QUINS (H) - ROUND 19 - 15th May 2021

[Scott1]

So no Brown, Evans and AE

ZERO excuses now!

[sapajo]

So no Brown, Evans and AE

ZERO excuses now!

I would not bet my house on that.

[RagingBull]

Quins are still playing very well despite the losses though.

Key will be slowing them down, wasps playing into their hands.

[Wayne Richardson Fan Club]

The more I see Marcus Smith the more I believe he has to be given a chance by England. A Les Cusworth ( that shows my age)who can tackle!

Les was a magician, Dosser used to do his tackling for him.

[Ashurstwoodtiger]

Quins 48 Wasps 46 that one heck of a game

[JP14]

Agreed as long as we slow Quins down at source they will have little threat.

[jgriffin]

The more I see Marcus Smith the more I believe he has to be given a chance by England. A Les Cusworth ( that shows my age)who can tackle!

Having witnessed the genius that was the teenage Henson, I keep getting the feeling that Smith is of that ilk, with no evidence, I.e. come up short.
Must be a bias against that hitch-kick

[JP14]

Had Smith been capped at international level much sooner then I believe we could have been looking at the new Henson or Cipriani, but I actually think it’s paid off quite well and now he’s some player. Could be him versus Ntamack as the world’s best for the next 5-10 years.

[BFG]

I reckon Mike Brown covers a lot of the stuff that Smith doesn't do so well and it'll be interesting to see how it goes next season when Brown moves to Newcastle.
Quins will need a good defensive reader to replace Brown.

[Dokie]

Agreed as long as we slow Quins down at source they will have little threat.

If only it was that simple.

[Dokie]

1. Genge, 2. Clare, 3. Cole
4. Wells, 5. Green
6. Liebenberg, 7. Reffell, 8. Wiese
9. Youngs, 10. ford
12. Scott, 13. Moroni
11. Murimurivalu, 14. Nadolo, 15. Steward

16. Youngs, 17. De Bruin, 18. Heyes
19. Martin, 20. Brink
21. JVP, 22. McPhillips, 23. Potter

I think Hanro, Heyes and Kini are due a week off. Want to see more of Henderson. And I thought Williams did well when he came on.
Genge, Clare, Cole
Henderson, Green
Martin, Reffell, Wiese
JVP, Ford
Porter, Moroni
Nadolo , Steward, Williams

Youngs, Whitcombe, De Bruin, Wells, Brink,
Youngs, McPhillips, Kelly

[BigDan50]

After watching Quins vsWasps today I really believe the best half back pairing Eddie could pick for England is Robson and Smith, both were outstanding today, if you pick them behind England’s dominant pack they could take our back play to a different level. Wish the both of them were playing for us.

[RichieB]

If I were Head Coach, I’d be trying to get my preferred team for the final (subject to fitness/availability) starting against Quins. Get as many minutes together on the pitch as reasonable/practical. Depending on how the Quins match goes, would be thinking about protecting a few of the key players for the final after 50 or 60 minutes given it is less than a week after Quins.

[Dokie]

After watching Quins vsWasps today I really believe the best half back pairing Eddie could pick for England is Robson and Smith, both were outstanding today, if you pick them behind England’s dominant pack they could take our back play to a different level. Wish the both of them were playing for us.

They were both fantastic today.

[Dokie]

If I were Head Coach, I’d be trying to get my preferred team for the final (subject to fitness/availability) starting against Quins. Get as many minutes together on the pitch as reasonable/practical. Depending on how the Quins match goes, would be thinking about protecting a few of the key players for the final after 50 or 60 minutes given it is less than a week after Quins.

It’s a fine balancing act giving combinations time together, keeping players fresh and protecting some.