Revitalised Rats ready to win now according to new Warringah coach Josh Holmes
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Don’t mention the word rebuild to new Warringah first grade coach Josh Holmes, or to any Hillbillies hanging around Rat Park.
After winning a colts’ first grade premiership and a colts’ club championship, and taking on the head coach role at Warringah, Holmes is confident his former side is ready to win and win now.
“We’re not trying to rebuild, we’re ready to play finals again and there’s no reason why we can’t be a really good team in 2024,” the former halfback told Rugby News.
“We don’t just want to make finals, our mindset is that we want to win the competition and we’ve got the players to do it.
“If you look at this year, they lost a lot of games by two or three points, so they weren’t a long way off. Then we’ll add some new guys to the group, alongside some young colts who will bring a lot of new energ