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A good side could easily win every match in this group.rooster wrote:If you lads can't beat those pair of teams that had a training run last night there is no hope for any Irish sides this year, Castres just wanted to try and keep Quins demo scoring trys and Quins looked like they couldn't score in a brothel except through kicking penalties
I dunno if it will be as easy as everybody is insinuating, if Quins get some of their players back in the next few weeks then they are well capable of giving us a game with the likes of Care, Brown, Robshaw, Easter & Evans on song. I can't see Wasps really putting it up to us for 80mins tomorrow BUT I could see them being up for it in the Ricoh. As for Castres you just never know what side will show up in France.fourthirtythree wrote:A good side could easily win every match in this group.rooster wrote:If you lads can't beat those pair of teams that had a training run last night there is no hope for any Irish sides this year, Castres just wanted to try and keep Quins demo scoring trys and Quins looked like they couldn't score in a brothel except through kicking penalties
Remains to be seen is there one of those in it.
After watching our country cousins' close shave today we need to hope the boys are switched on from the start tomorrow. Wasps are a stronger outfit than Sale, so presuming we will win is dangerous.ichabodscrane wrote:I dunno if it will be as easy as everybody is insinuating, if Quins get some of their players back in the next few weeks then they are well capable of giving us a game with the likes of Care, Brown, Robshaw, Easter & Evans on song. I can't see Wasps really putting it up to us for 80mins tomorrow BUT I could see them being up for it in the Ricoh. As for Castres you just never know what side will show up in France.fourthirtythree wrote:A good side could easily win every match in this group.rooster wrote:If you lads can't beat those pair of teams that had a training run last night there is no hope for any Irish sides this year, Castres just wanted to try and keep Quins demo scoring trys and Quins looked like they couldn't score in a brothel except through kicking penalties
Remains to be seen is there one of those in it.
bar Frano Botica I think Quinns have a full deck at the momentichabodscrane wrote:I dunno if it will be as easy as everybody is insinuating, if Quins get some of their players back in the next few weeks then they are well capable of giving us a game with the likes of Care, Brown, Robshaw, Easter & Evans on song. I can't see Wasps really putting it up to us for 80mins tomorrow BUT I could see them being up for it in the Ricoh. As for Castres you just never know what side will show up in France.fourthirtythree wrote:A good side could easily win every match in this group.rooster wrote:If you lads can't beat those pair of teams that had a training run last night there is no hope for any Irish sides this year, Castres just wanted to try and keep Quins demo scoring trys and Quins looked like they couldn't score in a brothel except through kicking penalties
Remains to be seen is there one of those in it.
The Anathemata wrote:Can't believe guys are getting nervous about the likes of Castres - who only ever give it a lash for 30mins in the 1st HEC game, and then cave in after that. Quins are having an awful season in the Prem, and are not going to concentrate on Europe. Same with Wasps - Just a fair to middling bunch of Prem also-rans.
Irrespective of how poor we are currently playing, we should still top the group with ease, and be looking for a home quarter, as I don't think we're capable of beating any of the other top 4 in the ERC away from home, at the moment.
Ben Boticajohng wrote:Is it not his younfellah. Mick Botica..... or something. Leslie Botica. Albert Botica? Yerman.
Missing Ugo Monye too.simonokeeffe wrote:Ben Boticajohng wrote:Is it not his younfellah. Mick Botica..... or something. Leslie Botica. Albert Botica? Yerman.
Frano Botica writes a very hypocritical column for a New Zealand Sunday paper
sontaran man wrote:The Anathemata wrote:Can't believe guys are getting nervous about the likes of Castres - who only ever give it a lash for 30mins in the 1st HEC game, and then cave in after that. Quins are having an awful season in the Prem, and are not going to concentrate on Europe. Same with Wasps - Just a fair to middling bunch of Prem also-rans.
Irrespective of how poor we are currently playing, we should still top the group with ease, and be looking for a home quarter, as I don't think we're capable of beating any of the other top 4 in the ERC away from home, at the moment.
thanks just nonsense now
I know too, was making a Neil Francis joke, good thing I dont tell rugby jokes in real lifejohng wrote:I knew that I was just taking the pi $$. Frano is his Da though.
You obviuosly didnt see our away game last season in CastresThe Anathemata wrote:Can't believe guys are getting nervous about the likes of Castres - who only ever give it a lash for 30mins in the 1st HEC game, and then cave in after that. Quins are having an awful season in the Prem, and are not going to concentrate on Europe. Same with Wasps - Just a fair to middling bunch of Prem also-rans.
Irrespective of how poor we are currently playing, we should still top the group with ease, and be looking for a home quarter, as I don't think we're capable of beating any of the other top 4 in the ERC away from home, at the moment.
I honestly can't see Harlequins posing us too much of a problem. But what I will say is, if we don't give them the right amount of respect they do possess the personnel to beat us. The likes of Brown, Yarde & Care need to be shut down and put under pressure at source, Evans can be rattled. Up front they have some good experience but I think like us their backrow at the moment is a bit unbalanced with no natural openside.blockhead wrote:Wasps couldn't get out of their own half for the entire 2nd half (except for one move right at the end). Can't figure out if Quins were really good or Wasps were that bad. If its the former then its going to be a tough back-to-back for us in Dec.
Isn't that the vast majority of his defending though?simonokeeffe wrote:Marler didnt play which makes scrum even odder
Wade gave away decisive try with terrible piece of defending
