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Harlequins Starting XV
1. Joe Marler - Captain
2. Jack Musk
3. Wilco Louw
4. George Hammond
5. Irne Herbst
6. Jack Kenningham
7. Will Evans
8. Alex Dombrandt
9. Danny Care
10. Tommy Allan
11. Josh Bassett
12. Andre Esterhuizen
13. Lennox Anyanwu
14. Joe Marchant
15. Nick David

Impact Players
16. George Head
17. Fin Baxter
18. Simon Kerrod
19. Charlie Matthews
20. Archie White
21. Lewis Gjaltema
22. Will Edwards
23. Oscar Beard


London Irish:
15 Tom Parton, 14 Ben Loader, 13 Luca Morisi, 12 Benhard van Rensburg, 11 Ollie Hassell-Collins, 10 Paddy Jackson (c), 9 Caolan Englefield, 1 Will Goodrick-Clarke, 2 Mike Willemse, 3 Lovejoy Chawatama, 4 Chunya Munga, 5 Rob Simmons, 6 Josh Basham, 7 Ben Donnell, 8 So’otala Fa’aso’o.

Replacements:
16 Agustin Creevy, 17 Facundo Gigena, 18 Oliver Hoskins, 19 Api Ratuniyarawa, 20 Juan Martin Gonzalez, 21 Joe Powell, 22 Lucio Cinti, 23 James Stokes.

Good to see Dombrandt back and well again. He's been missed for Quins.

Puja

charlie matthews? Boomerang!

Dombrandt returning is a real boost for Quins.
This one has got tries written all over it. Be very surprised if this doesnt provide great entertainment.

Banquo wrote: ↑Fri Oct 28, 2022 3:26 pm charlie matthews? Boomerang!

Shit, I didn't even notice that! It seemed so normal for him to be in a Quins lineup that I forgot he shouldn't be there. Did we know already that he'd picked up a contract?

Puja

Puja wrote: ↑Fri Oct 28, 2022 3:30 pm

Banquo wrote: ↑Fri Oct 28, 2022 3:26 pm charlie matthews? Boomerang!

Shit, I didn't even notice that! It seemed so normal for him to be in a Quins lineup that I forgot he shouldn't be there. Did we know already that he'd picked up a contract?

Puja

He's been to both Wasps and Japan since he last played for Quins as well!

We signed him in the summer - he wasn’t a recent Wasps poach. He’s already played this season but I could forgive you for not noticing his presence, despite the top-knot.

Puja wrote: ↑Fri Oct 28, 2022 3:30 pm

Banquo wrote: ↑Fri Oct 28, 2022 3:26 pm charlie matthews? Boomerang!

Shit, I didn't even notice that! It seemed so normal for him to be in a Quins lineup that I forgot he shouldn't be there. Did we know already that he'd picked up a contract?

Puja

He signed at the start of the season, he's just only fit now.

Does anyone know when Charlie Matthews signed for Quins.

Irish cruising.

quins lacking any sort of plan

neither half back pairing have been too clever in the last 10 mins

Was Dallaglio right for once? He said its a case of last week's winners' complacency v losers' bite-back.

great try. Shame about the red, but the right call.

Good to see Peter Richards back playing 9 for LI.

should be a red

Yep, def red.

Really exciting game.

irish should sue the tmo

That is criminal from the officials.

Rarely moan about refs but CMK should spend the next month in the Championship for that

Margin_Walker wrote: ↑Sat Oct 29, 2022 5:06 pm That is criminal from the officials.

Rarely moan about refs but CMK should spend the next month in the Championship for that

It’s the TMO tbh but yes him ultimately

Banquo wrote: ↑Sat Oct 29, 2022 5:14 pm

Margin_Walker wrote: ↑Sat Oct 29, 2022 5:06 pm That is criminal from the officials.

Rarely moan about refs but CMK should spend the next month in the Championship for that

It’s the TMO tbh but yes him ultimately

It's the TMO, but any key calls like that (especially with the player injured) end up getting double checked with a proper TMO review that the ref gets to see as well.

He's in charge there. Take the time to review it properly not just this messing about they do on the fly.

Margin_Walker wrote: ↑Sat Oct 29, 2022 5:16 pm

Banquo wrote: ↑Sat Oct 29, 2022 5:14 pm

Margin_Walker wrote: ↑Sat Oct 29, 2022 5:06 pm That is criminal from the officials.

Rarely moan about refs but CMK should spend the next month in the Championship for that

It’s the TMO tbh but yes him ultimately

It's the TMO, but any key calls like that (especially with the player injured) end up getting double checked with a proper TMO review that the ref gets to see as well.

He's in charge there. Take the time to review it properly not just this messing about they do on the fly.

But if the TMO says nothing to see here…. as I said it is his accountability but the TMO has regally screwed it too.

It is not clear how the ref stands when the TMO says 'carry on, all reviewed and OK'. How much later can he go back and over-rule? Even if he sees it at a later stage there must be a degree of backing his fellow official.

Havent seen the game but i imagine people are talking about the van Rensberg/Matthews incident? Cannot see how that isnt a pen to Irish and at least a yellow for Matthews.
Carley is only 5m away and the TMO has the time to properly review the incident. Thats incredibly bad officiating not to have got this one right.
Irish can justifiably feel aggrieved about this decision.