By MARK CASHMAN

Opportunity knocks at sometimes the most inappropriate of times but as we head into a fallow weekend in the Shute Shield the question swirling around the competition is will the departure of Rob Taylor bring Sydney Uni back to the field.

News leaked earlier this week that Taylor had taken up the head coach’s role at the NEC Green Rockets in Japan’s Top League and would hand over the reins to his defence and skills boss Phil Blake.

Taylor will work closely with NEC’s new director of rugby, former Wallabies boss Michael Cheika, and to be perfectly honest it’s one of those opportunities of a lifetime.

In some ways you’d be tempted to edge towards saying yes to that question, but the vibe that I am getting is that it will be steady as she goes.