How new Tahs coach's 'special sauce' can bring back the glory days
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Darren Coleman was in tears. It was that sort of season.
It was late in August of 2017 and the Warringah Rats had suffered the unimaginable: the death of popular fifth-grade player Lachlan Ward.
As Coleman presented a jersey to Lachlan’s brother and Warringah club captain Sam ahead of their grand final with Northern Suburbs, Coleman uttered words Ward will never forget.
For Ward, it’s indicative of Coleman’s strength as a coach: he cares.