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#Post#: 147964--------------------------------------------------
Team vs La Rochelle
DIR By: WellingQuin
Date: January 16, 2026, 6:00 am
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HTML https://www.quins.co.uk/article/team-news-quins-set-for-stade-rochelais-battle
Harlequins make one change to the starting XV ahead of
travelling to La Rochelle on Sunday (18 January, KO 15:15 GMT).
The Quarters travel to Stade Marcel-Deflandre with a home Round
of 16 tie firmly in their sights. After securing qualification
to the knockout stages with an emphatic victory at The Stoop
last weekend, the focus now shifts to locking in second place in
Pool C.
Quins’ solitary change comes in the second row, where the
experienced Joe Launchbury - set to earn his 50th appearance -
slots into the engine room alongside Los Pumas stalwart , Guido
Petti Pagadizábal.
Elsewhere in the pack, Simon Kerrod, Jack Walker and Pedro
Delgado are the men entrusted to do battle in the front row
against the French giants.
The all-action back row of Chandler Cunningham-South, Jack
Kenningham and skipper Alex Dombrandt remains unchanged.
After an impressive display in Round 3, Lucas Friday continues
at scrum-half, with Marcus Smith orchestrating proceedings in
the number 10 jersey.
The centre pairing of Bryn Bradley and Luke Northmore will once
again line up on the west coast of France, while Cadan Murley,
Nick David and Tyrone Green complete the starting XV.
Jason Gilmore has prepared his squad for a physical battle,
reflected in his selection of replacements, as the Senior Coach
opts for a 6–2 split on the bench.
Will Hobson, Sam Riley and Harry Williams provide front-row
cover, with Kieran Treadwell, Zach Carr and Tom Lawday offering
depth across the back five.
Lawday is set to earn his 100th appearance for the Club when
introduced at Stade Marcel-Deflandre.
Max Green and Jarrod Evans retain their places in the wider
squad for Sunday’s pool-stage finale.
STADE ROCHELAIS vs HARLEQUINS
Sunday 18 January (KO 15:15 GMT)
Stade Marcel Deflandre
Investec Champions Cup - Round 4
15. Tyrone Green (101)
14. Nick David (82)
13. Luke Northmore (92)
12. Bryn Bradley (20)
11. Cadan Murley (140)
10. Marcus Smith (187)
9. Lucas Friday (11)
1. Simon Kerrod (125)
2. Jack Walker (102)
3. Pedro Delgado (10)
4. Joe Launchbury (49)
5. Guido Petti Pagdizábal (9)
6. Chandler Cunningham-South (41)
7. Jack Kenningham (85)
8. Alex Dombrandt (C) (164)
IMPACT PLAYERS:
16. Sam Riley
17. Will Hobson (26)
18. Harry Williams (11)
19. Kieran Treadwell (18)
20. Zach Carr (21)
21. Tom Lawday (99)
22. Max Green (15)
23. Jarrod Evans (43)
Unavailable: James Chisholm, Stu Townsend, Jordan Els, Titi
Lamositele, Stephan Lewies, Ben Waghorn, Will Evans, Fin Baxter,
Boris Wenger, Oscar Beard, Ludo Kolade, Frank McMillan, Will
Porter
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Re: Team vs La Rochelle
DIR By: WellingQuin
Date: January 16, 2026, 6:04 am
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#Post#: 147967--------------------------------------------------
Re: Team vs La Rochelle
DIR By: KentQuin
Date: January 16, 2026, 6:11 am
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Good to see us sticking with pretty much the same line up. I'm
interested to see how Bradley goes against tougher opposition
this week.
Launchbury starting this game makes sense given the size of
their pack. Hopefully he can roll back the years and give a
masterclass performance and disrupt their maul.
No Le Garrec, Danty, Skelton or Dulin and Alldrit on the bench,
but still a scary La Rochelle side
#Post#: 147968--------------------------------------------------
Re: Team vs La Rochelle
DIR By: FrostAndFire
Date: January 16, 2026, 6:12 am
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Do we know why Launchbury is in? An injury? He hasn't performed
at all since he came to Quins.
#Post#: 147971--------------------------------------------------
Re: Team vs La Rochelle
DIR By: T-Bone
Date: January 16, 2026, 6:28 am
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I don't expect us to win but would be happy with a similar
performance to last week in terms of commitment and structure in
defence, attacking intent, no aimless kicking and players not
switching off.
I'm not going to call for sackings just because we lose but
it'll be really disappointing if we just revert to recent
efforts.
Good to see continuity in selection. Surely some of the injured
players must be back soon
#Post#: 147972--------------------------------------------------
Re: Team vs La Rochelle
DIR By: never sleep
Date: January 16, 2026, 6:28 am
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After the injury update, we have:
Senior Squad Size 42
With international honours 19
Available 31
Available with international honours 14
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Re: Team vs La Rochelle
DIR By: boroughquin
Date: January 16, 2026, 6:37 am
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Anyone know what Townsend's injury is? He appeared for a split
second then been out for months. Waghorn is a huge shame too
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Re: Team vs La Rochelle
DIR By: never sleep
Date: January 16, 2026, 6:50 am
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--- Quote from: boroughquin link ---
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> Anyone know what Townsend's injury is? He appeared for a split
second then been out for months. Waghorn is a huge shame too
>
--- End Quote ---
I don't think that they said much.
It was just quietly announced on a "teams up" post in October
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Re: Team vs La Rochelle
DIR By: mrpj1985
Date: January 16, 2026, 6:57 am
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Unavailable: James Chisholm, Stu Townsend, Jordan Els, Titi
Lamositele, Stephan Lewies, Ben Waghorn, Will Evans, Fin Baxter,
Boris Wenger, Oscar Beard, Ludo Kolade, Frank McMillan, Will
Porter
LHP: Els, Baxter, Wenger
THP: Lamositele
LK: Lewies
BR: Chisholm, Evans
SH: Townsend, Porter
C: Waghorn, Beard, Kolade, McMillan
Shrinking a bit, but still a big concern on centres and
looseheads.
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Re: Team vs La Rochelle
DIR By: Archquin
Date: January 16, 2026, 7:13 am
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Launchbury - really [emoji33]
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