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. 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.
Stuart Abbott - Rosslyn Park (coach) Gareth Adamson - Georgian national fitness coach Dinos Alexoploulus - Ealing Alex Alesbrook - London Scottish Anthony Allen - Leicester Tigers (was at Gloucester) Tom Allen - Earth Titans (was at Connacht) Charlie Amesbury - Sale Sharks (was at Newcastle Falcons) John Andress - Exeter Chiefs Alex Ayling - Esher (was at Saracens)
David Barnes - Retired due to injurt (was at Bath Rugby) Henry Barratt - Retired due to injury, Personal Trainer (was at London Wasps and Cornish Pirates) De Wet Barry - Eastern Province and Southern Kings Greg Bateman - London welsh (was at Dorking) Chris Bell - Wasps (was at Sale Sharks and Leeds Tykes) Dave Bell - Personal Trainer in the Manchester Area (was at Bristol) Duncan Bell - Bath Rugby Scott Bemand - Bath Rugby (was at Leicester Tigers) Dick Best - Player Agent & TV Pundit Tom Billups - Head Coach, United States National Team and Coach, Varsity Rugby, University of California, Berkeley (was at Pontypridd) Chris Bishay - Moseley (played a couple of A League games for us) Richard Bolt - London Scottish Gary Botha - Toulouse (was at Blue Bulls) Pablo Bouza - Retired (was at Leeds Tykes) Peter Bracken - Newport Gwent Dragons (was at Galwegians) Zinzan Brooke - Windsor John Brooks - Retired due to injury Phil Burgess - Cornish Pirates (was at Loughborough Students & Gloucester) Kevin Burke - London Welsh Paul Burke - Kicking Coach Leicester (was at Munster) Nick Burrows - ? (was at London Irish)
Matt Cairns - Retired Gonzalo Camacho - Exeter Chiefs Marco Caputo - Retired - living in Canberra Pablo Cardinali - Bourgoin (was at Beziers) Craig Chalmers - Melrose (coach) Paul Challoner - Guildford (coach) Daren Clayton - Plymouth (was at Coventry) Alex Codling - Barking (coach) (was at Ebbw Vale (Head Coach), Montpellier and Northampton Saints/Bedford) Tim Collier - Bournemouth (was at Barking, Launceston and Worcester) Neil Collins - Newbury Gary Connolly - Retired (was at Munster and Orrell) Peter Cook - Cornish Pirates (was at Bedford) Tony Copsey - CEO at London Scottish (was at London Wasps - CEO) Agustín Costa Repetto - Petraca Padova Chris Cracknell - Worcester Warriors & England 7s (was at Bath Rugby, Cornish Pirates and Newbury) Aston Croall - ? (was at Sale Sharks) Massimo Cuttitta - Edinburgh (forwards coach)
Isoa Damudamu - Army & England 7s (was at Newbury) Brendon Daniel - Blaydon (was at Borders, Pau and Bath) Rhodri Davies - works in commercial property for Savills Phil Davies - ? Billy Davison - Cobham (was at Esher) Jon Dawson - Rosslyn Park (was at Schotchekloof Walmers, SA and London Wasps, Bath Rugby, Newbury & Cambridge Uni) Mel Deane - Personal trainer, also helps out at Richmond (was at Connacht) Bob Dickinson (mid 1980s-1992) - Harlequin Amateurs (also played for Surrey) Tony Diprose - Quins Academy Manager & 1stXV defence coach Cameron Dott - Henley Hawks (was at Cambridge University) Bruce Douglas - Worcester Warriors (was at Montpellier, Llanelli Scarlets and Scottish Borders) Josh Drauninui - Worcester (was at London Welsh) Gavin Duffy - Connacht Andy Dunne - Old Belvedere ( was at Connacht, Leinster and Bath Rugby)
Jon Eagle - Leodiensian RFC Darren Edwards - Newport Gwent Dragons (backs coach) Ignacio Elosu - Exeter Chiefs Jim Evans - retired through injury - Quins Academy Coach & Fitness trainer
Seb Fitzgerald - London Welsh Maurice Fitz Gerald - Retired due to injury Dan Frazier - Newcastle Falcons (was at Doncaster Knights) Mike Friday - England 7s Coach Andy Friend - Canon Rugby, Japan (Head Coach) (was at ACT Brumbies (Head Coach)) Tani Fuga - Retired running a Nandos in Ponsonby Road, Auckland Billy Fulton - Retired now works for ISG PLC (was at Pau, Bath Rugby and Northampton Saints)
