By MARK CASHMAN

Lockdown is tough time but when your are a Shute Shield coach trying to keep or gather some momentum for the run to the finals, what do you do?

Rugby News spoke to the coaches about what they are doing in these times.

NORTHERN SUBURBS

Zak Beer

“We put some contingency planning together over summer should another COVID lockdown happen - thankfully we're all set-up and rolled our plan straight out.

“We pick up where we left off in last year's lockdown. We came out of the 2020 lockdown in great shape and will be looking to evolve from that experience again this year.

“The Top Squad have broken up into Mini-Teams based on where they live. The captain of each Mini-Team was dropped off a kit bag full of gear to train with. We put out 2-3 sessions that the guys have been completing - all the time adhering to all the Public Health Orders - along with our weekly team Zooms.