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#Post#: 60114--------------------------------------------------
Team's up
DIR By: Quintron
Date: February 26, 2021, 6:03 am
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HARLEQUINS’ COACHING TEAM HAS RUNG THE CHANGES AS THE SOUTH WEST
LONDON SIDE TRAVEL TO NEWCASTLE FALCONS FOR THIS WEEKEND’S ROUND
11 GALLAGHER PREMIERSHIP FIXTURE
On the hunt for a Club record-breaking eight consecutive away
wins in the Premiership, Quins have made eight personnel changes
to the starting XV that claimed a 24-12 home win against Sale
Sharks last weekend.
Outside back Tyrone Green and flanker Jack Kenningham earn their
first senior starts for the Club. A member of the senior
Harlequins Academy, Kenningham is set to make his senior debut
in the famous Quarters, in place of the injured Will Evans.
There are five changes overall in the pack, with Elia Elia,
Wilco Louw, Hugh Tizard, Kenningham and James Chisholm coming
into the starting line-up in place of Scott Baldwin, Simon
Kerrod, Archie White, Evans and Alex Dombrandt respectively.
Shifting from the engine room to the side of the scrum, Club
Captain Lewies starts at blindside flanker at Kingston Park in
the backrow alongside Kenningham and Chisholm, with Tizard
taking up the five jersey in the second row alongside Matt
Symons.
In the backline, Green, Martin Landajo and Luke Northmore earn
starting berths, with Danny Care and Louis Lynagh rotated to the
bench.
Aaron Morris takes up the fifteen jersey in rotation with Mike
Brown, with Joe Marchant shifting to the wing as fit-again
Northmore partners Andre Esterhuizen in the midfield.
Commenting, Scrum Coach Adam Jones said: “We’ve had some good
performances over the last few weeks and our recent results are
a testament to the boys’ resolve.
“Newcastle are a well-coached team and we’re fully aware of the
challenge they’re going to put to us.
“It’s great to see Jack Kenningham earn his senior debut for the
Club at openside. He’s a young lad with a strong appetite for
grafting and has earned his opportunity to make his Premiership
debut.
“We’re also excited to see Tyrone Green earn his first start
since joining over the summer. He’s a potential game-breaker for
us and we’re looking forward to seeing him take his chances.”
Harlequins Starting XV
1. Joe Marler (212)
2. Elia Elia (63)
3. Wilco Louw (15)
4. Matt Symons (51)
5. Hugh Tizard (7)
6. Stephan Lewies (25) - Captain
7. Jack Kenningham (0)
8. James Chisholm (103)
9. Martin Landajo (26)
10. Marcus Smith (97)
11. Tyrone Green (5)
12. Andre Esterhuizen (12)
13. Luke Northmore (12)
14. Joe Marchant (100)
15. Aaron Morris (58)
Impact Players
16. Scott Baldwin (19)
17. Jordan Els (11)
18. Simon kerrod (37)
19. Glen Young (31)
20. Alex Dombrandt (63)
21. Danny Care (293)
22. Brett Herron (16)
23. Louis Lynagh (8)
Unavailable due to injury:
Santiago Garcia Botta, Tom Lawday, George Head, Craig Trenier,
Cadan Murley, Will Evans
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Re: Team's up
DIR By: Nico Wilson
Date: February 26, 2021, 6:04 am
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COYQ
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Re: Team's up
DIR By: Donuts
Date: February 26, 2021, 6:05 am
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Team news: Penny returns against Harlequins
Friday 26 February 2021
Fit-again Tom Penny will play against his old club on Saturday
when Newcastle Falcons host Harlequins in Gallagher Premiership
action.
The full-back spent part of last season with the Twickenham
Stoop outfit, and returns as part of a Newcastle side playing
their first game since February 7 following the cancellation of
their last two fixtures.
Callum Chick makes his first appearance of the campaign with the
No 8 having recovered from a knee injury sustained during
pre-season - Adam Radwan and Luther Burrell also returning to
fitness.
On the bench there could be a debut for Argentina 7s wing Mateo
Carreras, director of rugby Dean Richards relishing Saturday’s
visit of an in-form Quins side who have won their last four
Gallagher Premiership outings.
He said: “Everybody has missed match-day, and this is a really
exciting one to come back to.
“It would be a lot nicer if we had our supporters in because we
really miss that atmosphere, but hopefully that’s coming in the
future, too.
"The boys are up for it. We've missed a lot of training over the
past two weeks, but ultimately if we can't drop straight back
into it then there's something wrong with us. We've got a fresh
squad, a fresh set of legs and we're raring to go."
Up against a Harlequins side who have gone unbeaten following
last month’s change of management, Richards said: “We’ve only
really looked at their last four games, and have put everything
prior to that to one side.
“They’re playing in a totally different way now, and it’s
obviously very effective for them. We’ve taken on board what
they’ve had to offer during those four weeks, and they have
strengths in certain areas.
“Danny Care at scrum-half, Marcus Smith at ten, Joe Marchant in
the centre, Joe Marler at prop, Dombrandt, Evans and Chisholm in
the back row to name just a few – they’re a really good side and
they’ll be hard to beat.
