Harlequins coach Mapletoft commits 未来 with two-year 拡張 at 支持する／優勝者s

By Sportsmail Reporter

Published: 18:58 BST, 17 July 2012 | Updated: 18:58 BST, 17 July 2012

Harlequins 支援するs coach 示す Mapletoft has committed his 未来 to the Aviva 首相の職 支持する／優勝者s by 調印 a two-year 契約 拡張 that will keep him at the club until 2015.

He joins director of rugby Conor O'Shea, 長，率いる coach John Kingston, 技術s coach Collin Osbourne and 今後s coach Tony Diprose in agreeing a new 取引，協定; the quartet all 調印するd 拡張s earlier this year.

Forty-year-old Mapletoft, capped by England in 1997, 代表するd Quins during his playing career, and returned to the club in 2010.

Having helped O'Shea's 味方する to 首相の職 glory against Leicester at Twickenham in May, he is delighted to have 延長するd his stay at the Stoop.

The former England Under 20 coach said: 'When Conor O'Shea 申し込む／申し出d me the 適切な時期 to 延長する my stay with the club, it was a very 平易な 決定／判定勝ち（する）.

'Harlequins is a fantastic 環境 to work in - supportive, challenging, fun and hugely rewarding to coach a large number of ambiti ous English players.

'Winning the Amlin Challenge Cup and the Aviva 首相の職 in 連続する seasons has given everyone 伴う／関わるd with the club a 上げる, but we recognise that these successes are only a start.'