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Shute Cast
Weekly podcast covering the Shute Shield including match reviews, previews, interviews and more from Australia’s Premier Rugby Competition.
Apologies - We lost Swainy's audio on listening back and had to make do - still managed to piece it together for a weeks review!
A double dose of Shute Shield action for your listening pleasure as we review rounds 4 & 5 which seemed to be pretty mixed for most sides! Available now wherever you get your podcasts!
The Shute Shield is back! Round 1 has arrived and we cover all the teams as we head into the opening weekend! Theres been plenty of player and coaching movements and lots of big expectations! Listen in to see how your team is faring this season.
That's all she wrote! The Shute Shield season has come to an end and what a fantastic year it was! Sydney University have claimed another premiership in what was the tightest comp in decades! Listen in as we review the Grand Final and review some of the memorable moments of season 2022!
It's Grand Final week! Sydney University and Gordon are our two teams left to fight it out for the coveted Shute Shield! Listen in as we review the Preliminary Finals and take a preview of the decider.
A couple of semi final classics to review this week as only 4 teams now remain in season 2022! Listen in as we review both matches and cast our eye towards the penultimate weekend!
What a cracking opening week of the Shute Shield finals! Listen in as we review all of the matches!
It's finals time! Check out all the action from the final round of the Shute Shield as our top 8 is confirmed! We cast an eye over all the action and run our eye over the form guide as we head into the first week of the finals!
We review round 17 of the regular season and check in on how all of our teams are faring with the finals only 2 weeks away!
Another round of Shute Shield action to dissect with Stan Sport's Andrew Swain and Mark Cashman from Rugby News!
We are heading into the business end of the season now! Only three rounds to go in this hotly contested season! Listen in as we review all the action from round 15.
Chaos up top in the Shute Shield as three teams in the top four go down to lower ranked sides! Gordon are looking like the form team and Easts are still alive after an impressive home win! We cover all that and more in another round to remember in the Shute Shield!
Wet wet wet! The East coast low caused havoc around Sydney but that didn't stop another brilliant round of Shute Shield action! We review all the games and take a moment with Sam Ryan of Rugby News to reflect on their 100 year involvement with the competition.
It's getting close to the business end as we head into the back half of this hotly contested Shute Shield season. We review all the games in round 12 including Hunters big win against the Students, Norths reel in the Marlins and the Stags are on the march! Thanks to Andrew Swain from Stan Sport and Mark Cashman from Rugby News for jumping on as always!
We are through a full round of Shute Shield fixtures as we take a look at all the results from round 9! The Marlins have made a big statement at University, Easts revival continues and Norths hold off a fast finishing Wildfires. Stan Sport's Andrew Swain and Mark Cashman are on deck to talk through all the action!
We are back! Had a little mid year break with the family but now back in the saddle and ready to talk plenty of footy! We discuss rounds 9 & 10 of the Shute Shield and cast our eye toward the second part of the competition!
Footy glorious footy! How good is Rugby going in this state? The Tahs are on fire and the Shute Shield just gets better every week! So much to discuss listen in as Stan Sports Andrew Swain and Mark Cashman from Rugby News join me to talk through the week that was!
All action on this 50th edition of Shute Cast! Big upsets and plenty of to review! The WIldfires are on a roll and have knocked off the Marlins at home, the Shoreman fight back to claim derby bagging rights and Uni continue to stand tall in big matches! Available now!
In the tightest comp in years we review some fantastic clashes across round 6. Manly push out to top spot after downing the Woodies, the Two Blues keep on rolling and Hunter have a historic win at Coogee against the Wicks. Casho and Swainy are back on dec to talk through all the action!
Another week of unbelievable Shute Shield Rugby! Western Sydney have beaten Sydney University for the first time since 1998! The Marlins and Woodies have emerged as front runners and will meet this weekend! So much to talk about as Stan Sport's Andrew Swain joins me to talk through all the action!
What an amazing round of Shute Shield to discuss! Two cracking local derbies, two awesome games in the bush and two huge results for our teams in Western Sydney! Andrew Swain from Stan Sport and Mark Cashman of Rugby News talk through all the action!
Plenty of Shute Shield action to dissect this week as we review all of the games from a very interesting Round 3! Mark Cashman from Rugby News is on deck to talk it through.
Another round of entertaining Shute Shield Action! The two teams on the north shore are leading the way in this early stage of the 2022 season but others are starting to pick up form. Plenty of interesting matches to dissect as always featuring Mark Cashman from Rugby News and Andrew Swain from Stan Sport.
What a brilliant first round of Shute Shield to discuss this week! We had some very even contests across the board and lots of team showing their intentions for season 2022. I'm joined by Andrew Swain from Stan Sport and Mark Cashman from Rugby News as we dissect all of the round 1 action!
Season 2022 has arrived! I'm joined by Mark Cashman from Rugby News to preview ALL clubs, discussing coaching and player movements as we run our eye over who might best poised for a shot at the title! We also talk about some promising signs at the Waratahs under Darren Coleman and plenty more happenings on the Rugby scene!
