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Quins vs Northampton - Sunday 3pm
Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2022 1:31 pm
by Puja
Harlequins: Green; Marchant, Northmore, Anyanwu, Murley; Smith, Care; Marler (c), Musk, Louw; Lamb, Herbst; Kenningham, Evans, White.
Replacements: Riley, Garcia Botta, Kerrod, Hammond, Jurevicius, Gjaltema, Allan, David.
Saints: Furbank; Freeman, Dingwall, Hutchinson, Collins; Biggar, Mitchell; Iyogun, Matavesi, Petch; Salakaia-Loto, Coles; Scott-Young, Ludlam (c), Augustus.
Replacements: Haywood, Heffernan, Hill, Moon, Graham, James, Proctor, Sleightholme.
Re: Quins vs Northampton - Sunday 3pm
Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2022 1:38 pm
by Epaminondas Pules
This looks like a proper fun game. Nightmare for both defences!!!
Re: Quins vs Northampton - Sunday 3pm
Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2022 2:24 pm
by Peej
Looking forward to seeing Anyanwu again, he's impressed so far this season.
Re: Quins vs Northampton - Sunday 3pm
Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2022 2:46 pm
by Epaminondas Pules
Had a rocky old time in the main last week.
Re: Quins vs Northampton - Sunday 3pm
Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2022 2:49 pm
by FKAS
So on paper and form this should be an absolute try fest of attacking rugby. Fingers crossed.
Anyanwu has had a bit of a shock with the difference between age grade and senior level rugby. Hoping for his sake he can adapt a bit for this game as Saints aren't a side to forgive defensive lapses.
Re: Quins vs Northampton - Sunday 3pm
Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2022 2:56 pm
by Epaminondas Pules
I was impressed with how he kept going / trying last week, despite having a largely poor game, and then made a telling intervention to lead to a Quins score.
Re: Quins vs Northampton - Sunday 3pm
Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2022 2:58 pm
by Mellsblue
FKAS wrote: ↑Fri Sep 30, 2022 2:49 pm
So on paper and form this should be an absolute try fest of attacking rugby. Fingers crossed.
Anyanwu has had a bit of a shock with the difference between age grade and senior level rugby. Hoping for his sake he can adapt a bit for this game as Saints aren't a side to forgive defensive lapses.
He played for Richmond in The Champ last year so the jump shouldn’t be quite as big as age grade to Prem but he still looks all over the place in d.
Re: Quins vs Northampton - Sunday 3pm
Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2022 3:10 pm
by fivepointer
Game of the weekend.
Saints young props face another tough afternoon as does Anyanwu up against the Saints midfield.
Re: Quins vs Northampton - Sunday 3pm
Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2022 3:34 pm
by Adam_P
Anyanwu Vs Hutchinson should be interesting - two very different ways to play centre.
Concerningly short on looseheads - 4th choice TH on the bench covering.
Pretty much every match up in the backline has potential to be great. Hopefully it's dry on Sunday!
Re: Quins vs Northampton - Sunday 3pm
Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2022 3:57 pm
by Peej
I didn't think Anyanwu had looked that bad, but there you go!
Re: Quins vs Northampton - Sunday 3pm
Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2022 5:17 pm
by Banquo
Epaminondas Pules wrote: ↑Fri Sep 30, 2022 2:46 pm
Had a rocky old time in the main last week.
That's pirate life for ye. Arrr
Re: Quins vs Northampton - Sunday 3pm
Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2022 5:19 pm
by Banquo
Be interesting to see Freeman at 15 and Furbank at 10 at some point.
Re: Quins vs Northampton - Sunday 3pm
Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2022 10:19 pm
by Spiffy
Banquo wrote: ↑Fri Sep 30, 2022 5:17 pm
Epaminondas Pules wrote: ↑Fri Sep 30, 2022 2:46 pm
Had a rocky old time in the main last week.
That's pirate life for ye. Arrr
He'll be keen to show he's worth his salt this week.
Re: Quins vs Northampton - Sunday 3pm
Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2022 3:12 pm
by FKAS
Spiffy wrote: ↑Sat Oct 01, 2022 10:19 pm
Banquo wrote: ↑Fri Sep 30, 2022 5:17 pm
Epaminondas Pules wrote: ↑Fri Sep 30, 2022 2:46 pm
Had a rocky old time in the main last week.
That's pirate life for ye. Arrr
He'll be keen to show he's worth his salt this week.
