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Ospreys aiming to rebuild their nest

TOBY BOOTH has just finished reading Consiglieri: Leading from the Shadows, by Richard Hytner. “It’s about how people influence as the second-incommand,” says Booth. “It’s all about influence and why it’s so important.”

The word ‘consiglieri’ comes from the Mafia and refers to advisers to the leader. Interestingly, though, Booth is no longer the second-in-command or adviser, he is the top man, the leader, having taken over as head coach of the Ospreys in the summer. It’s a role he’s held before – he was at the helm of London Irish between 2008

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