It feels appropriate that Gabriel Ibitoye’s CV has so many twists and turns given the Bristol Bears winger’s fast feet led so many defenders on a merry dance last season. From Harlequins, to France with Agen and Montpellier before pitching up at Tel Aviv Heat playing in the Rugby Europe Super Cup, via a spell training at Cobham Rugby Club …
Squad quality While this is the hardest element to assess, it feels like Harlequins’ squad has improved over the past two years. In fact, with just Joe Marchant and Joe Marler regularly included in England’s strongest squad, Harlequins are no longer faced with the spine of their team being taken away for large chunks of the season. Possessing high-quality operators …