2020 Shute Shield: new clubs, new players, new draw, new look
The 2020 edition of the famous Shute Shield club rugby competition is tipped to reach a new high with new teams, a new draw and a new look for the season ahead.
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A new look 2020 Shute Shield kicks off from July 18 with Penrith and Newcastle part of the 13-team competition.
The Shute Shield is now a 16 week competition where the finals series will be contested by the top six teams and the season finale will be played on October 31.
The 2020 edition of the competitions marks the return of Newcastle after an absence of two decades and Penrith who have been missing since 2018.
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2020 CLUBS
Penrith and Newcastle will join Shute Shield regulars Gordon, Northern Suburbs, Warringah, Manly, Eastwood, West Harbour, Western Sydney (Parramatta), Southern Districts, Sydney University, Eastern Suburbs and Randwick.
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DATES
The first round will be played on July 18 after the competition was delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
At the end of the regular season qualifying finals will begin on October 17, followed by elimination finals on October 24 and then the grand final on October 31.
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TV
The 2020 Shute Shield will be telecast on free-to-air television.
One match each week will be telecast live on Seven Two on Saturday afternoons along with the finals series and the grand final.
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Sydney University claimed back-to-back Shute Shield premierships at BankWest Stadium in the finale of last year‘s competition.
The students came from 16 points down at halftime to defeat the Warringah Rats 21-16
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NEW CLUBS
Penrith are making their return to the competition after they were voted out back in 2018.
Newcastle is returning after latest playing back in 1999.
2020 SHUTE SHIELD DRAW
ROUND 1 (July 18)
Warringah v Sydney University at Rat Park
Gordon v Eastern Suburbs at Chatswood
Southern Districts Eastwood at Forshaw
West Harbour v Northern Suburbs at Drummoyne
Manly v Western Sydney at Manly
Randwick v Newcastle at Coogee
BYE: Penrith
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ROUND 2 (July 25)
Randwick v Warringah at Coogee
Eastern Suburbs v West Harbour at Woollahra
Gordon v Western Sydney at Chatswood
Northern Suburbs v Penrith at TBA
Sydney University v Manly at Sydney University
Newcastle v Eastwood at TBA
BYE: Southern Districts
ROUND 3 (August 1)
Manly v Northern Suburbs at Manly
Western Sydney v Randwick at Lidcombe Oval
Penrith v Southern Districts at Nepean
Warringah v Eastern Suburbs at Rat Park
Newcastle v Sydney University at TBA
Eastwood v West Harbour at TG Millner
BYE: Gordon
ROUND 4 (August 8)
Eastern Suburbs v Eastwood at Woollahra
Gordon v Warringah at Rat Park
Manly v Newcastle at Manly
Southern Districts v Western Sydney at Forshaw
Sydney University v Penrith at Sydney University
West Harbour v Randwick at Drummoyne
BYE: Northern Suburbs
ROUND 5 (August 15)
Manly v Gordon at Manly
Northern Suburbs v Newcastle at TBA
Western Sydney v Eastwood at Lidcombe
Randwick v Penrith at Coogee
Sydney University v Southern Districts at Sydney University
Warringah v West Harbour at Rat Park
BYE: Eastern Suburbs
ROUND 6 (August 22)
Eastern Suburbs v Northern Suburbs at Woollahra
Eastwood v Sydney University at TG Millner
Penrith v Warringah at Nepean
Randwick v Southern Districts
West Harbour v Manly at TBA
Newcastle v Gordon at TBA
BYE: Western Sydney
ROUND 7 (August 29)
Northern Suburbs v Western Sydney at TBA
Penrith v Manly at Nepean
Randwick v Eastwood at Coogee
Warringah v Southern Districts at Rat Park
West Harbour v Gordon at TBA
Newcastle v Eastern Suburbs at TBA
BYE: Sydney University
ROUND 8 (September 5)
Manly v Warringah at Manly
Northern Suburbs v Eastwood at TBA
Western Sydney v Penrith at Lidcombe
Randwick v Gordon at Coogee
Southern Districts v Eastern Suburbs at Forshaw
Sydney University v West Harbour at Sydney University
BYE: Newcastle
ROUND 9 (September 12)
Eastern Suburbs v Sydney University at Woollahra
Eastwood v Manly at TG Millner
Gordon v Southern Districts at Chatswood
Northern Suburbs v Randwick at TBA
Western Sydney v Newcastle at Lidcombe
Penrith v West Harbour at Nepean
BYE: Warringah
ROUND 10 (September 19)
Eastwood v Penrith at TG Millner
Gordon v Northern Suburbs at Chatswood
Manly v Eastern Suburbs at Manly
Southern Districts v Newcastle at Forshaw
Sydney University v Randwick at Sydney University
Warringah v Western Sydney at Rat Park
BYE: West Harbour
ROUND 11 (September 26)
Eastern Suburbs v Penrith at Woollahra
Gordon v Sydney University at Chatswood
Northern Suburbs v Southern Districts at TBA
Randwick v Manly at TBA
West Harbour v Western Sydney at TBA
Newcastle v Warringah at TBA
BYE: Eastwood
ROUND 12 (October 3)
Eastwood v Warringah at TG Millner
Western Sydney v Eastern Suburbs at Lidcombe
Penrith v Gordon at Nepean
Southern Districts v Manly at Forshaw
Sydney University v Northern Suburbs at Sydney University
Newcastle v West Harbour at TBA
BYE: Randwick
ROUND 13 (October 10)
Eastern Suburbs v Randwick at Woollahra
Eastwood v Gordon at TG Millner
Western Sydney v Sydney University at Lidcombe
Penrith v Newcastle at Nepean
Warringah v Northern Suburbs at Rat Park
West Harbour v Southern Districts at Taplin Oval
BYE: Manly
QUALIFYING FINALS (October 17)
ELIMINATION FINALS (October 24)
GRAND FINAL (October 31)
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