Harlequins v Exeter Chiefs

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Exeter Chiefs:

15 Josh Hodge
14 Ben Hammersley
13 Henry Slade
12 Tom Hendrickson
11 Tom Wyatt
10 Harvey Skinner
9 Tom Cairns

1 Scott Sio
2 Jack Yeandle (c)
3 Ehren Painter
4 Rusi Tuima
5 Lewis Pearson
6 Ethan Roots
7 Jacques Vermeulen
8 Greg Fisilau

Replacements:
16 Dan Frost
17 Billy Keast
18 Josh Iosefa-Scott
19 Aidon Davis
20 Ross Vintcent
21 Niall Armstrong
22 Will Haydon-Wood
23 Immanuel Feyi-Waboso

Max Norey replaced by Dan Frost on the bench after initial post!



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Harlequins Starting XV:

1. Fin Baxter
2. Sam Riley
3. Will Collier
4. Joe Launchbury
5. George Hammond
6. Jack Kenningham
7. Will Evans
8. Alex Dombrandt (C)
9. Will Porter
10. Jarrod Evans
11. Louis Lynagh
12. Luke Northmore
13. Will Joseph
14. Tyrone Green
15. Nick David

Impact Players:

16. Nathan Jibulu
17. Santiago Garcia Botta
18. Simon Kerrod
19. Dino Lamb
20. James Chisholm
21. Max Green
22. Will Edwards
23. Oscar Beard

Match Officials

Referee: Adam Leal

Assistant Referees: George Selwood and Paul Dix

TMO: Andrew Jackson

Weather Forecast as at 1200 Friday

Sunny intervals and light breeze from the west south west
Temperature 14 degrees but will feel like 13 degrees
Precipitation is not expected

TV Coverage

SD Channel 408 TNT Sports 1 from 1430 for 1500 kick off
HD Channel 430 TNT Sports 1 from 1430 for 1500 kick off
Channel 433 is TNT Sports Ultimate from 1430 for 1500 kick off

I’ll be there to watch our youngsters give it their best. The two sides look fairly well matched overall. Unless my eyes deceived me didn’t Tyrone Green turn out for London Scottish against us ? His leg was strapped up so perhaps it was a ‘rehab’ game for him. I hope he plays as poorly as he did then.

It's been lonesome in the saddle since my horse died

According to the website, Dan Frost is on the bench in place of Max Norey

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According to the website, Dan Frost is on the bench in place of Max Norey

Original team post amended to reflect this change. No disrespect to Max but Dan could make a very dynamic impact off the bench!

Don't know what to expect after last week, Quins 21- 28 Chiefs

I think this will be closer than last weeks game!
Home advantage might benefit them so Quins 26 - 21 Chiefs, but what do I know.

Win or lose, all I want is another match of the guys playing with heart, and getting more experience, Quins pitch is not a ploughed field like Baths so with luck and some more accurate passing we should give them a good game.
We have the pace to cover people like Lynagh, and I would say our pace attack is the fastest for a long time. So with heart more than head hope for a win.

Quins 16 Chiefs 32

I agree with Bert but I think it will be high scoring so :
Harlequins 38 - 34 Exeter

That quins back three is dangerous so I can definitely see them scoring some tries, They also have big Joe in the row who will be looking to make an impression and Luke Northmore who Intate very highly at 12. Both good debm boys sadly on the wrong team.

On balance I prefer our half backs who I hope will control the game and edge it for us. It could be a thrilling watch. Like others I expect high scores and a much closer game.

Quins 29 Chiefs 33

Good to see Frosty the snowman back in the 23.

Quins 23 33 Chiefs

Have to go pessimistic and hope I’m as wrong as last week

Quinn’s 32 Chiefs 23

Again, heart over head ... But with more optimism than last week. Quins 23: Chiefs 25

In Rob we trust.
By the way - cream on first. There's nothing to debate.

Gallagher site predictor has Quins to win by 9 - what do they know!
Think it will be a high scoring game but Chiefs to win 37 - 29.

Quins 27- 34 Exe but I could be wrong

Quins 24 - Chiefs 28

It’s traditional for Quins to get an outrageous decision in their favour or some other scandalous piece of good luck in the 80th minute, so sadly I’m going for Quins 32, Chiefs 28

I stuck by the boys last week on a feeling……I’m gonna do the same this week with my feelings

Quins 31 Chiefs 25

Quins 19 Chiefs 27

Quinns 38 Chiefs 20

Quins 16 Chiefs 36

It’s going to be one hell of a ride this season. Plenty of highs with hopefully only a few occasional lows. Quins 32 Chiefs 27 (2 BP’s 😂)

The Stoop not the happiest hunting ground and I’ve seen my fair share of disappointment there…. But most of this squad will have no experience of that! Quins strong but missing a few…. I’m going for a high scoring win… chiefs 40, quins 38. COYC

I think it will turn on the breakdown and the battle of the back rows. Joe Launchbury will make 5m mauling tries difficult as well as our lineouts. I think it will be high scoring with us getting two bonus points Harlequins 37 Chiefs 31.. I think a LBP performance away to Quins would be quite good although I would prefer us to win of course! Hope for an attacking open game with no injuries or cards.

Quins 27 Chiefs 30

not many names on our team sheet to frighten Quins, unless they watched our game last week

Hmmm...let's go with optimism after last week

Quins 25 Chiefs 30

Quins didn't have a great PRC but I don't know the strength of the sides they were putting out - they had a few players, including Tyrone Green, out on loan at London Scottish. On that point, Green's leg was very heavily strapped and he didn't look particularly fit or mobile.

After last week it's anybody's guess, mine being Chiefs 29 Quins 28

After last week’s s outstanding performance this one is again hard to call. Quins look good in the back line and home advantage usually goes their way.
Quins 34 - 29 Chiefs

I wonder if home fixture will benefit Quins. Hope I’m wrong again but Quins 38 Chiefs 31

Im going Quins 21- 45 Chiefs

After my negativity payed off so well last week I'm keeping it up.
We can't play as well again as last week. So Quins 38 Chiefs 24

Quins 35 - 30 Chiefs

Hard luck Ex……worth a LBP there I thought.
Good effort nonetheless 👏🏻

Very unlucky there not to get a point.
Lads stayed in the fight right to the end. A little bit more composure needed at times but that will come . Great effort that kept Quins guessing all game.
Kept Quins scoreless in the second half, untill the last kick of the game.
Well played lads

Considering that we were missing first choice players at 4,5,9,11 and 12 we didn't do badly (yes I know Quins were missing players too but I am only interested in how we play).

With more composure we could, and probably should, have won that. I suspect that Sale next week will provide a more meaningful measure of where we are in terms of development but, irrespective of the score line or the refereeing, I thought that was very encouraging. We've been blown away at the Stoop with far more experienced teams than today's.

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Considering that we were missing first choice players at 4,5,9,11 and 12 we didn't do badly (yes I know Quins were missing players too but I am only interested in how we play).
With more composure we could, and probably should, have won that. I suspect that Sale next week will provide a more meaningful measure of where we are in terms of development but, irrespective of the score line or the refereeing, I thought that was very encouraging. We've been blown away at the Stoop with far more experienced teams than today's.

Completely agree. Nice to see young players playing heads up rugby. Did we try and force a few things, yes. However if they turn up every week and play like that I'm happy.

Scrum, line out is so much better. Still got 2 loose heads to come back, and two second rows to aid the scrum.

Clearly we were all expecting a higher scoring game so few got close with actual scores and no-one scored more than a couple of points this week