Boost for Quins and Tigers as Horne gets job

BY NEIL FISSLER

World Rugby high performance director Peter Horne is set to become the Australian Rugby Union’s new head of high performance, which could be good news for Leicester Tigers as well as Harlequins.
It is a positive for Quins because it means that they will keep director of rugby Billy Millard at The Stoop, who was on a shortlist for the job with former Wallabies James Horwill and Justin Harrison.

Horne, above, was in Sydney last week for World Rugby meetings with tier two nations, and the announcement of his appointment from the Australian Rugby Union is likely to come before...

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