John Gallagher - Retired (headmaster of Colfe's prep school) Vaughan Going - Retired (was at Northampton and Bristol) Ben Gollings - Rugby (coach) (was at England 7s, Queensland Reds (Trial)/Sunnybank, Australia, Toyota Shokki, Japan; Doncaster; Tasman, New Zealand; Sunnybank, Australia and Newcastle) Laurent Gomez - Rugby commentator in France (was at Lyon) Andy Gommarsall - Leeds Carnegie Nick Greenstock - Staines Luke Gross - Huddersfield (was at Doncaster and Newcastle Falcons) Will Greenwood - Retired - doing Sky commetaries
Chris Hala'Ufia - London Irish Rory Hamilton-Brown - Surrey CC (was at Sussex CC and Surrey CC) George Harder - Retired (was at Mont De Marson) Andrew Harriman - Retired (Oil Industry) Dave Harvey - Coventry (played one game for Quins against Natal Sharks in 2005) James Hayter - NYAC - New York Athletic Club (was at Esher and Llanelli Scarlets) Matt Henjak - Toulon was at (Canberra Royals, Western Force, ACT Brumbies, Canberra Vikings) Richard Hill (coach) - Worcester (was at Chalon-sur-Saone and Bristol) Rob Hitchmouth - West Park St Helens Kai Horstmann - Exeter Chiefs (was at Worcester Warriors)
James Inglis - Esher Mark Ireland - Cornish Pirates (was at London Irish & Newbury)
Dafydd James - Cardiff Blues (was at Llanelli Scarlets) Duncan James - ? (was at Coventry) Adrian Jarvis - London Irish ( was at Leeds Carnegie and Bristol) Rory Jenkins - Mostly retired but helping out with the coaching at Esher when possible Ed Jennings - insurance broker in The City Rob Jewell - Rosslyn Park (was at London Welsh and Padova) Seb Jewell - London Welsh (was at Esher & London Wasps) Ceri Jones - Worcester Warriors
Andy Keast - Works for 'Soul of Africa, does some work with Durban Harlequins (was coach at Worcester Warriors & Rugby Rookies) Simon Keogh - Retired (was at Leinster) Jason Keyter - Retired (was at Esher and Earth Titans)
Thierry Lacroix - Rugby commentary on France 2 Cristophe Laurent - Colomiers Adam Leach - Coach at Yamaha (Japan) Jason Leonard - Retired Norman Ligairi - La Rochelle (was at Brice and Yamaha) Rob Liley - Retired? (was at Doncaster) Gareth Llewellyn - Tonmawr (player coach) (was at Bristol Rugby) Dan Luger - Nice (was at R.C.Toulon and Perpignan) Hal Luscombe - Chippenham RFC (was at Worcester Warriors) Waisea Luveniyali - London Welsh
Simon Maling - NEC, Japan (moving to Llanelli summer 2008) Chris Malone - Retired (was at London Irish) Ryan Manyika - Zimbabwe Cheetahs 7s Mark Mapletoft - Quins Assistant Coach (was England U20 coach, Saracens Academy Coach, London Irish) Luther Marais - University Johannesburg & Golden Lions Nick Martin - Retired (Town Centre Manager in Haverhill) Tosh Masson - Bath University Ramin Mathieson - Edinburgh Accies (was at Boroughmuir) Joe Mbu - Castres Olympique (was at Pau and London Wasps) Neil McMillan - Sale Sharks Andrew Mehrtens - ? (was at Racing Métro 92 and Toulon) Peter Mensah - insurance in New Zealand Simon Miall - retired, working in the City David Millard - Esher Alex Mockford - Esher (was at Bristol) Nd Monye - ? (was at Earth Titans, Wasps and Bath Academy) Maama Molitika - Cardiff Blues (was at IBM Big Blue in Japan) Brian Moore - Retired (BBC Commentator and Telegraph Journalist) Dave Moore - Connacht Matt Moore - retired to train as airline pilot (was at Esher) Nils Mordt - Saracens Garrick Morgan - Gold Coast Breakers (was at Pau) Tom Muggeridge - Henley Hawks
Ricky Nebbett - Esher (was at Parma, Leinster and Leicester)
