- Shute Shield
Infobox sports league
title = Shute Shield
current_season = 2008 Shute Shield Season
pixels = 180px
caption = The current Shute Shield logo
sport =Rugby union
founded = 1923
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teams = 12
country = Australia
champion = Sydney University
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TV =The Shute Shield is arugby union competition inSydney ,New South Wales . It is the premier grade rugby trophy in NSW rugby. The Shute Shield is awarded in the first half of the Sydney club season. The Shield is contested by the twelve NSWRU clubs and, in previous seasons clubs from outside of the Sydney metropolitan area, such as theIllawarriors andCentral Coast Waves . The competition format involves a 13 weekround-robin competition which is followed by a four week play-off series that culminates in a grand final. The playoffs are contested by the top six placed teams following the round-robin. The bottom eight teams following the round-robin contest the plate during the play-offs. The trophy was donated to theNew South Wales Rugby Union in 1923 bySydney University Football Club , and was named in honour of Robert Elliott Shute who died while playing for New South Wales in 1922.The first
Sydney club competition was in1874 , competed byBalmain ,Newington College , Uni and The King's School. The Shute Shield is seen as the traditional successor.ee also
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*New South Wales Waratahs External links
*cite web| url=http://www.nswrugby.com.au/DrawsandCompetitions/TooheysNewShuteShield/TNCShuteShield.aspx |title=2007 Tooheys New Shute Shield Draw |publisher=nswrugby.com.au |accessdate=2007-06-07
*cite web| url=http://www.nswrugby.com.au/DrawsandCompetitions/TooheysNewShuteShield/Draw.aspx |title=2007 Tooheys New Shute Shield Draw |publisher=nswrugby.com.au |accessdate=2007-06-07
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