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MID SEASON RECAP

here’s what we know

8 Jun 2026 EIGHT ROUNDS IN. The Shute Shield takes a long weekend breather after eight rounds of absolute carnage. Two sides humbled. A couple of underdogs… Read the wrap → ROUND 8

The competition turned on its head

1 Jun 2026 Heavyweights humbled as the bye looms large. Round 8 brought us to the annual competition-bye of the Shute Shield season, and the competition showed… Read the wrap → ROUND 7

Chaos at no. 10

24 May 2026 The fly-half did what? Unishine and audacity rules. A wet weekend served up exactly what the Shute Shield does best – tight finishes, big… Read the wrap → ROUND 6

The Rats survived. Just

17 May 2026 Country round delivers and Pirates push Rats to the brink. Country footy, a last-gasp penalty at Coogee and the almost-upset of the season at… Read the wrap → ROUND 5

The round the wingers ran the show

10 May 2026 Hat-tricks, Hunter and Gordon’s two-game centuries and a chipkick from Olympus. They say wingers just wait around and poach the glory. Round 5 of… Read the wrap → ROUND 4

120 points in one game

3 May 2026 Tries, upsets and 18-try madness. Six games. Eighteen tries in one of them alone. Hunter score 54 points and still don’t win. The Rats… Read the wrap →

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