A sunny afternoon in Sydney’s West saw Parramatta – who chalked up their first win of the season last week against Penrith – entertain Eastern Suburbs, themselves coming off the back of a rare victory at Coogee Oval. Could the Two Blues build on last week or would the Beasties’ class shine through?

Round Six of the Tooheys New Shute Shield kicked off on Friday night at the birthplace of Australian rugby, where Sydney Uni were looking to bounce back from their shock loss last week to Southern Districts. Their opponents were Northern Suburbs, a young and fast-improving team who pushed much-fancied Gordon to the wire last time out.