Australian Shute Shield

Badge

Poster

Established
1923 (102 years old)

First Recorded Event
2013-04-06

Current Season
2025

Current Round

Sport
Sport Icon

Rugby

Location
Australia

Gender
Male

TV Rights

Logo

Upcoming
None...
Results
30 Aug	Eastern S	24 - 37	Warringah
23 Aug	Warringah	38 - 22	Northern
23 Aug	Eastern S	33 - 19	Eastwood
17 Aug	Warringah	43 - 27	Hunter
16 Aug	Northern	43 - 26	Eastwood
16 Aug	Eastern S	40 - 19	Randwick
09 Aug	Sydney Un	21 - 42	Eastwood
09 Aug	Southern	43 - 41	Western S
09 Aug	Randwick	31 - 7	Hunter
09 Aug	Northern	36 - 33	Warringah

Description

The Shute Shield, known as the Charter Hall Shute Shield, is a semi-professional rugby union competition in Sydney, Australia. It is the premier club competition in New South Wales. The Shute Shield is awarded to the winning team from the Sydney premiership grand final held at the end of the club rugby season.

Club-based rugby football began some time before 1865. The Sydney University Football Club began in 1863 (although this date is questioned by some historians) and is the oldest existing football club outside the British Isles. The first recorded rugby season in Australia was in 1865 with Sydney University, Sydney Football Club and the Australian Club reported as playing games.

On 24 June 1874, a meeting was held between ten prominent football clubs to create a governing body to administer the game within New South Wales. The Southern Rugby Football Union was formed. The first task of the Union was to decide on a set of rules for all clubs to adhere to. Clubs were given "senior" or "junior" status which could change from season to season. Although a governing body had now been formed, there was no centrally controlled competition until many years later.

Seasons