The 2023 Shute Shield season, also known as the Charter Hall Shute Shield, or the NSWRU Shute Shield, was the 149th season of the semi-professional premier-grade rugby union club competition in the Australian state of New South Wales. With all but one club playing inside the Sydney area, the competition held the same number of teams from the previous season, twelve, following difficulties due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the axing of Western Sydney club, Penrith Emus.
The regular season began on 1 April and concluded following eighteen rounds, with one bye round, on 5 August. A six team finals series kicked-off following round eighteen. The Grand Final was played on August 26, with Randwick defeating the Northern Suburbs 17–15. The defending champions were Sydney University.
Stadia and personnel
Club Colour Jersey Stadium/Base Coach Eastern Suburbs Woollahra Oval, Rose Bay Simon Kneebone Eastwood TG Millner Field, Marsfield Ben Batger Gordon Chatswood Oval, Chatswood Brian Melrose Hunter Wildfires Newcastle No.2 Sportsground, Newcastle West Scott Coleman Manly Manly Oval, Manly Phil Blake Northern Suburbs North Sydney Oval, North Sydney Zak Beer Randwick Coogee Oval, Coogee Stephen Hoiles Southern Districts Forshaw Park, Sylvania Waters Jayson Brewer Sydney University Sydney University Football Ground (No.2 Oval), Camperdown Damien Hill Warringah Pittwater Park, Warriewood Mike Ruthven West Harbour Concord Oval, Concord Cameron Treloar Western Sydney Two Blues Granville Park, Merrylands Sailosi Tagicakibau
Matches
Ladder
Finals series Bracket
Notes
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