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There has been a whole lot of Twitter love for Toby Booth joining Harlequins

Toby Booth has joined Quins after a long stint at Bath (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

Harlequins have taken a step towards curtailing their disappointing start to the season by appointing Toby Booth as Paul Gustard’s new assistant coach. 

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After leaving Bath at the end of last season after seven years in the coaching team, Booth is to fill the void left by former forwards coach Alex Codling, who parted ways with Quins after only two Gallagher Premiership games this season. 

It is not so much the success that Booth has had with Bath, and before that as head coach of London Irish, which has made him so popular among his peers, but his style of management. 

Fellow coaches, journalists and fans all recognise that it is the relationship that Booth builds with his players that makes him the coach he is and why Harlequins have made an astute addition. 

With only one win from their opening four Gallagher Premiership games, and after losing heavily to Clermont in the opening round of the Champions Cup last weekend, Quins’ season has not started as well as many would have liked. 

A busy summer spending spree saw the club recruit a number of players, but those promising signs have not come to fruition on the pitch yet, although the season is still young. 

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Gustard also added England rugby league great Sean Long to his coaching staff this summer to help alongside attacking coach and club legend Nick Evans. The former St Helens stand-off is new to the world of union coaching, and Evans is still quite fresh, but the rugby intellect they showed throughout their playing careers bodes well for their partnership in southwest London. 

With former Wales and British and Irish Lions prop Adam Jones working as Harlequins scrum coach, Booth is joining one of the most star-studded coaching teams in the Premiership. 

The blend of seasoned experience at the top of the domestic game married with some unique and fresh ideas means Quins could turn their fortunes around rapidly. 

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It was definitely a high shot: “There was one last twist in the game when Sotutu hit Peter Lakai in the head with his shoulder”. It’s a fine line between a dominant hit and a red these days.


Agree, the trio needs to work. Skills sets where one of the trio is weaker can be made up from the other two, or even the other forwards (but that’s getting on a slippery slope - tight forwards need to be dominant in their core roles first).


The All Blacks will probably settle on two all rounders, at 7 and 8; and a bruiser who can jump at 6. We’ll see. You never know what Robertson has planned. I think last year he was a bit conservative and this year (which might be his last, if results are the same as last year) could be his last chance to stamp his mark on the team.

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You’re the plonker, I think, with that poor comment. I’m merely making the point that in Sevens, you need a balance of plodders & speedsters. Unfortunately the AB7s are unbalanced atm. About 6 or 7 of their dynamic playmakers went to XVs this year. Hence, I can’t see how results would change.


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SadersMan 2 hours ago
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Taylah’s talking nonsense.


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Hardly an indication of ABs being “outplayed by their counterparts”. Then again, it IS the Breakdown, where tongues are regularly in gear before brains are engaged.

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JW 2 hours ago
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I could be wrong but I thought that was because of lazy tackling. This year I’m guessing he’s been asked to bring more of an edge to both sides of the ball, which exaggerates that weakness. It will, yeah, that’s my whole point. He shouldn’t need to cop that.


He’d for sure take the 6 jersey. Like we’ve already deduced, it doesn’t matter what number is on their jerseys these days, my whole point is it’s not a good trio.

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JWH 2 hours ago
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Hop off it mate. WJ and Sevu contributing the least? What are you smoking????


WJ has been unbelievably good this season, easily the ABs first choice 15, and Sevu has just been playing out of his skin these last few seasons.


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Cantab 3 hours ago
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I am seeing steady improvement in the Crusaders backplay, not the finished article just yet but far superior to anything they produced last year. The bye distorts the likely position of teams as no points are awarded to teams having the bye. Crusaders are level on actual points with the Chiefs but provided they secure a win when the Chiefs they will be four ahead.

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JW 3 hours ago
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Yeah but I don’t think thats saying much. I was going to say it’s still about as clunky as the Chiefs blackline, and maybe you’re right, they could still be the best.


Bye anomaly? Didn’t the Landers gain a spot during their bye, is it only half points not a full four they get?

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JW 3 hours ago
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Also, interesting that I could be something do with Havili being a bit lighter this year. That probably came about because Foster want Havili to be able to deliver crash ball at 12 for the All Blacks. Oh how thankful I was when injury finally promoted Jordie to that role!

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JW 3 hours ago
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You obviously tuned out as the season went on!

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JW 3 hours ago
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lol

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JW 3 hours ago
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Haha you think he’s somehow super human now huh?!

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JW 4 hours ago
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When you put out I thought you were speaking of the Saders pack lol theyre just as young (though far more experienced).

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SC 4 hours ago
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In 2023, Tele’a was one of the best wings in the world, dude.


In 2024, everyone worked out he is a liability under the high ball and he lost a step of his pace.


Still a good Super Rugby wing but at 28, his test days are coming to an end.

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