Shane O'Connor - Montluçon (was at Bordeaux Begles) David Officer - Boroughmuir (Coach) (was at Currie and Worcester) Daren O’Leary - Rugby agent for Top Marque Sports( was at Moseley and Worcester Warriors) Adrian Olver - Stourbridge (was at Bedford, Pertemps Bees and Coventry) Ryan O’Neill - Retired Rob Oughton - Eastbourne (coach) Altan Ozdemir - Plymouth Albion (scrum coach)
Opeta Palepoi - Glasgow Warriors (was at Earth Titans & Borders) David Pears - Retired (was at Wharfedale) James Percival - Worcester Warriors Mick Watson - Coach at Pocklington RUFC Mickey Pointing - Worthing Paul Pook - Ireland (Conditioning Coach) Matt Powell - Retired, coaching at Worcester Warriors Tom Powell - Northampton Saints Junior Polululigaga - Exeter (was at North Harbour & Chiefs)
Andy Reay - Moseley (was at Newbury, Bristol and Henley) Dean Richards - Serving 3 year ban from rugby Jimmy Richards - Neath Kiba Richards - Ealing (was at Worthing) Peter Richards - TV Pundit & coach at Esher (was at London Irish, Gloucester & Wasps) Johnny Rodham - Sedgley Park (was at Doncaster & Sale Sharks) Alex Rogers - Lille Mike Ross - Leinster Jono Ross - Blue Bulls Karl Rudzki - Esher (was at Cambridge, Northampton Saints, Bayonne and Pau) Tony Russ - Bristol (Academy Scout)
Pat Sanderson - Retired due to injury (was at Worcester Warriors) Tom Sargeant - Exeter University Bill Satala - Toyota Shokki Mark Scrivener - Redruth John Schuster - Marist St Pats, NZ (Assistant Coach) Mike Scott - ? (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 - Grenoble Jeremy Staunton - Leicester (was at London Irish & London Wasps) Lewis Stevenson - Ulster David Strettle - Saracens Ryan Strudwick - ? (was at Connacht and London Irish)
Epi Taione - London Welsh (was at Racing Club, Paris) Tu Tamarua - Pontypridd (was at Pertemps Bees and Earth Titans) Josh Taumalolo - Grenoble (was at Bristol, Neath, Coventry and Sale) Arwel Thomas - Retired (was at Neath) Ace Tiatia - Retired and living in Wellington (was at Bayonne, Agen and Pau) Gonzalo Tiesi - Stade Français Tulsen Tullett - various work on Sky and BBC rugby league websites Paul Turner (coach) - London Wasps (was at Newport Gwent Dragons)
Benjamin Urdapilleta - Oyonnax
Tomas Vallejos Cinalli - ? Ian Vass - Bedford Blues (was at Northampton Saints) Paul Volley - Retired (was at London Scottish) Andre Vos - Retired - working in South Africa (insurance)
Sam Walton - Percy Park Lorn Ward - London Welsh (was at Toulon and Bath Rugby) Mick Watson - Pocklington RUFC Mike Wedderburn - retired (Sky cricket commentary) James Whiteis - Westcombe Park (coach) Steve White-Cooper - retired? (was at Staines) Jamie Williams - Running a hotel in New Zealand (was at Bath) Nathan Williams - Yamaha Jubilo (Japan) (was at Queensland Reds) Ben Willis - NZ? (Was at Esher?, London Irish and Beziers) David Wilson - retired Roy Winters - Bristol Duncan Wood (mid 1980s-1992) - Edinburgh Accies. (was at Oxford University, Stade Francais, and Washington) Keith Wood - retired (on the London Irish board) Niall Woods - retired/Irish PRA Clive Woodward - London 2012 (was England Head Coach for England in RWC2003 and Lions tour to NZ2005, Southampton FC Manager) Mike Worsley - retired Chris Wright - London Scottish (coach) & founder and Hon Sec of the Harlequins Hall of Fame
Chris York - Newcastle Falcons
Diego Zaraosa - Retired from playing, Director de Operaciones of Superibérica de Rugby, Spain (was at El Salvador Valladolid)
If there are any other ex-Quins still playing rugby out there send the details to us, or if there are errors in this list tell us and I'll update this page - prof@comeallwithin.co.uk .
