Data & sources
Where every number on this site comes from — and how far we trust it. We store the source, confidence and licence status of every fact, so the record is honest and the path to fully-licensed data is clear.
In the database right now
| Grade | Trophy | Matches | Detail held |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Grade | Shute Shield | 54 | Team sheets · scorers · cards |
| 2nd Grade | Colin Caird Shield | 54 | Team sheets · scorers · cards |
| 3rd Grade | Henderson Shield | 45 | Results only (no sheet upstream) |
| 4th Grade | Henderson Cup | 45 | Results only (no sheet upstream) |
| 1st Colts | W. McMahon Memorial Shield | 54 | Team sheets · scorers · cards |
| 2nd Colts | Shell Trophy | 54 | Team sheets · scorers · cards |
| 3rd Colts | Bill Simpson Shield | 37 | Results only (no sheet upstream) |
Active sources
Sydney Rugby Union / FuseSport Live
The platform Sydney Rugby Union runs the competition on. Drives the ladder, every grade’s results & fixtures, all team sheets, scorers, goal-kicking and cards — 1st Grade down through the Colts.
Rugby Xplorer (Rugby Australia) Live
Official Rugby AU platform. Supplies the 12 club badges shown across the site.
FuseSport — historical seasons Live
Season-by-season 1st-grade career records (2018, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025). 2019–2021 are unavailable upstream: 2020 & 2021 published no per-match team sheets (COVID), and FuseSport exposes no separately-reachable 2019 competition (its comp links collapse onto 2018).
Mapped for the roadmap
Sources evaluated for richer data and licensing — what each could add, and what it would take.
Rugby Xplorer — match detail Evaluated
Match-centre pages carry a rich schema (referees, coaches, lineups, scoring timeline, substitutions) — but Rugby AU withholds most of it publicly (referee names null, lineups “Name Withheld”). High value if licensed.
TheSportsDB Evaluated
Free community sports DB; carries an “Australian Shute Shield” league. Useful as a logo/score cross-check, not as a primary record.
Official Shute Shield site Roadmap
Canonical news, history, finals framing and competition identity (it iframes FuseSport for fixtures/results).
Broadcast — Stan / Nine / 9Now Roadmap
Match video unlocks the advanced layer FuseSport lacks: field position, try origin, set-piece, ruck speed, kick type. Needs rights.
Public aggregators (Flashscore, Livesport, Ultimate Rugby) Roadmap
Backup validation and discovery only — not a licensed primary source.
Confidence ladder
Every fact is tagged on this scale, highest to lowest.
| # | Level | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Official licensed | Direct from the rights-holder under a licence — the goal for every layer. |
| 2 | Official public | Published on an official competition or governing-body surface. ← most data here today. |
| 3 | Club confirmed | Confirmed directly by the club. |
| 4 | Broadcast / video verified | Verified against broadcast or club match video. |
| 5 | Peanut Gallery verified | Checked by us against the match. |
| 6 | Media reported | Taken from a media report. |
| 7 | Aggregator matched | Cross-matched against a public score aggregator. |
| 8 | Social unverified | An unconfirmed club/player/supporter social post. |
| 9 | Model inferred | Derived or estimated by a model. |
The Peanut Gallery is testing what’s technically possible from publicly-accessible data before formalising licensing with each rights-holder. Figures as at Round 9, 2026.
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