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Collier commits to Quins
« on: Friday 17-Jan-2020, 10:11* »
https://quins.co.uk/news/collier-commits-to-quins/


Harlequins is pleased to confirm that prop Will Collier has re-signed for the Club, extending his tenure in South-West London.

Collier, 28, has made 164 appearances for Harlequins since making his debut in 2011 as part of the special LV= Cup match in Abu Dhabi against Wasps.

While progressing through the Harlequins Academy, the former Cranleigh School pupil represented his country at U16 and U18 level, before helping England U20s to the IRB Junior World Cup final in 2011.

He was named in England’s squad to play the Barbarians at Twickenham in 2014 and was on standby for England’s three Test tour to New Zealand.

In June 2017, after hitting the 100-appearance milestone with Harlequins earlier that season, the 2013 LV= Cup winner made his England debut against Argentina in San Juan. In his second Test appearance he scored a try in the win over Los Pumas, helping England to secure a series win.

Upon re-signing for Harlequins, Collier said: “This club means so much to me, and after speaking to Gussy it was an easy decision to stay at the club I’ve supported since I was a kid.

“I have complete belief that we can go on to fulfil our potential with the team culture we are building, the great group of lads we have and the outstanding coaches and staff supporting us.”

Head of Rugby, Paul Gustard added: “We’re delighted that Will has committed his future to Harlequins; a club he has lived and breathed for so long, playing over 150 times here.

“He is widely regarded as one of the finest scrummagers of his generation and continues to improve under the guidance of Bomb. Will’s wish is to make the step up to regular international football, which will require dedication and sacrifice, and we want to help him achieve his ambition and add to his international caps. The nuts and bolts of a tighthead prop is accurate and dominant set piece and Will does those things very well. Allied to that, he has soft hands for a big man and has improved his defensive stopping power in keeping with the modern day demands of a prop.

“It is imperative in this league that your set piece is dependable and dominant and we as a club need to ensure that our scrum is assertive, and lineout keeps making the progress required to be consistently competitive. Will has the talent to do that for us, and we are delighted he has committed his future with the Club that he has graduated through the Academy with.

“We need to develop depth and strength in our front row and the experience he brings is vital. The direction we are moving in is exciting and we have built a positive environment for players and staff, reflected by Will’s desire to stay.”

Collier joins teammates Joe Marchant and Alex Dombrandt in announcing the renewal of his contract, heading into the 2020-21 season

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Re: Collier commits to Quins
« Reply #1 on: Friday 17-Jan-2020, 10:13* »
Good news. 
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Re: Collier commits to Quins
« Reply #2 on: Friday 17-Jan-2020, 10:18* »
So we aren't interested in Koch, maku, lamositalll, carre, barrington or any of the others who I can't think of at present

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Re: Collier commits to Quins
« Reply #3 on: Friday 17-Jan-2020, 10:21* »
If Jamie George is going spare, I'd make him a priority!

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Re: Collier commits to Quins
« Reply #4 on: Friday 17-Jan-2020, 10:24* »
Good news. Fingers crossed he can return to being the reliable strong scrummager he was a couple of years ago and remain injury free!
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« Reply #5 on: Friday 17-Jan-2020, 10:28* »
With Sinckler probably going this is good news, but he needs to recapture some of the form that had him keeping Sinckler out of the team a couple of seasons ago
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« Reply #6 on: Friday 17-Jan-2020, 10:30* »
Good news. 
I think he has been our better scrummager.  I prefer to see him starting and then the Sink coming on in the 2nd half and running rampage when the oppo pack are tiring.

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Re: Collier commits to Quins
« Reply #7 on: Friday 17-Jan-2020, 10:39* »
With Sinckler probably going this is good news, but he needs to recapture some of the form that had him keeping Sinckler out of the team a couple of seasons ago
He hasn't lost form, he's just been overtaken by Sinckler who had pretty dodgy technique for a year or so.  His core skill is popping up in the scrum with a 'who, me sir?' look on his face.

As Kyle is leaving we need to keep him but he's below the level that we need.
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Re: Collier commits to Quins
« Reply #8 on: Friday 17-Jan-2020, 10:46* »
So we aren't interested in Koch, maku, lamositalll, carre, barrington or any of the others who I can't think of at present

Quite a lot of those are looseheads just FYI

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Re: Collier commits to Quins
« Reply #9 on: Friday 17-Jan-2020, 11:24* »
Good news. I wonder if his apparent lack of progress is due to being second fiddle behind Kyle. A run of games will help him back to previous levels, hopefully. A part of me hopes that, if Kyle does leave, Will can be developed into a better player and we won't actually miss him.

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« Reply #10 on: Friday 17-Jan-2020, 11:33* »
Agreed - let's hope that is the case.

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Re: Collier commits to Quins
« Reply #11 on: Friday 17-Jan-2020, 13:04* »
So we aren't interested in Koch, maku, lamositalll, carre, barrington or any of the others who I can't think of at present

We aren't Saracens.

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Re: Collier commits to Quins
« Reply #12 on: Friday 17-Jan-2020, 18:22* »
If Jamie George is going spare, I'd make him a priority!
Isn’t this a thread about retaining a prop not buying a hooker?

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Re: Collier commits to Quins
« Reply #13 on: Friday 17-Jan-2020, 20:44* »
He hasn't lost form, he's just been overtaken by Sinckler who had pretty dodgy technique for a year or so.  His core skill is popping up in the scrum with a 'who, me sir?' look on his face.

As Kyle is leaving we need to keep him but he's below the level that we need.

He was overtaken by Sincker, who is a different type of player and exceptionally talented, but I think his form has also suffered.

 

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