Outside of rugby, I quite like cooking & entertaining. For other queries contact the Chair (chair@quinssa.org.uk) or contact the individual members of the Committee as detailed below: E-Mail: scott@quinssa.org.uk, chair@quinssa.org.uk Im currently working with the Club Chris Pritchard John Gallagher, Director of rugby till 2000, TOULOUSE, France South African international duo Gurthro Steenkamp and. It's quite annoying that I had to wait 43 years to see Quins win the league, my son was just 4 months old and he slept through the last five minutes even though the crowd around us was going wild - Sports GPS Vest - Improve your performance with PitcheroGPS. Rumor has it Harlequins will be left out of the new Codex: Eldar Craftworlds, just as they were cut from Dark Eldar. Jeremy Staunton - London Wasps (was at London Irish & London Wasps), All updated, info on Tom Billups added too. any iea where our 2011/12 leavers have gone? Joined the Committe at the AGM in 2021. Harlequins today (Tuesday 17th May) announced details of its plans to celebrate its 150th Anniversary next season. committee at Harlequins and continuing to be a part of this amazing club! These items were and continue to be popular with members and over the years, I have made numerous other items there. The club also has ties to the Kenya Harlequins and the Melbourne Harlequins. In 2015 my wife Jane and I decided to get season tickets and have really enjoyed our time supporting Quins regularly and really enjoy away matches and especially a European weekend . After a spell at Leicester, where he helped to bring home two Premiership titles, he re-signed for Harlequins in 2000 and played a key role in taking them to victory twice in the European Shield. We soon became hooked and saw the important role that Quinssa plays. But Harlequins had already been through a big name change (from Hampstead), and the members were strangely attached to the initials HFC. 211. get the most out of supporting the Greatest Rugby Club in the World! It is understood that in response to their request, Harlequins were simply referred to the regulations. Paul Gustard sacrificed the 2019 World Cup to transform Harlequins, but less than three years after leaving England for the Premiership he is looking for a new job having left the club He started in the 2011 Amlin Challenge Cup final win against Stade Francais and in the 2012 Aviva Premiership final win against Leicester Tigers; the culmination of a season that saw Brown score 12 tries. Chris Munton (Match Day Support) E-Mail: chris@quinssa.org.uk, mds@soas.ac.uk. The Stoop is in southwest England and is right beside the national rugby stadium. Email: thabo@quinssa.org.uk In the "Past Players: Where are they now?" Zinzan lives with me.He sulks if he isn't the centre of attention and has the tendency to bite if he doesn't get his own way. Ryan Crotty (New Zealand) There was a plethora of exceptionally talented players in New Zealand during the 2010s, and Crotty was among those who were in the right place at the wrong time. Wales kicking game plan defended. The club was fined heavily after events in 2009 and the coach received a three year ban from rugby. Harlequins remained in the top tier until they were relegated in 2005. certain Mr Carling had something to do with it at the start! (With apologies to Bryan Adams)], Kate Cole I have worked in the Road Construction industry for over 40 years and often bring clients and employees to games at The Stoop where they often comment on the great atmosphere and friendly [2] However, a lack of finances and fan support led to the departure of key players, leaving the club to rely on youth and reserve players. This is a question that is often discussed by fans. In the days of Andre Vos, Will Greenwood, Paul Burke et al. Ollie Kohn seems to be running an interesting sideline, not only in hog-roasts, but also in modelling suits for 'oversized' gentlemen. Burgess is in his second season with Pirates. My first association with the club came through playing my schoolboy rugby on the old Harlequins Ground in Fairfax Road Teddington and trying to emulate the great Bob Hiller from the kicking Joined the committee at the 2019 AGM When: Wednesdays from 5:30 to 9:30 pm Info: Come to the Community Room in back of the building. I am very keen on supporting all aspects of our club - not only the main squad and Academy but also making more connections with the history of our fabulous club through the old players and trying COME ON YOU QUINS! Ross Young (manager who set up the first real ale bar at Harlequins) just got the order of the boot from England 2015, The biggest casualty of the restructuring is Ross Young, the chief operating officer who has helped deliver the last three Rugby World Cups with role now redundant, Tomas Vallejos released by Scarlets so he can play for Pampas XV. Just spotted Codders back full time inT rugby as head coach with Rotherham Titans. 2112 Grandin Road, SW, Roanoke, VA 24015 Map & Directions. Each application is lodged with the professional performance management group, which is. Thank you to all of my family and team-mates for their support.". Check out our article on the salaries of Harlequins rugby players. We record all IP addresses on the Sportnetwork message boards which may be required by the authorities in case of defamatory or abusive comment. We were all delighted with the advent of Big Game , it has became a regular Christmas outing and my whole family have embraced Quins. The club was founded way back in 1886 as The Hampstead Football Club and was even a founding member of the Rugby Football Union. How Much Do Harlequins Rugby Players Earn? With games played at Long Park in Haymarket, Virginia Soccer Association wants adults to have the chance to play the game throughout the decades. Quinssa page, If you'd like to become a member, please visit the, Melvin Baldock Was a committee member for the 2003-4 season, Si Bolton Committee Member