Lee Coan wrote this article.
If we come, they will build it.
Another great week of Club rugby, are we all enjoying getting out to the clubs?
I will continue to trawl the forum threads for each competition when putting this post together for match reviews, so if you are at a game, jot a couple […]
Entries Tagged as 'Shute Shield'
The 3rdTier – Weekly Wrap and Preview 4
May 22nd, 2012 · No Comments
Tags: Dewar Shield · WA Premier Grade · ACT & Southern NSW Premier Division · 3rdtier · Brisbane Premier Rugby · Shute Shield · Grassroots
The 3rdTier – Weekly Wrap and Preview 3
May 15th, 2012 · No Comments
Lee Coan wrote this article.
If we come, they will build it.
There is an announcement coming for the Photo Comp run last week, but here is the latest from the #3rdtier.
I will continue to trawl the forum threads for each competition when putting this post together for match reviews, so if you are at […]
Tags: Dewar Shield · WA Premier Grade · ACT & Southern NSW Premier Division · 3rdtier · Brisbane Premier Rugby · Shute Shield · Grassroots
The 3rdTier – Weekly Wrap and Preview 2
May 7th, 2012 · No Comments
Lee Coan wrote this article.
Show us your Sausage Sanga, drink and day at the 3rd Tier
If we come, they will build it.
This week, sitting in the stands enjoying the sunshine, great rugby and a sausage sanga and a beer, I got the idea to post a photo of said Sanga, Beer and Rugby. […]
Tags: 3rdtier · ACT & Southern NSW Premier Division · Shute Shield · Brisbane Premier Rugby · Grassroots · rugby
The 3rdTier – Weekly Wrap and Preview
May 2nd, 2012 · No Comments
Lee Coan wrote this article.
As I discussed last week, we need to take the responsibility of building the third tier of rugby in Australia. If we come, they will build it.
On Saturday as I was getting my umbrella and jacket ready to head out to Easts to follow my own advice, I got […]
Tags: 3rdtier · ACT & Southern NSW Premier Division · Shute Shield · Brisbane Premier Rugby · Grassroots · rugby
The Final Rugby-Tier – If we come, they will build it
April 24th, 2012 · No Comments
Lee Coan wrote this article.
Q: What do The Australian Provincial Championship, The Ricoh National Championship, the Australian Rugby Championship and the Australian Rugby Shield have in common? A: they are all failed attempts at building the fabled “Third Tier” of rugby in Australia.
You don’t have to spend long reading through our forum to […]
Tags: Shute Shield · Brisbane Premier Rugby · Opinion · Grassroots · rugby
Sandstone Rugby Factory
October 11th, 2011 · No Comments
Lee Coan wrote this article.
They might have gone down in the hunt for a record-breaking seventh Shute Shield title, but Sydney University’s rugby club has still been pretty damn successful over the last few years.
Five Uni players are in the squad facing New Zealand on Sunday: Dan Vickerman, Berrick Barnes, Ben McCalman, Luke […]
Tags: Super Rugby · Opinion · Shute Shield · analysis · video analysis · Rugby World Cup 2011 · rugby · Wallabies
Eastwood get the wood over Sydney Uni to win Shute Shield
September 24th, 2011 · No Comments
Lee Coan wrote this article.
Eastwood have snapped Sydney University’s dominance of the Shute Shield with a dramatic 19-16 extra time win at Concord Oval.
Uni opened the scoring after 3 minutes through a Daniel Halangahu penalty, but he’d be doing well to remember it after being knocked out attempting to tackle Eastwood flyhalf Pierre […]
Tags: Shute Shield · rugby · review
Tri-cities club rugby round-up
May 24th, 2011 · No Comments
Lee Coan wrote this article.
Let’s take a quick look at the results from the weekend’s matches, the table standings and the draw for the next rounds in these three great competitions.
Brisbane Round 4
Results
University 20 def. Brothers 13
Easts 65 def. Norths 15
Wests 32 def. Gold Coast 30
Souths 27 def. Sunshine Coast 18
GPS 16 def. […]
Tags: Shute Shield · Brisbane Premier Rugby · rugby · review
Brisbane, Sydney & Canberra Premier Rugby – 21 & 22 May
May 20th, 2011 · No Comments
Lee Coan wrote this article.
It’s time — in fact I’m running kinda late — to take a quick look at the weekend’s action in Australia’s three top club rugby competitions.
The point of interest in Brisbane is that the Reds have a bye so a host of squad members will be turning out for their […]
Tags: Shute Shield · Brisbane Premier Rugby · rugby · preview
Brisbane & Sydney Premier Rugby – 14 May
May 12th, 2011 · No Comments
Lee Coan wrote this article.
Let’s have a quick look at tomorrow’s action in Australia’s two premier club comps. In Brisbane most matches involve one team each from the top and bottom halves of the table, so while it’s only Round 3 the season pecking order could be settled right now — or thrown […]
Tags: Shute Shield · Brisbane Premier Rugby · preview
Brisbane, Sydney & Canberra Premier Rugby – 14 May
May 12th, 2011 · No Comments
Lee Coan wrote this article.
Let’s have a quick look at tomorrow’s action in Australia’s two three premier club comps. In Brisbane most matches involve one team each from the top and bottom halves of the table, so while it’s only Round 3 the season pecking order could be settled right now — or […]
Tags: Shute Shield · Brisbane Premier Rugby · preview
The Crooked Feed No. 3
May 8th, 2011 · No Comments
Lee Coan wrote this article.
The Crooked Feed is G&GR’s occasional column of rugby tidbits and trivia, compiled by Lee Grant. It’s based on the “Non-set pieces” thread in the Rugby Discussion Forum — a repository for things seen, heard, overheard and otherwise soon forgotten, gathered at the grounds, online and over the airwaves.
Players
Nathan […]
Tags: Shute Shield · The Crooked Feed · Opinion · Humour · rugby · news
Brisbane & Sydney club rugby: 6-7 May
May 6th, 2011 · No Comments
Lee Coan wrote this article.
Here’s a quick preview of the games in the second round of Brisbane Premier Rugby and the sixth round of the Shute Shield in Sydney.
Queensland Premier Rugby — Round 2
University v. GPS @ St Lucia — 3:00pm Saturday
The Students and the Gallopers registered first-round wins, both in low-scoring matches. […]
Tags: Shute Shield · Brisbane Premier Rugby · rugby · preview
Brisbane & Sydney club rugby: Saturday 29 April
April 29th, 2011 · No Comments
Lee Coan wrote this article.
The 2011 season of Queensland Premier Rugby starts today. The Brisbane grade competition dates from 1929 and nowadays comprises ten clubs: eight from the capital and one each from the Sunshine Coast and the Gold Coast. We thought we’d take a look at the first round match-ups, and while […]
Tags: Shute Shield · Brisbane Premier Rugby · rugby · preview
Brisbane & Sydney club rugby: Saturday 30 April
April 29th, 2011 · No Comments
Brumby Jack wrote this article.
The 2011 season of Queensland Premier Rugby starts today. The Brisbane grade competition dates from 1929 and nowadays comprises ten clubs: eight from the capital and one each from the Sunshine Coast and the Gold Coast. We thought we’d take a look at the first round match-ups, and while […]
Tags: Shute Shield · Brisbane Premier Rugby · rugby · preview