2009 TOOHEYS NEW SHUTE SHIELD

RANDWICK V MANLY at Coogee Oval (ABC TV Game, 3:10pm)
Randwick: 1. Sekope Kepu, 2. Atonio Halangahu [c], 3. Daniel Spencer; 4. Steven Brennan, 5. Mark Chisholm; 6. Dave Parsons; 7. Ben Mowen, 8. Tim Maxwell; 9. Tony Luxford, 10. Tim Walsh; 11. Ratu Nasiganiyavi, 12. Toby Browne, 13. Bernie Orbell, 14. Dave Dillon; 15. Marshall Milroy.Manly: 1. James Lakepa, 2. Elvis Taione, 3. Tim Fairbrother; 4. Will Munsie, 5. Ryan Melrose; 6. Cristobal Westernenk, 7. Will Brame, 8. Mark Fisher; 9. Chris Cottee, 10. Ben Seymour; 11. Leon Bott, 12. Brian Sefanaia, 13. Luke Johnson, 14. Lui Siale; 15. Adam D'Arcy.
Referee: Stuart Dickinson


EASTWOOD V NORTHERN SUBURBS at T.G. Millner Field (3:00pm)
Eastwood: 1. Keiran Longbottom, 2. Damien Fitzpatrick, 3. Matt Dunning; 4. Chris Young, 5. Tom Alexander; 6. Gareth Palamo, 7. Hugh Perrett [c], 8. Locky McCaffrey; 9. Chris O'Young, 10. James Foote; 11. Rowan Kellam, 12. Sione Piukala, 13. Tim Bennetts, 14. Nick Batger; 15. Ben Batger.Northern Suburbs: 1. Nick Lah, 2. Ryan Dalziel, 3. Tim Archibald; 4. Nick Gelling, 5. Pat Maile; 6. Matt Lamont, 7. Sam Latunipulu, 8. Al McFarland; 9. Steve Evans [c], 10. Chris Burnett; 11. Anthony Shortis, 12. Cam Crawford, 13. Chris Moore, 14. Corey Brown; 15. Kurtley Beale.
Referee: Steve Walsh


SOUTHERN DISTRICTS V PENRITH at Forshaw Rugby Park (3:00pm)
Southern Districts: 1. Nic Henderson, 2. John Ulugia, 3. Dan Palmer; 4. Matt Trouville, 5. Kane Douglas; 6. Jono Hayes, 7. Tim McGann, 8. Mick Kauter; 9. Nathan Sievert, 10. Zac Mullane; 11. Brackin Henry, 12. Josh Tatupu, 13. Chris Kerr, 14. Jackson Mullane; 15. Matt Raftrey.
Penrith: 1. Dave Coventry, 2. Myles Hunkin, 3. Nick Barber; 4. Liam Winton, 5. Mosese Makasini; 6. David Reopoamo, 7. Michael Paulo, 8. Joey Afualo; 9. Alex Pinson, 10. Harris Moelasi; 11. Moefili Pinono, 12. Luke Cross [c], 13. Nua Alone, 14. Campbell Sione; 15. Zeb Filise.
Referee: Ian Smith


PARRAMATTA V WARRINGAH at Granville Park (3:00pm)
Parramatta: 1. Vai Filimoehala, 2. Scott Podmore, 3. Tor Killman; 4. Sam Evalu, 5. Andrew Cox [c]; 6. Winney Paulo, 7. Jeremy Bird, 8. Maile Latukefu; 9. Bryce Alley, 10. Aaron Mattin; 11. Ilaisa Toroca, 12. Piripi Ranga, 13. Junior Kolikate, 14. Roy Iosefa; 15. Brett Gillett.
Warringah: 1. Dan Raymond, 2. Luke Holmes, 3. Dan Barnard; 4. Hugh Pyle, 5. Chris Thomson; 6. Brent Murphy, 7. Paul MacGugan, 8. Trevor Richardson; 9. Josh Holmes, 10. John Kennedy; 11. Dylan Smouha, 12. Sam Harris, 13. Haig Sare, 14. Willie Bishop; 15. Jordon Macey.Referee: Daniel Cheever