Former academy flanker Phil Burgess is playing in National 2 North for Loughborough Students. I'm not totally sure but I have a feeling he's even turned out for Gloucester A when they've been short of players.
Phil Burgess is indeed playing at Loughborough students (and
has played Glaws A) and is currently holding the 1st xv number 8 shirt,just ahead of someone else I believe is a former quins academy player - mike macfarlane
I saw Steve White-Cooper outside the Garryowen before our game with Saracens earlier this season. A hero of our European Shield winning campaign in 2001...
Terry Claxton can be found, most evenings in The Admiral Nelson, Whitton. He's very approachable. Buy him a pint of Pride and I'm sure he'll tell you what he's been up to!
I'm pretty sure George retired.
Do you think Billy Fulton would like to come and build that cellar I designed for him and Ben Willis?
Bayonne play Wasps on Sat 12th Dec so I'm hoping to catch up with Ace. Surely he can't run that quickly any more?
Don't mean to be nit-picky but isn't Tony Diprose's title a bit more than Academy Assistant Coach? Programme has him as first XV Backs coach and Academy Manager. He is a great bloke. We mustn't under-sell him.
JTD Terry Claxton can be found, most evenings in The Admiral Nelson, Whitton. He's very approachable. Buy him a pint of Pride and I'm sure he'll tell you what he's been up to!
I stand corrected on the venue. Terry can be found in The Prince Albert, Whitton.
What's Geo Cronje up to these days? I heard he had a farming accident a couple of years ago but nothing since.
"Chris Wright - London Scottish (coach) & founder and Hon Sec of the Harlequins Hall of Fame"....
Prof, do you think Chris Wright might be able to help me track down a former Harlequins player by the name of Bloxam between the Wars last century? How can I contact him/The Hall of Fame?
Or do you have any other suggestions?
Thanks in advance!!
The game's afoot;
Follow your spirit: and upon this charge,
Cry — God for Harry! England and Saint George
Deadly, the only player by that name to have played for the 1st XV was EC Bloxam who made one appearance on 27/12/1920 against the Royal Air Force at Queen's Club. He was on the right wing, didn't score but we won 24-6.
Cheers
RleQ
RleQuin Deadly, the only player by that name to have played for the 1st XV was EC Bloxam who made one appearance on 27/12/1920 against the Royal Air Force at Queen's Club. He was on the right wing, didn't score but we won 24-6.
Cheers
RleQ
Brilliant! Thats in the right time frame too. Thank you for your assistance.
The game's afoot;
Follow your spirit: and upon this charge,
Cry — God for Harry! England and Saint George
There is a whole raft of great Players missed out:
The 3 Thresher brothers ~ Stuart, David and Peter
Micky Skinner ~ how could you forget him ?
Everton Davis
Andy Mullins
Mike Mollineau ~ he was at Stoop last week
Nick Killick
Jamie Salmon
Simon Halliday
Mark Russell ~ he was at Stoop last week
Paul Ackford
Jim Staples
John Olver ~ not the same person as Adrian Olver
Peter Winterbottom
Just had lunch with Tani Fuga at his new Gaff (Nando's) in Ponsonby Road, Auckland, accompanied by the mighty Philip Miles! TF mentioned that Ace and Steven So'oialo are down in Wellington (Coolest Capital in the world) New Zealand.
