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Despite the awful beer selection at Concord Oval it was a great day of rugby. As many predicted in 1st grade Blue Mountains were too good for a flat looking St Pats team. The Blueys captain and 10 put on a clinic as he got the boys over the line for a deserved premiership. Blueys seemed to be...

It's a very interesting conversation. St Pats last year were hopeless in div 1 now have three teams playing GFs this Saturday. I know the playing group is effectively same, if anything they lost some of their stronger players. Hunters Hill off the top of my head had two teams in the GF last year...

Big weekend ahead with Blueys and St Pats contesting 3 GFs, Forest 2, Lindfield and UNSW with 1 a piece. It will be a particularly long day for St Pats playing 4s and 1s with colts wedged in the middle, however they would be happy with how close they are to home at Concord Oval. Blueys have a...

It is a rule somewhat, but if you get clearance from your Shute Shield club and subbies it is fine. It's a strange rule because I can't see why Subbies would stand in the way of a good player who is keen to play for a subbies club. Players change their mind all the time, maybe the training was...

If registered with Blueys before 30 June no problems at all.

Was a great day of rugby at David Phillips on Saturday with St Pats and Blue Mountains sharing the first spots in the grand finals. It's always a day of high drama and intensity with 7 clubs converging on the one ground with seasons on the line, but as Bopper touched on amongst all the carry on...

A true mix bag of results today in div 2 right across the grades. Congratulations to Epping on locking up 4th place with a big win over Hills, I was not expecting a scoreline that big with a finals spot on the line. I'd say Hills would be very disappointed with how this season has ended for them...

Forgive me if I have missed something over the past few months but is the Penrith subbies team a genuine prospect or is it speculative? I haven't looked at the Shute Shield forum or anything like that. It certainly would be a interesting prospect and as far as what division they'd be in I...

Epping also in the mix if they can secure a bonus point win v 7th place Hills and UNSW and Blue Mountains lose to their higher ranked opponents. At this stage I'd say all three teams are equally likely/unlikely (depending how you want to look at it) of securing the final top 4 spot. A bonus...

Div 2 Round 13 Tips UNSW v Epping - Epping have it all to play for and have knocked over 3 of the top 4 in the past few rounds. Will need to be at their best as they come up against an inconsistent Uni side who have shown they can play some good footy over the year. Epping by 4. St Pats v...

Div 2 Finals predictions 1st Grade 1. Forest 2. St Pats 3. Blue Mountains 4. Epping Tipping Epping to sneak into the 4 with 2 wins to finish the regular season. Hills v Epping in round 14 will be massive and backing the Rams to end what started out as a very good year for Hills. In round 13...

Couldn't agree more. Everyone likes winning! I'm sure everyone at Hunters Hill enjoyed winning premierships and playing finals last year in Div 2 a lot more than their current situation in Div 1. St Pats were very keen to stay up in Div 1 despite their awful results last year. Frankly if St Pats...

Interesting few weeks ahead for Hunters Hill and Balmain in Div 1. Both clubs will be desperate to maintain their spot in the top division. The round 13 clash at Boronia Park will be massive. Based on recent form and the fact they have a decent colts team Hunters Hill to pip Balmain at the post...

Div 2 Tips Hills v Beecroft - Hills have far more on the line here with Epping and UNSW hot on their heels. They will be desperate to recapture the form they showed in the early rounds. Hills by 12 UNSW v Blue Mountains - It's a long drive for the Blueys but with Division 1 within their...

I know Division 2 is on 18th August at Concord Oval. Presuming then that Div 1 will be the 25th.

Another cracking round of Div 2 action. As Heavy D touched on Epping and UNSW both had golden opportunities to get the jump on Hills, but couldn't come out on top. There are a few blockbuster matches in the last 3 rounds, with St Pats v Blue Mountains in round 13 a likely play off for 2nd (or...

I think I might have to retire from tipping. Div 2 continues to throw up upsets and tight games week after week and it makes for a fantastic last 4 rounds. I have written Epping's season off the past two weeks and they've knocked off 1 and 2 in consecutive weeks. I tipped UNSW's season to end...

DIV 2 Tips for Round 10 Make or break for Epping and UNSW this round. If Hills get up and UNSW and Epping lose to their higher ranked opposition the gap between the top and bottom 4 could be up to 10 competition points. A monumental change of fortune would be required from a few clubs to reign...

Not sure what the big deal is. Penrith, a club that has struggled to record wins for decades and frequently the recipient of 100 point floggings, has folded leaving a stack of players without a club. They're allowed to find a new club be that Blue Mountains, Brothers, Colleagues, Southern...

Congrats Big Bopper! Whilst I tipped against you I'm glad you guys proved me wrong. Looks like it was a good day at Somerville with a win in 2s and 3s plus a close finish in colts against the ladder leaders. I'm sure all teams yet to play at Epping this year will know they have to bring their A...