WEST HARBOUR V EASTERN SUBURBS at Concord Oval (3:00pm)
West Harbour: 1.Campese Ma'afu, 2. Todd Pearce, 3. Reg de Jager; 4. Damian Lloyd, 5. Andrew Clyne; 6. Tom Hikila, 7. Mark Porpiglia, 8. Isaiah Pine; 9. Steve Massey, 10. Jai Ayoub; 11. Kuki Ma'afu, 12. Henry Seavula, 13. Metui Maile, 14. Tito Mua; 15. John Sinisa.
Eastern Suburbs: 1. Lawrence Marsh, 2. Sam Zlatevski, 3. Rob McMickan; 4. Matt McGann, 5. Lee Morley; 6. Ed Brenac, 7. Matt Hodgson, 8. Fergus Dorney; 9. Luke Irwin, 10. Sam Windsor; 11. Gavin Debartolo, 12. Tom Azar, 13. Ryan Cross, 14. Anton LaVin; 15. Pat Dellit.
Referee: Andrew Lees
SYDNEY UNIVERSITY V GORDON at University Oval No.1 (3:00pm)
Sydney University: 1. Scott Cameron, 2. Ben Roberts, 3. Pat Ryan; 4. Ben McCalman, 5. Dave Dennis [c]; 6. David Haigh, 7. Jono Jenkins, 8. Pat McCutcheon; 9. Scott Stumbles, 10. Daniel Halangahu; 11. Nick Edwards, 12. Richie Finau, 13. Tom Carter, 14. Rob O'Reilly; 15. Jacob Taylor.
Gordon: 1.Ofa Fainga'anuku, 2. Tobius Gukibau, 3. Marty Plokstys; 4. Nifo Nifo, 5. Kingsley Seale; 6. Paulie Tuala, 7. Craig Thomas, 8. Viliame Ratu; 9. Vinnie Byrne, 10. Josh Kiel; 11. Terry Preston, 12. Dave Harvey, 13. Mark Preston, 14. Matt McDougall; 15. Dane Haylett-Petty.
Referee: James Leckie


REPRESENTATIVE PLAYERS FEATURED THIS ROUND
HSBC Waratahs: Sekope Kepu (Randwick), Ben Mowen (Randwick), Ratu Nasiganiyavi (Randwick), Damien Fitzpatrick (Eastwood), Ben Batger (Eastwood), Kurtley Beale (Northern Suburbs), Dan Palmer (Southern Districts), Chris Thomson (Warringah), Josh Holmes (Warringah), Dave Dennis (Sydney University), Daniel Halangahu (Sydney University), Tom Carter (Sydney University)

HSBC Junior Waratahs (Professional): Kane Douglas (Southern Districts), Pat McCutcheon (Sydney University), Ofa Fainga'anuku (Gordon)

Brumbies: Mark Chisholm (Randwick), John Ulugia (Southern Districts),

Western Force: Tim Fairbrother (Manly), Keiran Longbottom (Eastwood), Matt Dunning (Eastwood), Chris O'Young (Eastwood), Nic Henderson (Southern Districts), Josh Tatupu (Southern Districts), Luke Holmes (Warringah), Sam Harris (Warringah), Haig Sare (Warringah), Matt Hodgson (Eastern Suburbs), Ryan Cross (Eastern Suburbs), Ben McCalman (Sydney University), Dane Haylett-Petty (Gordon)

Australian Sevens (2008/09): Tim Walsh (Randwick), Brian Sefanaia (Manly), Willie Bishop (Warringah), Ben McCalman (Sydney University), Pat McCutcheon (Sydney University), Dane Haylett-Petty (Gordon)


Australian U20s: Damien Fitzpatrick (Eastwood), Sam Latunipulu (Northern Suburbs), Corey Brown (Northern Suburbs), Kurtley Beale (Northern Suburbs), Kane Douglas (Southern Districts), Dane Haylett-Petty (Gordon)

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12 Waratahs
2 Brumbies
0 Reds
13 Force

Eastwood had an all Force front row.

