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Your thoughts on Director of Rugby (DOR) for 2025/2026
DIR By: No1quin
Date: July 28, 2025, 11:18 am
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I haven't seen an official announcement of our new Director of
Rugby yet for the new season. While we wait to hear more, what
are your thoughts?
Will we see someone new come in and step up or will Danny Wilson
be given the DOR role combined with Head Coach role?
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Re: Your thoughts on Director of Rugby (DOR) for 2025/2026
DIR By: Banstead Quin
Date: July 28, 2025, 11:42 am
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Are you Laurie Dalrymple, fishing for ideas???
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Re: Your thoughts on Director of Rugby (DOR) for 2025/2026
DIR By: No1quin
Date: July 28, 2025, 11:56 am
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--- Quote from: Banstead Quin link ---
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> Are you Laurie Dalrymple, fishing for ideas???
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Is my disguise not working?
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Re: Your thoughts on Director of Rugby (DOR) for 2025/2026
DIR By: Archquin
Date: July 28, 2025, 2:05 pm
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Make DW DoR if it means the 3 year plan is scrapped - then we
can recruit a new Head Coach
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Re: Your thoughts on Director of Rugby (DOR) for 2025/2026
DIR By: FatQuin
Date: July 29, 2025, 1:53 am
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I’d go for something radical. How about we get an experienced
DoR with a record of success at some level?
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Re: Your thoughts on Director of Rugby (DOR) for 2025/2026
DIR By: MaidstoneQuin
Date: July 29, 2025, 2:28 am
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My phone hasn't rang yet...must be still mulling it over
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Re: Your thoughts on Director of Rugby (DOR) for 2025/2026
DIR By: poorfour
Date: July 29, 2025, 4:19 am
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--- Quote from: FatQuin link ---
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> I’d go for something radical. How about we get an experienced
DoR with a record of success at some level?
>
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The last time we had an experienced DoR with a record of success
at some level, he was the most successful club level coach in
English rugby history. He got us promoted from the Championship,
and built a good squad, but as I recall his tenure didn't end
brilliantly.
The club's most successful periods have been when we had a guy
whose previous DoR track record was winning the Powergen Cup,
and when we had no DoR at all.
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Re: Your thoughts on Director of Rugby (DOR) for 2025/2026
DIR By: Brown Bottle
Date: July 29, 2025, 4:35 am
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--- Quote from: poorfour link ---
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> The last time we had an experienced DoR with a record of
success at some level, he was the most successful club level
coach in English rugby history. He got us promoted from the
Championship, and built a good squad, but as I recall his tenure
didn't end brilliantly.
>
> ...
>
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Given the squad he had he'd have been sacked if he hadn't got us
promoted.
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Re: Your thoughts on Director of Rugby (DOR) for 2025/2026
DIR By: Yareet
Date: July 29, 2025, 4:57 am
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--- Quote from: poorfour link ---
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> The last time we had an experienced DoR with a record of
success at some level, he was the most successful club level
coach in English rugby history. He got us promoted from the
Championship, and built a good squad, but as I recall his tenure
didn't end brilliantly.
>
> The club's most successful periods have been when we had a guy
whose previous DoR track record was winning the Powergen Cup,
and when we had no DoR at all.
>
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So based on that, your options are no DoR, Steve Diamond (PRC
specialist) or Mark McCall 😈
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Re: Your thoughts on Director of Rugby (DOR) for 2025/2026
DIR By: poorfour
Date: July 29, 2025, 5:41 am
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Very funny - but I think my point is more that Quins are a club
with a very distinct playing culture, and any DoR needs to be
able to fit into that.
We've seen what happens when a DoR tries to turn them into a
clone of another club, and it wasn't pretty.
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