TOULOUSE, France – South African international duo Gurthro Steenkamp and Gary Botha penned three-year deals with French champions Toulouse on Friday after signing from Blue Bulls.
A World Cup winner in 2007, the 30-year-old prop Steenkamp played five matches at the 2011 World Cup where his team reached the quarterfinals.
Botha, also part of the 2007 squad, spent the last three seasons with Harlequins in England.
I thought Gary left us to return to SA and his family. Have I got this wrong? I'm even more excited to see how we front up against Toulouse, Gary was a terrific player.
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One of the founder members of the Q-GOMC (promoted to Major Grump) – and proud of it - Bah!
Scamble Ollie Kohn seems to be running an interesting sideline, not only in hog-roasts, but also in modelling suits for 'oversized' gentlemen....
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That looks suspiciously like the entrance to Le Manoir Aux Quat' Saisons in the background. Surely that's a conflict of interest?
Former Wales international Hal Luscombe could make his debut off the bench for Chippenham at the Allington Fields as the Wiltshire side host struggling Newbury Blues.
Chippenham, who slumped to 43-nil defeat away to unbeaten league leaders Bournemouth last weekend, also give a debut to another South African-born player with Graham Ridler starting at scrum-half.
Sam Saunders switches to full back with Rupert Crockett returning in the centre.
Chippenham (home v Newbury Blues, 3pm): S Saunders; C Fletcher, F Clilverd, R Crockett, M Beswick; L Surry, G Ridler; J Meadows, A Clark, P Kirby, R Lyons (capt), A Price, J Turner, N Doyle, J Doubleday. Reps: J Down, J Boddington, H Luscombe.
Luke Sherriff playing his final game before retiring this wednesday captaining Major Stanleys XV v Oxford University.
Since he signed for Nottingham from Quins he's been one of the best and most consistant players in the championship. Not resigned by Notts this season and we've struggled at flanker, but signing ex Newcastle Brent Wilson hopefully will fill the void left behind after Lukes departure.
Just spotted Codders back full time inT rugby as head coach with Rotherham Titans. Read somewhere than Dan Frazier (another excellent dancer) is training in all things coffee following injury.
Anyone know where Mike Worsley is now?
It's his birthday today.
Luke Sheriff at Stoop yesterday.
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
There's a big queue of ladies down here if they do Babs.
Popped over to make sure you guys had heard this news, we had our club dinner last night and Roy mad a very emotional speech.
Can't believe it was over 6 years ago I parked on your drive next to the picture of Roy you had put up for me.
He will be sadly missed from our squad next year.
Article in the business section of The Times this morning on Alex Snow.
Entitled 'Big Shot' it says that he is now the Chief Exec of Lansdowne Partners.
It says that in 2000 he formed Evolution, a stockbroker that merged with Beeson Gregory in 2002 and later acquired an asset manager before Investec bought it all for £220m in 2011. Alex made £5.6m from the acquisition.
In September 2012 he became Chief Exec of Lansdowne which is a hedge fund that made £100m profit when it shorted Northern Rock.
Lansdowne employs 87 people and has £8.8bn of assets under management.
He is 44, studied at Harrow and went to St Andrews University.
I'm hoping someone out there can dig back through their memories. Have we had a player in the past called Peter Jones? I'd guess it would be in the80s/90s (definitely before the Professional era).
From this story on beating Narbonne for the European Shiled
Quote:
THE BOYS OF 2001 – WHERE ARE THEY NOW
1. Jason Leonard: Retired a World Cup winner in 2004, now an ambassador for Wooden Spoon and a member of the Professional Game Board. Due to become RFU president in 2015.
2. Keith Wood: Retired after the 2003 World Cup. Now a TV pundit and after- dinner speaker.
3. Jon Dawson: Left Quins in 2006 to study at Cambridge, where he became a blue. Now a business development manager.
4. Garrick Morgan: Joined Pau in 2002 for four seasons before returning to Australia. Now a director of Gold Coast Rugby.