Locked down, knocked out. The pandemic has claimed the Shute Shield season for 2021! That's not to say there isn't anything happening in the Sydney Rugby scene! We cover the fallout to the Shute season, cast our eyes to 2022, some early season rumour mill and a good look at the pro game! We hope everyone is keeping well, enjoy!
Locked down and locked out! No Shute Shield in a month makes us very sad indeed! We talk through how everyone is going in these trying times in clubland and what the competition may look like when it gets going again. We also discuss Darren Coleman's appointment as Waratahs HC and a big wrap of the Wallabies & France series.
The boys are back for another instalment of Shute Cast after the mid season break! Catch up on all the results from round 10 and lots of other happenings in and around the Shute Shield!
We've hit the half way mark in the Shute Shield as we head into the BYE weekend! Some great games to catch up on including the big battle of the beaches! There's also some developments across the clubs including a big coaching change at Sydney Uni!
Cracking matches to review from round 8! Norths get the points at Manly, Gordon scrape home against the Rats and a BIG win for the Wicks at home over Souths. We also give a little air time to the participation agreement that's been causing a lot of angst in the Rugby community! Thanks to Mark Cashman from Rugby News and Andrew Swain from Stan Sport for another all engrossing edition of Shute Cast!
In this special episode of Shute Cast we dissect the history of the most famous rivalry in Australian Club Rugby, Manly & Warringah. We look back at the defection, the premiership runs and disappointments and some of the epic encounters of more recent times. Contributions from Bob 'Moose' Lane, Greg Marr, John Hearn, Sean Maloney, Cam Treloar and Hamish Angus.
Another action packed round of Shute Shield footy to talk through with some BIG fixtures on the horizon. We talk all things club footy and also a little Trans Tasman heartache with Stan Sport's Andrew Swain and Mark Cashman from Rugby News!
Uni and Norths are leading the way and both remain undefeated but below them there are a number of teams still well in the hunt for the top 6! Andrew Swain from Stan Sport and Mark Cashman as always are back in the building as we talk through all the big moments and talking points from Round 6.
Another huge week in club land and a bumper re-cap of the Super Rugby AU Final. Plenty happening in Shute land, the top 4 got a bit of a test on the weekend and we had our first major upset of the season at TG Milner. Enjoy!
Another week, another weekly pod of all the action! Swainy and Casho are in the building to talk through all the results from round 4 and cast an eye towards this weekend! Enjoy!
Rugby's struggles to survive in the West are well documented. At the Shute Shield level these concerns are growing rapidly and rumours of insolvency, misrepresentations and a breakaway from the West have been circulating. Western Sydney Two Blues manager Craig Morgan has been at the forefront of Western Sydney Rugby for a number of years and he sees a number of misconceptions about why Rugby is not where it should be in the region. Craig raises a number of interesting facts, backed by statistics which provide a more balanced but no less concerning outlook on the game in the West and in general.
What an amazing round of Shute Shield! Derbies, cliff hangers and a 7 year drought broken! Andrew Swain from Stan Sport and Mark Cashman of Rugby New drop bu to talk all of the EPIC round 3 action!
I'm joined once again by Stan Sport's Andrew Swain & Mark Cashman as we talk another week of Shute Shield action! Lot's of interesting results and plenty to look forward to in what looms as an epic round 3!
We are officially underway in season 2021 and we review all the action from a bumper round 1! Some interesting results to start the season and plenty happening in and around the game! I m joined by Stan Sport's Andrew Swain and Club Rugby scribe Mark Cashman from Rugby News.
We're back! With round 1 only a few days away I'm joined by Stan Sport's Andrew Swain and Mark Cashman from Rugby News to preview the 2021 season of the Shute Shield! Lots of news from the off season, we discuss player movement, some coaching shake ups and all of the teams expectations for whats shaping up as another very exciting Shute Shield season! Enjoy! :)
Two time Shute Shield champion coach Darren Coleman joins us to talk about Gordon's sensational 2020 capped off with the Shute Shield title. Darren talks us through the stellar year, his star players, the all of club approach and a little bit about his future as one of the best coaches going around in Australian Rugby.
And then there were two! What an EPIC weekend of semi final action we saw over the weekend. Swainy drops by to discuss all the action as we start to cast our eye towards this weeks mouthwatering Grand Final - Gordon v Eastwood. Who you got?
What an incredible first week of Shute Shield Finals! It had it all and the competition now feels like anyone of the remaining teams could take it out! We review all of the action and talking points as we look ahead to the Elimination finals this weekend! We also hang around for a debrief on Bledisloe 2!
Finals fever! 13 rounds down and we have our top 6 for the 2020 finals! Andrew Swain and I recap an epic final round with some very impressive and downright bizarre results! We discuss who looks good as the business season kicks into gear! We also review an epic Bledisloe Cup Game 1! How good was that?!
Swainy and I discuss all the action from Round 12 and preview the final week of regular season action. The top 6 is locked in but there could be plenty of movement on the ladder. Heaps of great Club footy to be discussed and we cast and eager eye on Sunday's Bledisloe Cup!