Mugging off Dingwall and then scoring for the resulting counter an excellent way to start.
Re: Quins vs Northampton - Sunday 3pm
Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2022 5:24 pm
by fivepointer
That was predictably entertaining. Saints didnt help themselves by blowing 2 surefire tries but did well to come back and get 2 BP's. Murley's try was a beaut.
Re: Quins vs Northampton - Sunday 3pm
Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2022 5:42 pm
by FKAS
fivepointer wrote: ↑Sun Oct 02, 2022 5:24 pm
That was predictably entertaining. Saints didnt help themselves by blowing 2 surefire tries but did well to come back and get 2 BP's. Murley's try was a beaut.
Three certain tries had Dingwall, Mitchell and the second row (Moon?) all actually given the pass instead of holding onto it too long getting tackled man and ball. Having done all the hard work to open Quins up and then fail a basic skill like two on one, draw the man and pass. A drill they've been doing in training since they first held a ball. The coaches must have been banging their heads against their laptops.
Entertaining game though, end to end stuff. The defence coaches might need a lie down in a darkened room after that though.
Re: Quins vs Northampton - Sunday 3pm
Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2022 7:20 pm
by Scrumhead
Yeah. Definitely rode our luck and we’d have had absolutely nothing to complain about if Saints had come away with a win. I honestly thought we were about to lose in the last minute two weeks on the trot.
Re: Quins vs Northampton - Sunday 3pm
Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2022 8:29 pm
by Mikey Brown
I’ve been banging on about Murley for England for ages now, but worried with the social media hype for him picking up he’s got even less of a chance with Eddie.
Re: Quins vs Northampton - Sunday 3pm
Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2022 9:43 pm
by Puja
FKAS wrote: ↑Sun Oct 02, 2022 5:42 pm
fivepointer wrote: ↑Sun Oct 02, 2022 5:24 pm
That was predictably entertaining. Saints didnt help themselves by blowing 2 surefire tries but did well to come back and get 2 BP's. Murley's try was a beaut.
Three certain tries had Dingwall, Mitchell and the second row (Moon?) all actually given the pass instead of holding onto it too long getting tackled man and ball. Having done all the hard work to open Quins up and then fail a basic skill like two on one, draw the man and pass. A drill they've been doing in training since they first held a ball. The coaches must have been banging their heads against their laptops.
Entertaining game though, end to end stuff. The defence coaches might need a lie down in a darkened room after that though.
I think the criticism of Mitchell for not giving the pass was very harsh - Green was treading water superbly and, had Mitchell given the early pass, it would've allowed Green to shut down the space and kill the move. 9 times out of 10 it was the right decision to try and draw him and someone needed to warn Mitchell that Marchant was about to blindside him.
Puja
Re: Quins vs Northampton - Sunday 3pm
Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2022 10:11 pm
by Banquo
Puja wrote: ↑Sun Oct 02, 2022 9:43 pm
FKAS wrote: ↑Sun Oct 02, 2022 5:42 pm
fivepointer wrote: ↑Sun Oct 02, 2022 5:24 pm
That was predictably entertaining. Saints didnt help themselves by blowing 2 surefire tries but did well to come back and get 2 BP's. Murley's try was a beaut.
Three certain tries had Dingwall, Mitchell and the second row (Moon?) all actually given the pass instead of holding onto it too long getting tackled man and ball. Having done all the hard work to open Quins up and then fail a basic skill like two on one, draw the man and pass. A drill they've been doing in training since they first held a ball. The coaches must have been banging their heads against their laptops.
Entertaining game though, end to end stuff. The defence coaches might need a lie down in a darkened room after that though.
I think the criticism of Mitchell for not giving the pass was very harsh - Green was treading water superbly and, had Mitchell given the early pass, it would've allowed Green to shut down the space and kill the move. 9 times out of 10 it was the right decision to try and draw him and someone needed to warn Mitchell that Marchant was about to blindside him.
Puja
nah, it was 3 on 1, early pass worst case 2 on 1 with two quick guys. Running dummying just slows it all down and lets marchant get back. Butcher is right.
Saints performance a coach killer, just appalling handling and at least two gift tries.
Re: Quins vs Northampton - Sunday 3pm
Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2022 10:53 pm
by Danno
I don't know why we switch off in defence so comprehensively, other than needing Marler and Esterhuizen to bark orders at the rest for the full 80.