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Saracens Men team to play Harlequins:
1 Eroni Mawi
2 Jamie George
3 Marco Riccioni
4 Maro Itoje (c)
5 Hugh Tizard
6 Theo McFarland
7 Juan Martin Gonzalez
8 Tom Willis
9 Ivan van Zyl
10 Fergus Burke
11 Rotimi Segun
12 Nick Tompkins
13 Alex Lozowski
14 Tobias Elliott
15 Elliot Daly

Replacements:
16 Theo Dan
17 Phil Brantingham
18 Alec Clarey
19 Nick Isiekwe
20 Andy Onyeama-Christie
21 Nathan Michelow
22 Gareth Simpson
23 Alex Goode

15. Leigh Halfpenny (8)
14. Rodrigo Isgro (8)
13. Oscar Beard (69)
12. Ben Waghorn (10)
11. Nick David (67)
10. Jarrod Evans (33)
9. Will Porter (38)
1. Wyn Jones (15)
2. Jack Walker (81)
3. Titi Lamositele (13)
4. Joe Launchbury (36)
5. Stephan Lewies (80)
6. Jack Kenningham (65)
7. Will Evans (108)
8. Alex Dombrandt © (150)

IMPACT PLAYERS
16. Sam Riley (65)
17. Jordan Els (44)
18. Will Hobson (17)
19. Irne Herbst (61)
20. George Hammond (76)
21. Jake Murray (10)
22. Jamie Benson (17)
23. Tyrone Green (87)

Well looks like Quins are sacking this game off and using it to get those mandatory rests in. Could be a tough game for them up against Sarries who are going strong.

Showpiece game at Spurs football stadium. Seems an odd one for Quins to rest their England players.

Earl takes a break but otherwise Saracens England players are selected.

This is going to be uncomfortable

Great to see Christie back. Such a horrible injury and when he was in such excellent form. Hope he gets a good bit of time off the bench and comes through unscathed.

Puja

fivepointer wrote: ↑Fri Mar 21, 2025 5:32 pm Showpiece game at Spurs football stadium. Seems an odd one for Quins to rest their England players.

Earl takes a break but otherwise Saracens England players are selected.

Yeah. We do it every season and I hate it. It’s like we’re saying ‘we won’t win, so we won’t even try’. I hate that mentality.

Well this is unfuriating. Some very lucky calls for Saracens but we're not exactly helping ourselves.

Ugh. 30 minutes of unconverted pressure then a great Sarries try.

That was inevitable. We're absolutely toothless in attack ourselves

I'm not sure how much lower Will Evans can get there. Tompkins leads with his forearm as well. Messy one.

A bit of a mess here with the TMO and no HIA for Evans.

Benson is something, isn't he?

Did not expect that

What a second half and what an impact from Benson. Shame nobody on here had noted his talent before today.

Jordan Els with a bizarrely impactful cameo in the loose too.

What a turnaround in a game where nobody gave us a chance. Kenningham may be unlucky to miss out on England recognition, if they’re looking to the next generation already, but he really looks like a test quality player to me. I’d have given him MOTM but hard to argue with Benson’s impact.

You need to find a Hedges to play IC

Who would have guessed that Ireland game was the last time Smith would ever wear 10?

Quite a turnaround. All thanks to Benson allied with the outstanding work of Kenningham and Evans.

Brantingham's injury is a downer as he was looking really good.

Mikey Brown wrote: ↑Sat Mar 22, 2025 5:10 pm Who would have guessed that Ireland game was the last time Smith would ever wear 10?

I hear Marcus can be handy at fullback...

I love the confidence of Jamie Benson. He just plays with a swagger, seems a down to earth lad in his interview but you need that swagger at 10. Backed himself and that was a good choice. Fergus Burke continues to disappoint, not really concerned that he's opted for Scotland at this point in time.

Re your earlier point re Kenningham. He was in the England A side and if we're looking at Curry esque flankers then he could be a good understudy for Tom Curry. His physicality is increasing, his lineout work is looking better and those areas developing increasingly puts him in the conversation.

Mikey Brown wrote: ↑Sat Mar 22, 2025 5:05 pm What a second half and what an impact from Benson. Shame nobody on here had noted his talent before today.

Jordan Els with a bizarrely impactful cameo in the loose too.

What a turnaround in a game where nobody gave us a chance. Kenningham may be unlucky to miss out on England recognition, if they’re looking to the next generation already, but he really looks like a test quality player to me. I’d have given him MOTM but hard to argue with Benson’s impact.

Is that sarcasm? Pretty sure I’ve consistently championed Benson as better than JEv. I seem to remember @Mellsblue or possibly @Banquo giving him some positive recognition too.

Which Tyler wrote: ↑Sat Mar 22, 2025 5:08 pm You need to find a Hedges to play IC

And a Gold at 13,

Scrumhead wrote: ↑Sat Mar 22, 2025 5:51 pm

Mikey Brown wrote: ↑Sat Mar 22, 2025 5:05 pm What a second half and what an impact from Benson. Shame nobody on here had noted his talent before today.

Jordan Els with a bizarrely impactful cameo in the loose too.

What a turnaround in a game where nobody gave us a chance. Kenningham may be unlucky to miss out on England recognition, if they’re looking to the next generation already, but he really looks like a test quality player to me. I’d have given him MOTM but hard to argue with Benson’s impact.

Is that sarcasm? Pretty sure I’ve consistently championed Benson as better than JEv. I seem to remember @Mellsblue or possibly @Banquo giving him some positive recognition too.

That was poorly phrased, but yes I remember saying not too long ago I’d never even heard of the guy and being told by several on here he’s seriously one to look out for.

He’s got an impressive mix of flair, skill and the calm confidence to pull it all off. I hope nobody gets too carried away, but I can’t wait to see how he progresses.

Does he play any other positions? I feel like he’s maybe come on at 15 before.

I thought Benson was a centre

Scrumhead wrote: ↑Fri Mar 21, 2025 8:05 pm

fivepointer wrote: ↑Fri Mar 21, 2025 5:32 pm Showpiece game at Spurs football stadium. Seems an odd one for Quins to rest their England players.

Earl takes a break but otherwise Saracens England players are selected.

Yeah. We do it every season and I hate it. It’s like we’re saying ‘we won’t win, so we won’t even try’. I hate that mentality.

About that.

Scrumhead wrote: ↑Sat Mar 22, 2025 5:51 pm

Mikey Brown wrote: ↑Sat Mar 22, 2025 5:05 pm What a second half and what an impact from Benson. Shame nobody on here had noted his talent before today.

Jordan Els with a bizarrely impactful cameo in the loose too.

What a turnaround in a game where nobody gave us a chance. Kenningham may be unlucky to miss out on England recognition, if they’re looking to the next generation already, but he really looks like a test quality player to me. I’d have given him MOTM but hard to argue with Benson’s impact.

Is that sarcasm? Pretty sure I’ve consistently championed Benson as better than JEv. I seem to remember @Mellsblue or possibly @Banquo giving him some positive recognition too.

I don’t think anyone on the board would have picked Jarrod over him…

van Zyl, Burke, Tompkins is such a dull 9-12.

Sarries used to be able to get away with being an average attacking force on that area because they had Mako, Billy and Skelton smashing holes everywhere. Now they don’t have that they just look toothless and have done for some time.