for 2014/15 and 2015/16, Sue Clayton-Smith Committee member for 2010/11 & 2011/2012, Chris Clements Co-opted for the 2013/4 season, Simon Coleman Was a committee member from the start until the end of the 2008-9 season and had stints as Chairman and Membership Secretary, Stephen Engel Committee member for the 2012 season, Jon Forster Committee member from 2006-7 to 2009-10, Cliff Funnell Was a committee member for the 2005-6 to the 2007-8 seasons, Sarah Gladstone Joined the committee at the 2010 AGM and was a member and secretary until 2013/4, John Hartley Was a committee member for the 4 years and Chair for 4 until stepping down in 2012, Lou Hopkins was membership secretary and ran the coaches during her time on the Committee between 2012 and 2019, Adrian Jobling was a committee member from 2012-2017, Alan Kurtz Was Secretary for the 2003-4 season, Emma-Jane Kurtz Was Secretary for the 2004-5 season, Andrew Lawton (non-Committee Member for Coaches) until 2013, David Perry Was a committee member for the 2007-8 season, Barbara Richardson Was a committee member for the 2003-4 season, Steve Scott was a member (2008) and Chair (from 2012) before stepping down in 2015 and being co-opted, Rob Steers joined in the 2015/16 season and resigned at the end of 2016, Will Warner Was Chairman from the start until the end of the 2005-6 season, Rob White Was a committee member for the 2005-6 season. Angela Simpson is the Hon Secretary of HPA and will send you the membership forms. Joined the committee at the 2022 AGM. Are you wondering about Wasps? Junior Polu: as well as being at North Harbour, he's been named in the Chiefs Super 14 squad. He's very approachable. [3], With the demolition of the old Cardiff Athletics Stadium in 2007 Grange Quins lost their home ground. The inconsistent approach has been criticised by the player welfare lobby group Progressive Rugby and is causing confusion in a season when, as revealed by the Guardian in May, England players are set to miss about half their clubs Premiership matches if the rest protocols are fully adhered to. So, the club secretary produced a dictionary and started reading out the words beginning with H. Thankfully, he didnt get past the as. He would have had more international and club caps if it wasnt for several collarbone injuries. Joined the committee at the 2013 AGM. I've been supporting Quins for over 20 years and have been a Quinssa member since 2006. the ball and is learning topspin and point construction. Harlequins is the only club that would turn professional over a century later. Stroke mechanics on the backhand, forehand, and serve will be reinforced. I joined Harlequins in 1959, when, as Secretary of my Old Boys Rugby team, I approached the Club to introduce a prospective young player. 44025 Courtland Drive only became a regular attendee and STH in 2001. He won the Aviva Premiership title in 2012 with the London outfit, as well as the Challenge Cup twice (2004 and 2011) and the Anglo-Welsh Cup (2013). A flippant comment offering to help with any logistics, meant I was almost instantaneously On that basis Quins have selected Joe Marchant and Jack Walker in their squad while players who missed large chunks of last season through injury, such as Farrell or Jack Nowell, who appeared for Exeter last weekend, are also more likely to be approved. Harlequin was a traditional character from comedy and pantomime theatre dating back centuries. They merged with the police rugby club in 2017 and are now known as the Quins-Bobbies. Three of them, don't forget and one was Club Captain. There has been a big turn over in players over the last ten years at Quins, here are the destinations (as far as we know) of a number of those players. Joined the committee at the 2017 AGM. future husband, regularly attended the Bristol home games. The club had a long-standing rivalry with fellow Cardiff side Cardiff Corinthians which dated back to the 1980s, when both clubs were fierce cross-city rivals and took part in some mouth-watering fixtures. I'd like to keep this as up to date as possible so if you hear of any players moving club can you drop me a line. He is currently with the England 7s and is seeking a central contract. Best of luck to Luke Sherriff in the future, he was a very nice chap. I became an ardent Rugby convert in my late teens after a romantic involvement with a Wing Forward, and then, knowing Mr Harlequin (Chris Munton) it was no surprise that I became a Harlequins You can read more in our article on the Dallas Harlequins. E-Mail: lyn@quinssa.org.uk, secretary@quinssa.org.uk Quite sadly, have recently joined the National Trust. club. Neil McMillan is a personal trainer in New York these days. Many years later, a club in Texas asked for similar permission. Regular email newsletter about events and news. Ruck.co.uk: the leading rugby union news and content network delivering you the latest news, views and all the moves in Rugby Union. Met Rob Jewell at a Minis tournament yesterday. (was Business Development and facilities Manager for the Newclose County Cricket and Sports facilities)Chris Sheasby - Marlow (was at Staines and Bracknell) Luke Sherriff - Retired (was at Nottingham)David Slemen - Esher (was at Connacht)Ollie Smith - Esher (Head Coach) Alex Snow - Retired (banking at Evolution)Steve So'oialo - Retired living in Wellington Nicolas Spanghero - Colomiers Bruce Starr - GrenobleJeremy Staunton - Leicester (was at London Irish & London Wasps)Lewis Stevenson - Ulster David Strettle - Saracens Ryan Strudwick - ? There's a big queue of ladies down here if they do Babs. David Skippers 26 May 2022 8:19 AM. Harlequins v Benetton Rugby, Saturday 15th December (kick-off 14:00). Sad to see him retiring. I was membership secretary from October 2011 to June 2015 and it wasfantastic to almost treble our membership during this very successful time for the . Former academy flanker Phil Burgess is playing in National 2 North for Loughborough Students.