The first round of the Shute Shield season saw some heavy losses and hard, ground-out victories, as witnessed in the opening match between Eastwood and Southern Districts (the ABC1 TV match).
West Harbour stole the game from Randwick at Concord Oval, whilst Manly out-muscled Gordon at Chatswood Oval. Sydney University continued on with last year’s success beating Parramatta at Merrylands RSL Club Rugby Park.
Northern Suburbs were just too good for Eastern Suburbs at Woollahra Oval, whilst Warringah simply outclassed Penrith, running in several unanswered tries at Pittwater Rugby Park.
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