Warringah coach confident Rats are on track
This article originally appeared in Tah Time, the Waratahs official matchday programme.
By Paul Cook
The battle for the top six places in this year’s Intrust Super Shute Shield looks likely to go down to the final weekend of the regular season, as the unpredictable nature of the competition continues. With 11 of the 18 rounds behind them, you can still throw a blanket over three-quarters of the competing sides.
In round 10, previous front-runners Randwick went down to eighth-placed Northern Suburbs, leaving the door open for Sydney University to open up a three-point gap at the top with a win at Parramatta. But the Students were pushed to the wire by a Two Blues side sitting 10th, only edging home 14-9 in yet another example of how precious little there is between the teams.
Last week, seventh placed Warringah held defending premiers Eastwood to a 30-30 draw.
For a club like Warringah, who have manoeuvred themselves into contention in recent seasons with successive fourth and