Newcastle Wildfires coach Scott Coleman has seriously contemplated travelling down to Sydney to have a crack at the Shute Shield at different times over the past decade or so.

But life, family and the joys of living in a place like Newcastle have conspired to get in his way of driving down the M1.

The Shute Shield though has come to him and he’s busily beavering away to make sure the game in the Newcastle Hunter area is shown in the best possible light.

Rugby News caught up with Newcastle Wildfires head coach SCOTT COLEMAN as he juggled the many tasks involved in putting out a competitive rugby side.