Harlequins vs Stormers

[Epaminondas Pules]

HARLEQUINS v DHL Stormers

Saturday 14 December (20:00)

15. Tyrone Green (80)

14. Rodrigo Isgro (3)

13. Oscar Beard (63)

12. Luke Northmore (73)

11. Cadan Murley (119)

10. Marcus Smith (166)

9. Danny Care (383)

1. Fin Baxter (57)

2. Jack Walker (72)

3. Simon Kerrod (111)

4. Irne Herbst (54)

5. George Hammond (69)

6. Chandler Cunningham-South (22)

7. James Chisholm (157)

8. Alex Dombrandt © (143)

IMPACT PLAYERS:

16. Sam Riley (56)

17. Wyn Jones (6)

18. Dillon Lewis (23)

19. Harry Browne (4)

20. Jack Kenningham (58)

21. Will Evans (98)

22. Will Porter (30)

23. Jarrod Evans (24)

[FKAS]

Looks like a rotated Stormers side.

DHL Stormers: 15 Clayton Blommetjies, 14 Angelo Davids, 13 Wandisile Simelane, 12 Jean-Luc du Plessis, 11 Seabelo Senatla, 10 Jurie Matthee, 9 Stefan Ungerer, 8 Willie Engelbrecht, 7 Louw Nel, 6 Dave Ewers, 5 Connor Evans, 4 Salmaan Moerat (c), 3 Sazi Sandi, 2 JJ Kotze, 1 Vernon Matongo.
Replacements: 16 Andre-Hugo Venter, 17 Leon Lyons, 18 Corne Weilbach, 19 Gary Porter, 20 Paul de Villiers, 21 Dewaldt Duvenage, 22 Jonathan Roche, 23 JC Mars.

[Mikey Brown]

I know they mess around with their flankers a bit in SA but the idea of Dave Ewers at openside is pretty funny. Then again we've gone for Chisholm there which is an odd call.

Thin looking in the front five again.

[Danno]

Unless FKAS has had a cheeky edit, Ewers is at 6?

Agree on Chisolm when Evans is benched. I guess we want CCS and Chisolm to go berserk for an hour then swap both out

[p/d]

Unless FKAS has had a cheeky edit, Ewers is at 6?

More likely Mikey has had a cheeky pint

[FKAS]

Unless FKAS has had a cheeky edit, Ewers is at 6?

More likely Mikey has had a cheeky pint

South African sides have tended to have the openside wear 6. Looks like Stormers are numbering it traditionally. No cheeky edit from me, can't speak for Mikey and his Friday lunchtime selection.

[Mikey Brown]

Yeah, FKAS got it. You guys are as bad as all those journos putting PSDT at openside in their teams of the week.

I was wondering if Nel was maybe an openside and they’ve just done it the ‘proper’ way round.

[Mikey Brown]

Unless FKAS has had a cheeky edit, Ewers is at 6?

Agree on Chisolm when Evans is benched. I guess we want CCS and Chisolm to go berserk for an hour then swap both out

Lol. Half an hour? That’s Franco Smith stuff, though I’m not necessarily against it.

[Danno]

Unless FKAS has had a cheeky edit, Ewers is at 6?

Agree on Chisolm when Evans is benched. I guess we want CCS and Chisolm to go berserk for an hour then swap both out

Lol. Half an hour? That’s Franco Smith stuff, though I’m not necessarily against it.

It's the best sense I can make of it

[Mikey Brown]

Unless FKAS has had a cheeky edit, Ewers is at 6?

Agree on Chisolm when Evans is benched. I guess we want CCS and Chisolm to go berserk for an hour then swap both out

Lol. Half an hour? That’s Franco Smith stuff, though I’m not necessarily against it.

It's the best sense I can make of it

No, turns out I just can’t read. Somehow thought you were suggesting first half replacements.

Chisholm always seems to be incredible when he comes off the bench. Rotating him and CCS in that role would seem like the idea plan. Similarly Kenningham seems like he should be a 6, but just works better at openside.

Maybe there is an element of saving them for the prem.

It’s interesting how far down the pecking order Lawday has dropped. Very rarely lets us down but doesn’t really have a spot anymore. A nice problem to have I guess.

[Mikey Brown]

Murley looking back to top form. Fantastic so far whether or not he gets this ball down.

[Mikey Brown]

No idea how that isn’t red for Herbst.

Maybe it saves the game to a degree, but why keep making changes (for the sake of safety) and then backtracking on enforcing them?

[Stom]

Missed the yellow, what was it for?

Nice, easy Dombrandt try

[Mikey Brown]

Herbst tackle in the face.

[Mikey Brown]

All a bit ridiculous in the end.

[Danno]

All a bit ridiculous in the end.

Had a very 2021 feel to it.

[Danno]

Lol. Half an hour? That’s Franco Smith stuff, though I’m not necessarily against it.

It's the best sense I can make of it

No, turns out I just can’t read. Somehow thought you were suggesting first half replacements.

Chisholm always seems to be incredible when he comes off the bench. Rotating him and CCS in that role would seem like the idea plan. Similarly Kenningham seems like he should be a 6, but just works better at openside.

Maybe there is an element of saving them for the prem.

It’s interesting how far down the pecking order Lawday has dropped. Very rarely lets us down but doesn’t really have a spot anymore. A nice problem to have I guess.

I really want the like button back (without it breaking the entire forum)