Sydney clubs have been urged to merge to stay in next year’s Shute Shield. They have other ideas.

by Sam Phillips

The Springboks and All Blacks played out a low-scoring draw in Wellington.

South Africa rugby

Springbok stars suffer burns in ‘fire pit’ accident, in doubt for Lions series

Dan McKellar signed a coaching contract extension last week.

Wallabies

‘I can’t wait to get stuck in’: McKellar to join Wallabies as forwards coach

by Sam Phillips

Michael Hooper wants to play for Manly for the first time since he was a 16-year-old Colts player.

Super Rugby

‘Just far too big an ask’: Winless Waratahs rule out Hooper rescue mission

by Sam Phillips

Opinion

Wallabies

The other Izzy: Why a hard-running Waratah is my Wallabies bolter

by Wayne Smith

Insight & Analysis

The flaw that makes the Waratahs less than the sum of their parts

Paul Cully

Not only are NSW conceding plenty of tries, poor restarts are also ensuring that they immediately put themselves under pressure again.

Sydney clubs want to excise the west. Did rugby learn nothing from the Force debacle?

Wayne Smith

Rather than cutting free the struggling Shute Shield teams in Sydney’s western suburbs, how about investing time and money instead?

For the Fijian Drua, the struggle is real ... but the rewards are huge

Paul Cully

Simon Raiwalui does not have his troubles to seek as the head of Fiji Rugby, but the former Wallabies forwards coach can see a bright light at the end of the tunnel.

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Opinion

Wallabies

The other Izzy: Why a hard-running Waratah is my Wallabies bolter

Having blooded eight Wallabies debutants in 2020, it would be good if Dave Rennie didn’t need to pick ‘newbies’ this year. But the form of one uncapped Tah may prove irresistible.

by Wayne Smith

Manly and Sydney University face off at Manly Oval in the Shute Shield.

Club rugby

Eastern teams unwavering on Shute Shield reform, call for western clubs to merge

A letter from the president of Eastern Suburbs has called for Parramatta, Penrith and West Harbour to become a single club. But one of the trio wants to go it alone.