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SYDNEY UNI AND RANDWICK SET OUT STALLS IN ROUND 19 SHUTE SHIELD
Saturday, 08 August 2009

Randwick and Sydney University delivered strong messages to their Tooheys New Shute Shield opponents with dominant round 19 victories over sides also vying for the 2009 title.
The Galloping Greens moved to within two points of second placed Manly with a big win over the Marlins, while the Students romped home in the second half to overcome Gordon.
Victories to Eastwood and Eastern Suburbs see them remain firmly planted in finals contention while Warringah only sit behind Gordon on the fringe of top six on games won.


Tooheys New Shute Shield – Round 19 Scores
Randwick 41 d Manly 13 at Coogee Oval
Eastwood 49 d Northern Suburbs 24 at T.G. Millner Field
Southern Districts 27 d Penrith 12 at Forshaw Rugby Park
Warringah 43 d Parramatta 16 at Granville Park
Eastern Suburbs 27 d West Harbour 22 at Concord Oval
Sydney University 31 d Gordon 19 at University Oval No.1


Randwick v Manly at Coogee Oval
After losing by 33 points to first-placed Sydney University last weekend, Randwick have hit back with a 28-point victory over second placed Manly to score a 41-13 win at Coogee Oval in the ABC TV Game of the Day. The damage was done in the first half with Randwick scoring four tries to two, fullback Marshall Milroy scoring a double on his way to 19 points, taking his season tally to 225. Milroy scored the opening points of the game in just the fifth minute when he was put through a hole by inside centre Toby Browne, and was in for his second in the 21st minute after an initial bust by Ratu Nasiganiyavi. Milroy converted both tries to open up a 14-0 lead after the opening quarter of the match. Leon Bott was sin-binned in the 30th minute for crunching Dave Dillon as the Randwick winger waited under a high ball, however despite being a man down the Marlins crossed through Australian Sevens rep Brian Sefanaia for their only points of the first half. The momentum swung back to Randwick when the home side scored an unlikely long range try. Manly failed to cleanly take a high-ball in mid-field which sent flanker Tim Maxwell on a 30m run downfield. He then off-loaded to HSBC Waratahs prop Sekope Kepu who showed some fancy footwork before touching down close to the right touchline. Then on the stroke of half-time Kepu was in for his second following a good burst by Tim Walsh. Milroy’s third conversion sent Randwick to the break at 26-5, however they were forced to play the second half without NSW backrower Ben Mowen who failed to return after a suffering a knee injury. Manly earned first points after the resumption through an Adam D’Arcy penalty, and closed the gap further when Ryan Melrose plucked a kick out of the air and shifted to Sefanaia who streaked away for his second try. Milroy kicked a penalty in the 60th minute to take the score to 29-13 and the extra breathing space took the home side to another gear. After drawing the Manly forwards in through some good mauling, Randwick moved the ball right and when Milroy straightened to commit more defenders, Bernie Orbell looped again on the outside to score. Nasiganiyavi scored in the dying stages and then converted his own try to take Randwick out to a 41-13 victory.

Randwick 34 (Marshall Milroy 2, Sekope Kepu 2, Bernie Orbell tries; Marshall Milroy 3 cons, pen)d Manly 13 (Brian Sefanaia 2 tries; Adam D’Arcy pen) at Coogee Oval. Referee: Stuart Dickinson. HT: Randwick 26-5.



