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Re: Robbie Deans
DIR By: Bloggs
Date: March 18, 2026, 12:42 pm
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600k would be a pretty great salary for a prem coach?
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Re: Robbie Deans
DIR By: championes
Date: March 18, 2026, 1:29 pm
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> There was also an article on Rugby Pass:
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HTML https://www.rugbypass.com/news/former-wallaby-coach-robbie-deans-hired-by-struggling-harlequins/
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Fair enough - although Fissler is more a lukewarm sack of dog
crap with a twitter account than he is a journalist.
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Re: Robbie Deans
DIR By: Quinto
Date: March 18, 2026, 3:05 pm
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> Fair enough - although Fissler is more a lukewarm sack of dog
crap with a twitter account than he is a journalist.
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He’s pretty reliable, so perhaps you should leave the childish
remarks in the playground.
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Re: Robbie Deans
DIR By: SiB
Date: March 18, 2026, 4:26 pm
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--- Quote from: championes link ---
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> Fair enough - although Fissler is more a lukewarm sack of dog
crap with a twitter account than he is a journalist.
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Strange think he gets a fair amount spot on
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Re: Robbie Deans
DIR By: quinalan
Date: March 18, 2026, 4:34 pm
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Robbie would have been fantastic 10 years ago. He's 66 now.
Probably not that bothered about a full time job! Feels like
Quins clutching at straws.
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Re: Robbie Deans
DIR By: Quinky
Date: March 19, 2026, 1:05 am
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I think I'll wait till the club announce anything officially. So
many reports turn out to be inaccurate or completely wrong.
Regarding Easter, I don't hold much stead by where Chinnor
currently sit. Better to look at the progress he's made. Either
he's got an underperforming bunch to hit their full potential
(ring any bells?), or he's taken a team and vastly improved them
from what they were. If you're basing your wish list on where
the particular individual's team is now, and you want the best,
you'll only settle for Rassie. Nice thought though. On the other
hand, if you find a guy who can take Sutton Coldfield 3rd XV to
the middle of the Championship, it's a bit rich to gripe that
they're only a mid-table team.
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Re: Robbie Deans
DIR By: Bucksquin
Date: March 19, 2026, 4:41 am
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I am not in the least convinced about Nick Easter as DoR of
Harlequins, for any number of reasons, but especially his own
recent proximity to the club as a player (and short while,
coach) and lack of top-level DoR experience. However, what he
has achieved with Chinnor (a very different challenge, but
nonetheless very commendable) is quite remarkable, given the
ground, the resources, etc.
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Re: Robbie Deans
DIR By: Rugbycat
Date: March 19, 2026, 4:56 am
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--- Quote from: Quinky link ---
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> I think I'll wait till the club announce anything officially.
So many reports turn out to be inaccurate or completely wrong.
>
> Regarding Easter, I don't hold much stead by where Chinnor
currently sit. Better to look at the progress he's made. Either
he's got an underperforming bunch to hit their full potential
(ring any bells?), or he's taken a team and vastly improved them
from what they were. If you're basing your wish list on where
the particular individual's team is now, and you want the best,
you'll only settle for Rassie. Nice thought though. On the other
hand, if you find a guy who can take Sutton Coldfield 3rd XV to
the middle of the Championship, it's a bit rich to gripe that
they're only a mid-table team.
>
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And his record with the USA, where he is attack and defence
coach, is less than great, only teams beaten in last 10 matches,
Belguim, Romania and Samoa, loses to Spain and Canada.
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Re: Robbie Deans
DIR By: MaidstoneQuin
Date: March 19, 2026, 5:08 am
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I like NE but he isn't what we need. Basically, if we go for
anyone other than someone with a proven track record already
doing a top job (in a directly comparable league) it could be
curtains for the club.
Now, it could work out in the way Dowson at Saints has. But
that's a huge gamble. There is a chance it could work, but
there's probably a bigger chance it wouldn't which would be a
real disaster. My main fear is we get in someone who's never had
a great example of being at the helm getting success, and we
continue to be crap. Our top players within a season or 2 will
then go, and we will struggle to attract anyone half decent
which would resign us to probably a team having the season goal
of not finishing bottom.
Obviously, a big name isn't 100% to do well but we at least need
to make educated decisions which we've not really done the last
6-7 years
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Re: Robbie Deans
DIR By: Archquin
Date: March 19, 2026, 6:25 am
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we're doomed ::)
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