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O'Shea rules out England job

Image: O'Shea: Committed to Quins

Harlequins coach Conor O'Shea pledged his future to the club following a 28-9 victory over Gloucester.

Quins coach committed to Premiership cause

Harlequins coach Conor O'Shea pledged his future to the club following a 28-9 victory over Gloucester that extended their winning start to the season to 12 matches. Heineken Cup victory at Kingsholm kept Quins on course for a quarter-final place from Pool Six. O'Shea has won many backers in the chase for the right to succeed Martin Johnson as England manager but he has no intention of leaving the Stoop. "My job is at Quins, full stop," he said. "Players like Chris Robshaw and George Robson have committed to 2015, and I want to commit to them. "We feel we are the start of a journey, not even midway through it. I will get a huge amount of pleasure if we are successful and we see a lot of guys go on to represent England. "I want to be at Harlequins, and I am going to be at Harlequins."

Threatening

Following last week's victory over Connacht, Quins were soon back in the groove with first-half tries by full-back Mike Brown and centre Matt Hopper putting them in charge, although once again it was Nick Evans who underpinned victory as he booted three penalties and two conversions. "I am delighted with that," O Sheas added. "This is one of the hardest places to come and get a result. "We looked threatening when we had the ball, and we took our chances. We were clinical. Hats off to the boys. "We were magnificent in defence. There is an energy among the players, and we have a hell of a lot of heart. Everyone gave everything out there."
Struggle
Gloucester head coach Bryan Redpath offered no excuses after a defeat that he admitted leaves his team with little realistic hope of reaching the quarter-finals. "You need a minimum four or five wins in the group stage," Redpath said. "It means we are going to struggle. "We created enough opportunities, but we didn't take any of them. We didn't look after the ball or the contact area well enough. "You need to have composure in games like that. If you create, but you don't take, then you are going to get punished. "We knew it was going to be a tough game and we knew we had to perform, but we didn't. We have got to accept it and deal with it."