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Teams up
DIR By: never sleep
Date: September 28, 2018, 6:00 am
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HORWILL AND BROWN BACK IN THE STARTING XV FOR QUINS
Co-captain James Horwill and Mike Brown are back for Harlequins
as they take on Gloucester Rugby at Kingsholm tomorrow afternoon
(kick-off: 15:00).
Second row Horwill, who shares the captaincy with Chris Robshaw,
makes his first start for the team since April while Brown, who
played on the wing in the first match of the season, is at
full-back having recovered from a wrist injury.
Elswehere Tim Visser makes his first start of the season on the
left wing and Renaldo Bothma starts at No6.
Head of Rugby Paul Gustard said: “We are delighted to welcome
back James and Mike back into the match day squad following
differing time periods where they have not been considered for
selection due to injury.
“I am also delighted to see Lewis Boyce return to the squad
following his lay-off and we are also pleased to welcome Semi
Kunatani into the match 23 as a Game Changer as he continues to
develop and adjust to the demands of Premiership rugby.
“We haven’t played to our potential in any of our games to date
but we have got something out of every match we have played and
I have already seen lots of improvements in the squad which
encourages me and the coaching staff.
“We are a couple of per cent off here or there which can
sometimes feel like a million miles off but after forensically
reviewing our performances we can see the growth we are
beginning to make. With the on-going evolution of our playing
style and developing mindset we feel that our best 80 minutes is
around the corner.
“The spirit in the camp is very good and we now look forward to
taking on Gloucester who have invested heavily in a strong
playing group and will pose a formidable challenge on Saturday.
I know from plenty of personal experience that playing at
Kingsholm is a fantastic ground and it is a great place to get a
win.”
Harlequins team to play Gloucester (Harlequins appearances)
15. Mike Brown (298)
14. Nathan Earle (4)
13. Joe Marchant (60)
12. Ben Tapuai (4)
11. Tim Visser (61)
10. James Lang (26)
9. Danny Care (248)
1. Joe Marler (171)
2. Max Crumpton (2)
3. Kyle Sinckler (123)
4. Matt Symons (4)
5. James Horwill (Co-Captain, 55)
6. Renaldo Bothma (10)
7. Chris Robshaw (Co-Captain, 260)
8. James Chisholm (59)
Game Changers
16. Dave Ward (145)
17. Lewis Boyce (15)
18. Will Collier (129)
19. Stan South (20)
20. Semi Kunatani (-)
21. Charlie Mulchrone (22)
22. Marcus Smith (32)
23. Aaron Morris (21)
Not considered for selection
Rob Buchanan
Demetri Catrakilis
Jack Clifford
Josh Ibuanokpe
Josh McNulty
Francis Saili
Paul Lasike
Nick Auterac
Phil Swainston
Niall Saunders
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Re: Teams up
DIR By: Grubs
Date: September 28, 2018, 6:04 am
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Horwill AND Visser?! Well chuffed, me!
#Post#: 7339--------------------------------------------------
Re: Teams up
DIR By: T-Bone
Date: September 28, 2018, 6:08 am
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Good team. Great to see Horwill and Brown, and Boyce too. How
does co-captaincy work? Assumed they'd share on match by match
basis, not both at the same time.
Wallace dropped altogether - sad to say but I think that's
deserved.
Says Brown has 298 starts. I thought this was his 300th? Or have
the fiddled it so he gets 300 at home v Sarries?
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Re: Teams up
DIR By: The Absolute Quintet
Date: September 28, 2018, 6:10 am
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That's the best starting XV for a very long time.
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Re: Teams up
DIR By: DOK
Date: September 28, 2018, 6:10 am
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Horwill and Bothma should give us some grunt in the pack. That
is a pretty good pack.
Nice to see Visser back, if that back line can get quick ball we
really ought to make some ground.
Want to see a few of those "not considered for selection" to
start coming back soon.
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Re: Teams up
DIR By: Fearless Fred
Date: September 28, 2018, 6:16 am
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I'm struggling to see where we could pick better from our squad
than that team. I like the fact that we're starting to see a
consistent pairing in the centres (something we arguably haven't
had since the JTH/GL pairing).
The back three is as solid as any we can put out, and I'm happy
to see Lang starting as I think his more structured game is a
better platform to establish a game, for Smith to then spark
from when he comes off the bench. Mulchrone vs Care is where I
might swap them over. Mulchrone's looked sharper in the recent
games.
Front Row: I guess with Buchanan & Elia not available, Crumpton
must start. I hope Elia (and even more so Buchanan) are fit
again soon.
Second row: Well, we're certainly not lacking for umph there.
Nice to see big Kev back, as I think our scrum works a lot
better with him in there.
Back Row: I think in a way this could be a slight weakness,
purely because the three players are too similar. All graft
hard, but we're missing someone to jackal & contest at rucks.
All told, happy with the selections. Here's hoping Gussies
"around the corner" is coming fast...
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Re: Teams up
DIR By: RodneyRegis
Date: September 28, 2018, 6:17 am
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Probably the best team we have apart from the long-term
injured(cat, saili, Clifford, buchanan). Hopefully ward stays on
the bench throughout.
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Re: Teams up
DIR By: RodneyRegis
Date: September 28, 2018, 6:19 am
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Crumpton immediately put down a marker as our best thrower on
Saturday. Other facets be damned, we need somebody who can make
our set piece function.
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Re: Teams up
DIR By: Chipstead Quin
Date: September 28, 2018, 6:22 am
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Gloucester Rugby:
15.Tom Hudson; 14. Charlie Sharples, 13. Henry Trinder, 12. Mark
Atkinson, 11. Matt Banahan; 10. Danny Cipriani, 9. Ben
Vellacott; 1. Josh Hohneck, 2. James Hanson, 3. Fraser Balmain;
4. Ed Slater (capt), 5. Gerbrandt Grobler; 6. Jake Polledri, 7.
Lewis Ludlow, 8. Ben Morgan
Replacements:
16.Franco Marais, 17. Alex Seville, 18. Ciaran Knight, 19.
Freddie Clarke, 20. Gareth Evans, 21. Callum Braley, 22. Billy
Twelvetrees, 23. Jason Woodward
Unavailable for selection:
Ruan Ackermann, Gareth Denman, Ruan Dreyer, Willi Heinz, Jaco
Kriel, Tom Marshall, Paddy McAllister, Henry Purdy, Val Rapava
Ruskin, Tom Savage, Ollie Thorley
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Re: Teams up
DIR By: T-Bone
Date: September 28, 2018, 6:24 am
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I don't think it's a problem that we don't have a backrow player
who can "jackal" or contest at rucks, as we always get penalised
for it when we do try it. Chisholm is probably the quickest of
those three. Admittedly it's not the most balanced back row, but
with clifford injured, I reckon they are our best 3 back row
players.
Now Horwill's back I wonder if we'll see every throw go to him
again. As long as he catches it and it's straight, I couldn't
care less how predictable it is.
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