Coleman thinks Warringah can win, even if they lose the scrum battle to Uni
Warringah coach Darren Coleman thinks his side can still beat Sydney Uni in Saturday’s grand final even if they lose the set piece battle.
Both Sydney Uni and Warringah relied heavily on their scrum in preliminary final wins over Manly and Norths respectively, a tactic they’ll likely use again in this weekend’s decider.
Sydney Uni have named Wallabies hooker Tolu Latu to start alongside Waratahs Paddy Ryan and Matt Sandell in the front row, while Harry Johnson Holmes and known scrummager Chris Talakai will play from the bench.
The Warringah front row - Rory O’Connor, Luke Holmes and Harry Rorke - certainly won’t back down from the set piece challenge, but Coleman remains confident his side can still win their second straight title, even if things don’t go perfectly up front.
“If your set piece struggles, it makes your job harder but we’ve won games this year when we’ve had a good set piece day and we’ve won games this year when we’ve had a bad set piec