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Easts star Jack Bowen has started the season is sublime form and has earned himself a spot in the midyear Shute Shield team of the season. FULL TEAM ➡️ bit.ly/3Q0aMJQ
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Waratah Henry O’Donnell has been banned for 18 months for an anti-doping violation. ▶️ bit.ly/4vF8JtE
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Who are the best 30 players in Australian rugby? VOTE, SEE OUR LIST ▶️ bit.ly/4oo5LqU
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We are eight rounds into the 2026 Shute Shield season and it's a good time to assess the stars who have stood out so far. And you can’t go past Easts captain Josh Bosker as one of the locks for the team of the season so far. MORE ➡️ bit.ly/3Q0aMJQ
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Super Rugby stars, young guns, and veterans – the #ShuteShield team of the season nine rounds into the 2026 edition. READ ➡️ bit.ly/3Q0aMJQ
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Having already lost four players to overseas deals before the season finished, the Force have waved goodbye to six more stars, Wallabies winger Darby Lancaster among them. We've analysed the rosters of all four Australian Super Rugby clubs: bit.ly/4dhag1x
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More than 60 Super Rugby stars from Australian-based teams are without a contract for 2027, with a bidding frenzy for some of the country’s best young talent looming. MORE: bit.ly/4dhag1x
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Lalakai Foketi is the last Australian standing in Super Rugby — albeit with the Chiefs. And he’s embarking on his title dream with a newborn as the newest member of his support crew. STORY ▶️ bit.ly/4uxNMjw
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Could 49-Test Wallaby Andrew Kellaway be a late-season addition to the Shute Shield? The 30-year-old winger has finished up at the Waratahs but hasn’t completely shut the door on playing on. Shute Shield news ➡️ bit.ly/4aav4Ht
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Two clubs with strong claims to Zac Lomax have expressed interest in securing the code hopper should his immediate rugby education continue in the Shute Shield. DETAILS: bit.ly/4aav4Ht
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Wests Tigers outside back and 2025 Newington graduate Heamasi Makasini watched on nervously as his former school produced one of the great GPS escapes. MORE: bit.ly/3RTaAMV
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A 16-year-old sensation brought over from Fiji is making his mark in GPS Rugby, as young Eels and Bulldogs prospects continue to thrive. FULL SCOUTING REPORT: bit.ly/3RTaAMV
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Australian rugby’s depth crisis has been brutally exposed ahead of the first Wallabies squad naming of the year – but it won’t be enough for NRL convert Zac Lomax to join the national team. FULL ANALYSIS: bit.ly/4g5h45e
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There was a lovely father and son moment as Eastwood coach Anthony Griffin and son Angus celebrated the upset win over Warringah. The pair enjoyed a post-match embrace after the Woodies held off the Rats to record a vital three-point victory. More: bit.ly/4wZLYC9
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Zac Lomax has played just seven professional rugby matches since his code switch – but clubs are already circling the former Origin star. The latest Shute Shield news and rumours ➡️ bit.ly/4wZLYC9
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SCHOOLBOY RUGBY INSIDER Cross-code stars - and a rising Waratahs talent - have piloted Newington to the top of the GPS standings. FULL GPS WRAP: bit.ly/3PLEvpH
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A former Wallabies star has unwittingly been caught up in the Rebels vs Rugby Australia court case, with private details of his contract revealed. But the ugly legal battle is seemingly nearing the end after a key claim was withdrawn. FULL STORY: bit.ly/4uPBNik
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No Australian Super Rugby side has ever won a finals match in New Zealand. And that is the daunting challenge facing both remaining Australian sides ahead of the Super Rugby finals. FULL STORY: bit.ly/3Pven2k
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Wallabies halfback Jake Gordon looks set to miss the Test season as the Waratahs’ miserable campaign ended in defeat. DETAILS ▶️ bit.ly/4wXC8Rp
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A bad week for Australian rugby got even worse after the Brumbies suffered a stunning defeat against this year’s cellar-dwellers. MORE ▶️ bit.ly/4wXC8Rp
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