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Robbie Deans
By: Jimmy G Date: March 17, 2026, 12:32 pm
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From the Telegraph
Robbie Deans, the former Australia head coach, is poised to join
the Harlequins coaching ticket on a consultancy basis, Telegraph
Sport understands.
Harlequins decided to commit to a root-and-branch review of
their entire coaching structure after previous head coach Danny
Wilson walked out of the club just days before the start of the
domestic season to take up a role with Wales.
As part of the new set-up, Deans will be employed on a similar
basis to Chris Boyd at Gloucester, as a wise old head to a young
coaching team. He is likely to join on an initial 10-week deal,
but that could become a rolling contract.
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Re: Robbie Deans
By: Quinto Date: March 17, 2026, 12:50 pm
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And bye to Evan’s.
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Re: Robbie Deans
By: DOK Date: March 17, 2026, 12:57 pm
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We seem to have enough specialist coaches, consultants and
actual coaches to form their own rugby team.
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Re: Robbie Deans
By: KentQuin Date: March 17, 2026, 12:59 pm
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Sounds like we've reached plan D or E
Robbie has all the credentials you could ask for. Is a temporary
contract him hedging his bets or Quins I wonder...
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Re: Robbie Deans
By: RhubarbAndGustard Date: March 17, 2026, 1:47 pm
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Rumoured to be a 10 week contract and working remotely from New
Zealand… he’s a fantastic coach but just what is the point in
that?
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Re: Robbie Deans
By: J Scott Date: March 17, 2026, 2:36 pm
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I thought LD had said we were going after a HC? Are we to assume
that a new HC will be named and Deans would offer his
consultation on top of that?
I really didn’t expect that our search would result in a 10 week
consultation done remotely, I mean how does that even work? How
would he be involved in anything other reviewing recordings of
training and matches.
Seems utterly bonkers.
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Re: Robbie Deans
By: Quinaldo Date: March 17, 2026, 3:31 pm
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here's the complete article:
Robbie Deans, the former Australia head coach, is poised to join
the Harlequins coaching ticket on a consultancy basis, Telegraph
Sport understands.
Harlequins decided to commit to a root-and-branch review of
their entire coaching structure after previous head coach Danny
Wilson walked out of the club just days before the start of the
domestic season to take up a role with Wales.
As part of the new set-up, Deans will be employed on a similar
basis to Chris Boyd at Gloucester, as a wise old head to a young
coaching team. He is likely to join on an initial 10-week deal,
but that could become a rolling contract.
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Capturing Deans will be seen as a significant coup for
Harlequins, who were previously linked with Scott Robertson and
Dave Rennie – the former and current New Zealand head coaches.
Deans established one of the great Crusaders dynasties, winning
five Super Rugby titles between 2000 and 2008. Long seen as the
next All Blacks head coach in waiting, Deans instead took up the
same role across the Tasman Sea with Australia. He guided them
to 43 wins in 74 games and the Wallabies were frequently ranked
as world’s second-best side before he resigned following the
2013 British and Irish Lions series.
Deans shakes Gatland's hand at end of 2013 Wallabies vs Lions
series
Deans resigned as Australia head coach after defeat by Warren
Gatland’s Lions in 2013 Credit: Jason O'Brien/Action Images
He then took up a role with Panasonic Wild Knights in Japan, who
won four Top League titles, and helped recruit a series of All
Black and Springbok internationals. He has also frequently
accepted invitations to coach the Barbarians. Deans recently
scaled back his commitments with the Wild Knights so he could
spend more time with his family and helped groom Japanese coach
Atsushi Kanazawa to be his successor.
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Deans’ wealth of experience and contacts will prove invaluable
to what is likely to be a young Harlequins coaching group from
next season. Australian Jason Gilmore has taken the reins from
Wilson on an interim basis and is a hugely popular figure within
the squad despite leading them to just two victories in Prem
Rugby this season. The club are understood to be keen to retain
Gilmore, who played an invaluable role in the recruitment of
England full-back George Furbank from Northampton.
Jason Gilmore at Welford Road
Quins are keen on keeping popular interim head coach Jason
Gilmore on the staff Credit: Cameron Smith/Getty Images
Former Harlequins coaches Nick Easter and Mark Mapletoft have
also come under consideration but former All Black fly-half Nick
Evans is unlikely to remain part of the team. Alan Dickens, who
recently stepped down as head coach of Newcastle Red Bulls,
could also come into the equation and has strong links with a
number of Harlequins players from his time coaching England
Under-20s.
The board, led by chief executive Laurie Dalrymple, is conscious
of how crucial it is to get not just the right coaches in place
but also the right structure. Since director of rugby Conor
O’Shea left in 2016, John Kingston, Paul Gustard, Tabai Matson,
Billy Millard, Wilson and Gilmore have all led the team at
various points and that instability within the coaching set-up
has led to the team’s under-delivering on the pitch. Despite
winning the Premiership in 2021, when they ironically did not
have a head coach, Quins have qualified for the play-offs only
one other time in the past 10 years.
“To be honest, the reason we are having our current problems is
because we have had a changeable head coach environment pretty
consistently for too long now,” Dalrymple told Telegraph Sport
in January.
“If you don’t have someone who can provide stability and a
sustained and clear plan – in line with the identity of club and
we are quite clear how we think we should and want to play – but
it is entirely fair to say, if we don’t have a coach in situ who
can deliver on that, then this equally feeds into your
retention, your recruitment, your academy transition, your squad
composition. All of those buckets feed off that critical
appointment. For various reasons we have not that stability so
we have to make sure we get this decision and this process
absolutely correct regarding our long-term appointment
decision.”
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Re: Robbie Deans
By: MaidstoneQuin Date: March 17, 2026, 4:23 pm
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[quote author=SwielOrNoSwiel link=topic=7993.msg151110#msg151110
date=1773773262]
Rumoured to be a 10 week contract and working remotely from New
Zealand… he’s a fantastic coach but just what is the point in
that?
[/quote]
If that’s true there’s no point whatsoever, but it would be a
very Quins thing to do. If he can’t even be bothered to come
here it’s a thank you but no thank you in my eyes.
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Re: Robbie Deans
By: FatQuin Date: March 18, 2026, 3:34 am
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So Gilmore gets the job because the players like him, Nev goes
and some bloke sits on the other side of the world for 3 months
and watches footage whilst we “try really hard” to win some
rugby? Is that about right?
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Re: Robbie Deans
By: JammyGit Date: March 18, 2026, 4:18 am
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lmao I didn't realise that Dickens was actually being linked to
Quins, thought people were just catastrophising
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