HAMILTON coach Scott Coleman admits that Wanderers have caught him by surprise.
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The talk of the Newcastle and Hunter Rugby Union pre-season was that the Two Blues, who finished fifth last year, were "rebuilding".
Then, in round four, Wanderers stunned the Hawks 24-12 to take hold of the Hawthorne Cup.
Since then, the Two Blues, who went down in three straight grand finals to Hamilton from 2015, have lost just one game and emerged as front runners to disrupt the Hawks' bid for a record fifth straight premiership.
Coleman won't be caught off guard again and is treating the clash against the surprise packets in the final round at Passmore Oval on Saturday as a semi-final. Read more here.
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