Coaching’s a tough job at the best of times but it gets even tougher coaching a contact sport in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis.  Eastern Suburbs coach Pauli Taumoepeau was happy to admit his first session back at Woollahra Oval wasn’t one his finest.  “It was a bit of a disaster to be honest, probably the worst session I’ve coached,” he laughed.  “Our COVID protocol is being run by a nurse from St Vincent’s who is part of the club and he said the main thing to try to avoid was accidental contact and I think I took that a little overboard.  “We had 20 guys at our first session, 10 in each half and there was no atmosphere. I had all the drills running for three minutes too long and guys were just going through the motions, it wasn’t great. “But we quickly learnt from that and found ways to keep the guys engaged, while still following all the protocols and the last few sessions have been a lot better.” With group training limited to 10 people