Team boss in a shock Stoop exit

■ HARLEQUINS team manager Graeme Bowerbank has made a shock departure from the club.

Bowerbank is one of the club’s longestserving members of staff but the Premiership champions would not comment on the reasons behind his mysterious exit. Andy Sanger, the player development manager, is filling the role on a temporary basis.

Bowerbank has overseen team logistics for Quins, such as hotel bookings and Covid compliance, under the coaching reigns of Conor O’Shea, John Kingston, Paul Gustard, Billy Millard and Tabai Matson.

He joined the Stoop club in 2010 from the FA, where he worked as England teams operations manager under Roy Hodgson and Fabio Capello.