Another bumper weekend to review as Andrew Swain jumps on to discuss the titanic battle between Gordon and Uni, all the teams form heading into the penultimate weekend of the regular season and is there a Ken Catchpole contender from Northern Suburbs? All that and more!
Norths knock off the Stags in the top of the table Derby as the competitions heavyweights start to flex their muscle. Randwick play some sublime running rugby to blow away the Students and plenty of other action from around the grounds!
20th episode and it is jam packed with all things Shute Shield and Oz Rugby. Fox Sports commentator Andrew Swain jumps on to talk Super Rugby, Bledisloe Cup and plenty of Club Rugby action from the weekend. North's fly-half Angus Sinclair jumps on to talk through all things at Norths and Bergo and Swainy take a moment to remember Sydney 2000 on the 20th anniversary of the games.
Another rip roaring week of Shute Shield footy! We review all the action including big wins from Easts, Norths and Gordon as well as all the action from an awesome Northern Beaches derby!
Another bumper week of Shute Shield action reviewed with Fox Sports Andrew Swain. We talk Super Rugby action, the PONI squad and an awesome round of club Rugby. I also preview the big 'Battle of the Beaches' with chief Hillbilly Daz Hawthorn!
6 rounds done and the action is heating up! Swainy drops by to talk the weekends footy across the Shute Shield. We also talk to Benny McCormack Head Coach at Randwick to discuss their strong start to 2021. All that and more!
Another week of jam packed Shute Shield action to review! Andrew Swain from Fox Sports drops by to review all the games and to cast an eye towards a bumper Round 6. Hang around to the end for our exclusive chat with Darren & Scott Coleman, brothers and rival Shue Shield head coaches going head to head this weekend in the match of the round!
Polarising, passionate and a born winner; not many players have left a legacy on the Shute Shield quite like Tom Carter. The colourful Sydney University centre has been a heavyweight of the competition and has riled up fans all over Sydney for a decade. Tom reflects quite candidly on his time in club Rugby, his drive to win and his respect for the community game.
Fox Sport's Andrew Swain is back to talk all things Shute Shield including a big recap of round 4 and preview the week ahead. We also talk about some positive signs out of Super Rugby AU. Apologies for the echo on my voice this week!
Andrew Swain returns as we review some interesting results in Round 3 and preview another very intriguing weekend of Shute Shield action!
Current Fox Sports and former Shute Shield commentator Andrew Swain drops by to review all the action from Round 2 of the Shute Shield. Some big results, some new players making their mark on the competition and already some teams under pressure! Don't miss this jam packed edition of Shute Cast!
We review the first week of Shute Shield action with discussion about all games as well as casting an eye towards and intriguing round 2. Paul Cook from Behind the Ruck co-hosts with a cameo appearance from former Warringah star Dave Feltscheer.
I continue my conversation with Paul Cook from Behind The Ruck as we preview the remaining teams in the 2020 Shute Shield season!
Paul Cook from Behind the Ruck joins the show as we preview the teams ahead of round 1 this Saturday!
Mike Ruthven has never been far away from the action at Rat Park. The Warringah junior and 175 Grade Game veteran talks us through his rise to Head Coach and how the Rats aim to continue the success of recent seasons.
After an illustrious playing career spanning 190 First Grade games and 3 premierships, Ben Batger enters his second season as Head Coach of Eastwood. We preview the upcoming season for the Woodies and Ben provides his own insight as to why Eastwood have enjoyed such success over the past 20 years.
Randwick Head Coach Ben McCormack talks us through the upcoming season for the Galloping Greens and sheds some light on his journey through coaching thus far.
Mark Gudmunson is a West Harbour Pirate through and through. He's got a rich history at Concord and has worked alongside some of the sharpest minds in the Sydney club Rugby scene. Hear his thoughts after his first season as Head Coach and what the Pirates have in store for 2020!
Wallaby Reece Hodge talks with Shute Cast about his rise to international Rugby via a strong local pathway through juniors and the Shute Shield. A club man through and through Reece shares his unique insights into how he overcame serious injury and set back to playing the All Blacks in a test debut after only a year of Grade Rugby.
Departing Sydney University Head Coach Robert Taylor reflects on his tenure as Head Coach, a period which has yielded some incredible success highlighted by back to back Shute Shield premierships.
Gordon Head Coach Darren Coleman talks to Shute Cast about the upcoming 2020 season, his progress at Gordon thus far and some reflections on life as a Rugby coach in the Shute Shield and abroad.
Eastern Suburbs Head Coach Pauli Taumoepeau shares his thoughts on an indifferent year due to Covid-19 and how the Beasts may line up when the Shute Shield gets back underway!
Part 2 of our look back at the decade! We review some of the great games, some of the great players and coaches! Check it out!
I'm joined by Club Rugby expert Paul Cook from Behind the Ruck as we discuss all the big moments from a decade of Shute Shield action!
Weekly podcast covering the Shute Shield including match reviews, previews, interviews and more from Australia’s Premier Rugby Competition.