Eastwood v Northern Suburbs at T.G. Millner Field
Eastwood have maintained fourth place on the Tooheys New Shute Shield ladder with a comprehensive 49-24 victory over Northern Suburbs at T.G. Millner Field. The Woods victory was set up in the opening half when they streaked away to a 28-3 lead on the back of four converted tries. Each side scored three converted tries in the second forty, however the Eastwood horse had well and truly bolted. Exciting back John Grant scored a hat-trick to take his season total to 15, while Ben Batger scored 15 points from a try and five conversions.

Eastwood 49 (John Grant 3, Gareth Palamo, James Foote, Tim Bennetts, Ben Batger tries; Ben Batger 5 cons, James Foote con, Mick Snowden con) d Northern Suburbs 24 (Brian Doyle, Chris Moore, Cam Crawford tries; Chris Burnett 3 cons, pen) at T.G. Millner Field. Referee: Steve Walsh. HT: Eastwood 28-3.


Southern Districts v Penrith at Forshaw Rugby Park
Southern Districts scored their sixth victory of 2009 with a 27-12 win over Penrith at Forshaw Rugby Park. The Rebels scored five tries to two, with only an unsuccessful day with the boot keeping the margin to just 15 points. Souths scored three tries to one in the first half and added another two in the second, with four of their five tries scored through the backs.

Southern Districts 27 (Tim McGann, Nathan Sievert, Zac Mullane, Brackin Henry, Chris Kerr tries; Nathan Sievert con) d Penrith 12 (Nua Alone, Jonathon Reopoamo tries; Alex Pinson con) at Forshaw Rugby Park. Referee: Ian Smith. HT: Southern Districts 15-5.


Parramatta v Warringah at Granville Park
Warringah continue to apply top six pressure and took another step towards the finals with a 43-16 victory over Parramatta at Granville Park. The Rats led by less than a try in the closing stages of the first half, bringing back memories of Parramatta’s five-point win over Warringah in round eight. However a try on the stroke of half-time extended the Rats’ advantage and kick-started a four-try second half. Rookie wing Dylan Smouha scored a hat-trick and now has 16 tries for the season, just three behind competition leaders Adam D’Arcy (Manly) and Nathan Trist (Sydney University).

Warringah 43 (Dylan Smouha 3, Trevor Richardson, John Kennedy, Haig Sare tries; Sam Harris 5 cons, pen) d Parramatta 16 (Sam Evalu, Winney Paulo tries; Aaron Mattin 2 pens) at Granville Park. Referee: Daniel Cheever. HT: Warringah 15-6.



West Harbour v Eastern Suburbs at Concord Oval
Eastern Suburbs have scored an important five-point victory over West Harbour at Concord Oval which looks to have ended the Pirates’ ambitious finals campaign.
The Beasts scored four tries to three, with Gavin Debartolo grabbing a double on the way to 17 points, while Wallaby Ryan Cross also scored. The Pirates trailed by just two points at the break, however Easts’ class enabled the Beasties to hang on and remain four points inside the top six.

Eastern Suburbs 27 (Gavin Debartolo 2, Tom Azar, Ryan Cross tries; Gavin Debartolo 2 cons, pen) d West Harbour 22 (Isaiah Pine, Steve Massey, John Sinisa tries; Nick Riley con, pen, Henry Seavula con) at Concord Oval. Referee: Andrew Lees. HT: Eastern Suburbs 12-10.



Sydney University v Gordon at University Oval No.1
The Sydney University juggernaut keeps rolling on with the Students recording a 31-19 victory over Gordon at University Oval No.1. It was the Students 41st straight win at home, retaining the Sir Roden Cutler Shield, and their 11th straight win this season, losing their last match in round eight against the Highlanders. The home side scored two tries in the first half, however the boot of Dave Harvey kept Gordon in touch and the match was locked at 12-all at the break. However like they did last week, the Students powered home in the second half to record an impressive win and extend their lead at the top of the table to seven points.

Sydney University 31 (Dave Dennis, Jono Jenkins, Scott Stumbles, Daniel Halangahu tries; Daniel Halangahu 3 cons) d Gordon 19 (Craig Thomas try; Dave Harvey 4 pens, con) at University Oval No.1. Referee: James Leckie. HT: 12-all.