5. Steve White-Cooper: Twice capped by England that summer but quit rugby in 2002 to move into the executive search business. Is now a director of add victor.
6. Pat Sanderson: Joined Worcester in 2004, where he spent seven years before retiring through injury. Now works in the City and is a TV pundit.
7. David Wilson: 79-capped Aussie World Cup winner was forced to quit after injuring his knee in the final. Back in Australia.
8. Roy Winters: Joined Bristol in 2005 and recently retired. Now an electrician.
9. Matt Powell: Joined Worcester in 2003, where he spent six years before retiring. Initially worked at Sixways, now business development manager at Bath.
10. Paul Burke: Joined Munster in 2004, then Leicester in 2006. Joined the coaching staff in 2008, now Tigers’ backs coach.
11. Daren O’Leary: Joined Gloucester that summer and then had spells at Worcester and Moseley. He is now a player agent with Top-Marque Sports.
12. Nick Greenstock: Joined London Irish in 2002 but retired in 2004. Is now MD of a London consultancy firm.
13. Will Greenwood: Retired as a World Cup winner in 2006 and now TV pundit.
14. Ben Gollings: Went on to play for Newcastle, Worcester and Rugby Lions. Best known for England 7s exloits. Coached Sri Lanka and is still on the7s circuit.
15: Jamie Williams: Injury-hit career ended at Bath in 2004. Now coaching in NZ.
Replacements
Alex Codling (for Morgan): Retired in 2004. Now in charge of Rosslyn Park.
Tani Fuga (for Wilson): Left Harlequins in 2010. Runs two branches of Nando’s in Auckland, and coaches juniors.
Rory Jenkins (for Winters): Packed up rugby early to become a lawyer.
Ed Jennings (for Gollings): Joined Bedford that summer, then Esher, before retiring in 2005. Now an insurance broker.
Always remember bumping into him in the old members bar (sorry, you know what I mean). He was a ball of frustration as Harlequins plumbed new depths of ineptitude in not being able to string three passes together without dropping the ball or knocking on. Nice bloke though, stood his round!
Alex Ayling - retired (Director at Avbuyer Events)
Alex Alesbrook - retired (PE Teacher)
Charlie Amesbury - Bristol
John Andress - Edinburgh
DeWet Barry - retired
Chris Bell- retired this summer
Scott Bemand - England Womens Coach
Tom Billups - Coach at University of California
Richard Bolt - Plymouth
Peter Bracken - coach at Connemara
Phil Burgess - England 7s
Kevin Burke -retired (recycling manager in South Wales)
Paul Burke has left Leicester
Gonzalo Camacho - Leicester
Darren Clayton -retired (MD at Zeus Sports ltd)
Alex Codlng- coach at Rosslyn Park
West Stand Quin Long time since some updates so here are some.
Alex Ayling - retired (Director at Avbuyer Events)
Alex Alesbrook - retired (PE Teacher)
Charlie Amesbury - Bristol
John Andress - Edinburgh
DeWet Barry - retired
Chris Bell- retired this summer
Scott Bemand - England Womens Coach
Tom Billups - Coach at University of California
Richard Bolt - Plymouth
Peter Bracken - coach at Connemara
Phil Burgess - England 7s
Kevin Burke -retired (recycling manager in South Wales)
Paul Burke has left Leicester
Gonzalo Camacho - Leicester
Darren Clayton -retired (MD at Zeus Sports ltd)
Alex Codlng- coach at Rosslyn Park
& James Percival is joining Grenoble this summer
Alex Codling left Rosslyn Park at the end of last season to take up a post as forwards coach at the Ulster Academy.
Midi-Olympique-Benjamin Urdapiletta is leaving Oyonnax and has signed a 2 year contract with Castres.
Since leaving Quins and getting a regular start, his career has gone from strength to strength.
InsertQuinsPunHere ...several tens of posts each time.
I can remember the CEO of a recently privatised Civil Service agency I once worked for turning down a purchase proposal because it would cost "tens of pounds". How we laughed.
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