2019 Shute Shield season explained

2019 Super Rugby season
Champions:Sydney University
Matches:93
Tries:717
Top Try Scorer:Jack Grant (Eastern Suburbs)
14 tries

The 2019 Shute Shield season is 146th season of a premier rugby union competition in Sydney and the 97th season of the Shute Shield. The 2019 season is featuring 11 teams, following Penrith's cutting from the competition in 2018. The premiers were Sydney University, defeating Warringah by 5 points in the grand final, held at Bankwest Stadium.[1]

Competition format

The 2019 Shute Shield season will be played across 18 rounds, with each team playing each other once and eight other teams twice in a home and away format. This will be followed by a six-team play-off post season, culminating with a grand final on 24 August.[2]

Teams

Club Location Home ground Nickname First seasonPremierships
Eastern SuburbsWoollahra Oval, Rose BayThe Beasties19009
EastwoodThe HillsTG Millner Field, MarsfieldThe Woodies19476
GordonUpper North ShoreChatswood Oval, ChatswoodHighlanders19368
ManlyLower Northern BeachesManly Oval, ManlyThe Marlins19067
Northern SuburbsLower North ShoreNorth Sydney Oval, North SydneyThe Shoreman, Norths, The Red and Blacks19007
ParramattaParramattaGranville Park, MerrylandsTwo Blues19343
RandwickLower Eastern SuburbsCoogee Oval, CoogeeGalloping Greens, The Wicks191432
Southern DistrictsSt. George and The ShireForshaw Park, Sylvania WatersThe Rebels19890
Sydney UniversityCamperdownUniversity Oval No. 2, CamperdownThe Students190040
WarringahUpper Northern BeachesPittwater Park, WarriewoodThe Rats, Ratties19711
West HarbourInner WestConcord Oval, ConcordPirates19002

Standings

2019 Shute Shield standings
PosTeamPWDLPFPAPDTFTATBLBPts
1 Sydney University17 12 0 5 617 304 +313 93 39 13 3 64
2 Eastwood17 12 0 5 550 420 +130 78 59 13 2 63
3 Warringah17 13 0 4 488 408 +80 65 54 10 0 62
4 Northern Suburbs16 9 0 7 470 426 +44 68 58 10 3 49
5 Eastern Suburbs16 9 0 7 449 425 +24 62 53 9 2 47
6 Manly16 8 1 7 444 465 −21 64 66 8 4 46
7 Gordon16 8 1 7 454 391 +63 59 55 6 4 44
8 Randwick16 7 0 9 440 441 −1 58 62 7 2 37
9 Southern Districts17 6 0 11 446 514 −68 63 71 9 4 37
10 West Harbour16 3 2 11 388 574 −186 46 83 5 3 24
11 Parramatta16 1 0 15 261 639 −378 40 96 4 0 8

Play-offs

Grand Final

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.rugby.com.au/news/2018/04/29/shute-shield-penrith-axed Penrith cut from Shute Shield
  2. http://www.nswwaratahs.com.au/news/news-article/articleid/18299/2019-shute-shield-draw-announced 2019 Shute Shield draw announced