“Marcus is a great talent. I probably would have picked him to
open up the game for England but that’s not my choice to make,
but he certainly has that ability. We have our defensive
structures to address that and will adapt those accordingly, but
the main focus for us has just been on ourselves.
“We’ve only had two real training sessions in the past three
weeks, which obviously presents its own problems, but if we get
our shape right and run our plays as we intend to then it should
be a good contest.
“The one upside of not playing is that we’re going to be fresher
than they are, and that could be important.”
Asked about the disruption at the club with their last two games
cancelled and training having been halted for a fortnight,
Richards explained: "It's been a nightmare because we got our
season off to a flying start with three wins in a row, but
everything has become a little bit disjointed.
"We had our Boxing Day game cancelled, then the two European
games, and after getting a couple of Premiership matches played
we've had another two cancellations over the past fortnight.
"It's not what anyone wanted but you just have to get on with
it, and it means we're fresh going into Saturday against
Harlequins.
"It has affected a couple of the boys, but thankfully not
significantly enough for us to have to worry too much about it.
We obviously do monitor all the players on a daily basis, and
the medical team are fully on top of that side of things.
"The numbers we're talking about weren't significantly high
compared to some other clubs, it just happened to affect a
certain area of the squad over a ten-day period whereby we've
ended up having to put a halt to our last two games and our
training.
"That's not what anyone wanted - we wanted to be out there
playing - and that would have been the best scenario for us.
Alas, it wasn't to be.”
Since Newcastle’s last game on February 7 has come the
confirmation that no team will be relegated from the Gallagher
Premiership – a decision Richards is in agreement with as his
Falcons side enter the 11th round in the top half of the table.
“I think pretty much everybody would agree it would be awful if
someone was relegated this season due to points won because
games couldn’t be played, and there’s a feeling of unfairness in
that respect,” he said.
“Logic has dictated that this year relegation won’t happen,
which seems the fairest way to do it, and in terms of what
happens beyond this season I’m pretty sure they’re talking about
it all the time.
“I think with everything that has happened in the last year
there has probably been a reality check - everyone is looking at
how the league will be structured and making decisions around
that, depending on what they come up with.
“It doesn’t change my approach because I want to win every game
regardless, and I know the players will feel the same.
“It maybe takes away that temptation to risk a borderline call
when players are coming back from injury or gives you that added
little bit of confidence to go with a less experienced player in
a 50-50 selection decision, so those could both be positive
outcomes from it.
“But other than that, it won’t affect how we prepare for games
and how much importance we attach to any fixture.”
Newcastle Falcons team to face Harlequins (Saturday, 3pm,
Kingston Park Stadium, live on BT Sport 2 Extra)
15 Tom Penny
14 Adam Radwan
13 Matias Orlando
12 Luther Burrell
11 Ben Stevenson
10 Joel Hodgson
9 Louis Schreuder
1 Trevor Davison
2 George McGuigan
3 Logovi’i Mulipola
4 Greg Peterson
5 Marco Fuser
6 Sean Robinson (captain)
7 Philip van der Walt
8 Callum Chick
Replacements
16 Jamie Blamire
17 Adam Brocklebank
18 Mark Tampin
19 Darren Barry
20 John Hardie
21 Sam Stuart
22 Brett Connon
23 Mateo Carreras
Referee: Jack Makepeace.
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Re: Team's up
DIR By: Liverpoolquin
Date: February 26, 2021, 6:05 am
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Think that’s a really exciting team. Really looking forward to
seeing Kenningham and Green in particular. Should have
significant impact from the bench with Baldwin, Dombrandt, DC
and Lynagh
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Re: Team's up
DIR By: JammyGit
Date: February 26, 2021, 6:07 am
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Lewies at 6 is interesting. I was hoping we'd give Kenningham a
shot at 7 instead of putting White there! Could be a very tricky
game, particularly with all those changes. A real challenge for
Quins.
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Re: Team's up
DIR By: Captquin
Date: February 26, 2021, 6:07 am
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Not sure about Landajo starting at 9 hoping Elia can be on the
money with his darts. Otherwise looking forward to seeing how
Kenningham and Green go respectively. COYQ.
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Re: Team's up
DIR By: honkytonk
Date: February 26, 2021, 6:10 am
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The injury list has shrunk nicely
Morris at 15!!! Fingers crossed
Lewies played 6 for the Lions before he joined us, so that is
nothing new to him. Great to see Kenningham get a game,
likewise Green. Still a strong team and plenty on the bench
also
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Re: Team's up
DIR By: Fearless Fred
Date: February 26, 2021, 6:11 am
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I like us having both Northmore and Marchant on the pitch at the
same time. With Andre the Giant inside them and Green on the
other wing, that's a potent 3/4s Win dynamic.
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Re: Team's up
DIR By: Liverpoolquin
Date: February 26, 2021, 6:13 am
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Lewies at 6 makes a lot of sense, Newcastle have a pretty big
forward pack especially their second and back rows. Also gives
Elia a target at the line out which he’s used to.
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Re: Team's up
DIR By: raedarius
Date: February 26, 2021, 6:16 am
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Does Lewies have the lungs to play 6? His try at Gloucester
suggests otherwise but I wasn't aware he'd played there
previously.
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