Quins v Northampton: Teams
Harlequins director of rugby Conor O'Shea has kept faith in the same line-up from the opening weekend for the visit of Northampton.
Last Updated: 11/09/10 8:35am
Harlequins director of rugby Conor O'Shea has kept faith in the same line-up from the opening weekend for the visit of Northampton.
Quins kicked off the new campaign with a 29-29 draw against Wasps at Twickenham - and although disappointed not to have won, O'Shea was impressed with the way his side played.
Northampton boss Jim Mallinder is expecting a tough examination of his side's credentials from Quins.
"Winning at home is always important but getting results away from home is vital if we're going to finish at the top end of the Premiership table," he said.
"There were many aspects of last Sunday's performance that were pleasing, especially the first five minutes.
"But we'll have to do better against a Harlequins outfit that performed well against Wasps. Their team has an experienced backbone, especially at eight, nine and ten, and they have some exciting young talent too."
Harlequins: 15 Mike Brown, 14 Tom Williams, 13 George Lowe, 12 Jordan Turner-Hall, 11 Ugo Monye, 10 Nick Evans, 9 Danny Care, 8 Nick Easter, 7 Will Skinner, 6 Chris Robshaw (c), 5 Tomas Vallejos, 4 Ollie Kohn, 3 Mark Lambert, 2 Chris Brooker, 1 Ceri Jones.
Replacements: 16 Matt Cairns, 17 Joe Marler, 18 James Johnston, 19 Pete Browne, 20 Tom Guest, 21 Karl Dickson, 22 Rory Clegg, 23 Ollie Smith
Northampton: 15 Ben Foden, 14 Chris Ashton, 13 Jon Clarke, 12 James Downey, 11 Bruce Reihana, 10 Shane Geraghty, 9 Lee Dickson, 8 Roger Wilson, 7 Tom Wood, 6 Phil Dowson, 5 Christian Day, 4 Courtney Lawes, 3 Brian Mujati, 2 Dylan Hartley (capt), 1 Soane Tonga'uiha.
Replacements: 16 Brett Sharman, 17 Regardt Dreyer, 18 Euan Murray, 19 Calum Clark, 20 Mark Easter, 21 Stuart Commins, 22 Stephen Myler, 23 Joe Ansbro.
