Newly appointed coach and club legend Stephen Hoiles believes defence and discipline is the key to transforming Randwick’s first grade side into a genuine Shute Shield premiership threat again.

Randwick last claimed the Shute Shield all the way back in 2004, with Hoiles then playing as a young backrower.

They also haven’t contested a first grade grand final since 2010.

“The club has been left in a really good place and they’ve been really competitive over a number of years, but in first grade, they haven’t been able to win enough of the big moments over the past 15 or so years now,” Hoiles told Rugby News.