Quins vs Saints (Sunday)

[Puja]

Harlequins: Brown; Morris, Marchant, Esterhuizen, Green; Care, Smith; Marler, Baldwin, Louw, Lamb, Lewies (capt), J Chisholm, White, Dombrandt.

Replacements: Gray, Els, Kerrod, Young, Kenningham, Landajo, Herron, Northmore.

Northampton: Freeman; Proctor, Dingwall, Francis, Sleightholme; Furbank, James; Auterac, Matavesi, Hill, Coles, Ratuniyarawa, Isiekwe, Ludlam (capt), Wood.

Replacements: Haywood, Waller, Painter, Moon, Tonks, Taylor, Hutchinson, Mallinder.

[Adam_P]

Proctor and Francis late withdrawals, Collins onto the wing and Hutch to 12 with Naiyaravoro on the bench.

Not ideal to loose these two players.

[twitchy]

Great start to the game.

[Mellsblue]

TMO overkill.

[twitchy]

Feels nice seeing some dry pitches and sunshine.

[Mellsblue]

Agreed. Who needs Super Rugby Aotearoa?!?

[padprop]

so.... James the new scrum half Messiah?

[Mellsblue]

so.... James the new scrum half Messiah?

Two seasons at Goldington Rd Finishing School so he’s eminently qualified.

[Mellsblue]

Big 10 mins from Dingwall.

[Banquo]

Big 10 mins from Dingwall.

very tidy. lots of mistakes from saints, but quins good value.

Saints havent much of a kicking game so expect more of the same

[morepork]

Agreed. Who needs Super Rugby Aotearoa?!?

The whole rugby world, that's who Mr. kicky Mckickface.

[Banquo]

so poor from saints last 10

[Adam_P]

That 2nd half was total dogshit from Saints. To score 0 points from a 2 man advantage is awful, especially with a strong scrum we could have gone for a push over on, instead choosing to fling it out and give it away

[fivepointer]

Enjoyable first half with plenty of enterprise and some good tries. 2nd half was a bit of a mess. Saints management in the final quarter was simply horrible.

[Scrumhead]

As a Quins fan, it’s a novelty to come away from a BP win feeling disappointed with the performance. Ultimately, the score line really flattered us.

We’ve developed a bit more doggedness which is good to see, but Saints were very poor and a better side would have blown us away in the second half.

We also seem to have a bad habit of playing well for a half and poorly for the other which we need to fix.