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Fairbrother looked pretty OK in a badly beaten team. lost a bit of puff in the second half but played the full 80 (I think) and participated in some huge shoves from the Manly pack. He was pretty much everywhere in the first half, but put one or two down....surely no mug!

How bad was the galloping greens number 11 Ratu Nasiganiyavi, you'd think a 6 foot 5 125 keg fijian would do alot better. Can't half tell he's that other Fijians cousin.


Sekope Kepu on the other hand was excellent, he could be a winger even though he's playing prop. His brother Sione was a winger and a big unit as well.

2 trys today and 7 for the season I think it is now.

Ratu has had a couple of lousy matches recently. Though to be fair all credit to Uni in shutting him down last week. Should have scored 2 or 3 today but the old Islander hands syndrome kicked in. Sekope Kepu was awesome. A hugely athletic Prop, would be very comfortable in the loosies. Marshall Milroy had a much better game than last week and Tim Walsh at 5/8 was very good. With 6 of their players retuning a Premiership is cerianly a possibility again. Gary is doing a fantastic job. Up the WICKS.

Ratu today kind of reminded me of when you see a (huge) teenage athlete who's still growing in to his body and not quite sure what to do with it yet.

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Ratu has had a couple of lousy matches recently. Though to be fair all credit to Uni in shutting him down last week. Should have scored 2 or 3 today but the old Islander hands syndrome kicked in. Sekope Kepu was awesome. A hugely athletic Prop, would be very comfortable in the loosies. Marshall Milroy had a much better game than last week and Tim Walsh at 5/8 was very good. With 6 of their players retuning a Premiership is cerianly a possibility again. Gary is doing a fantastic job. Up the WICKS.

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As long as he stops trying for drop goals anyway.

Shocking hit from the Manly boy who got sin binned. The wicks boy did well to get up and keep going. Still laugh at that door cut out in the fence.

Without that door Randwick would have lost many a Rugby ball. Plus it was always fun to see the reaction of passers bye when you duck out of the fence to quickly retrive a ball that has set someone's car alarm off.

Leon Bott's hit would have been a belter had it been legal.

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Without that door Randwick would have lost many a Rugby ball. Plus it was always fun to see the reaction of passers bye when you duck out of the fence to quickly retrive a ball that has set someone's car alarm off.

Leon Bott's hit would have been a belter had it been legal.

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I had a look on their site, looks like they've got a really nice function centre attached to the club. This is what Perth misses, Leagues clubs and such. Imagine if we had this, without the pokies of course.

I missed part of the game but from what I watched I thought Ratu was as good as he was bad. He had a couple of devastating runs that earned the Greens some serious metres. That knock-on and a few other things were a bit average but ahh well. He'll get better. You'd imagine with the size of his hands he be able to hold the ball easily. :confused:

He'd be frustrating to watch each week as a Wick fan. You just never know when he's going to do something good or really, really bad.

Seriously with his size and speed he should be breaking the line and scoring easily.

Is he the winger who fronted up for the Spirit in that Mazda Championship or whatever it as called.

Sure is.

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I thought I'd seen those crap winger skills before.

I remember the talk in the crowd one night about "look at the size of him" which soon turned to "get him off".

The Randwick Club as it is known is very very nice. A little small intially but nice(they have since extended it and I think they are about to again). Through it building and the apartments that it is part of Randwick are one of the few clubs that are sitting pretty.

Ratu is actually a crowd favourite at Randwick. However each time I've watched him this year he has had me pulling my hair out. He's rather mercurial. One day devastating the other frustrating. Thinking back he didn't have too bad a game but rushed every scoring chance. And the drop goal. ?

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In terms of Leagues Clubs. I was reading that Neddies were looking to undergo a redevelopment. Maybe they should look at doing something similar. If it is possible of course.