Any astute observers out there who can provide the rationale behind Mike Brown moving to Left Wing for England and now Quins?

Whatever the logic, it seems to be working. A couple of tries against SA, and  Morris looked like a class act at 15 on Saturday.

 -Perhaps a 'request' has come in from Eddie Jones..?

-Perhaps a 'request' has come in from Eddie Jones..?

Maybe, but it's the reasoning I'm interested in. Any views?

EJ has said he is always impressed with Mike Browns defensive abilities , and Full Backs in general as a last line of defence read the game well and are good tacklers .

Gustard selecting 3 players who have played at FB   in Earle , Morris and Brown ticks all boxes as they have speed and tackling ability and can cover each other if 2 get dragged forward .

Perhaps  the coaching team feel AM is the quickest of the 3 ? , certainly the break for Earles try last week shows he has plenty of gas .

Im sure Walker , Visser etc will be spurred on to improve their defence.

Gustard's speciality is defence and shipping tries has been our biggest problem , I think  he will try to fix that first , then build on it .

Maybe they just feel that the qualities he offers are still ones they want in the team, but that he has lost his top end pace and so is not as affective at counter attacking from fullback, so better to have someone faster there with him on the wing.

He's done pretty well there so far given how badly many, including me, thought it would go. I'm still not convinced it's the best long term option, but maybe it's not seen as a long term option.

Eddie’s line before the SA series was that they saw an opportunity in having a winger who could attack the breakdown and around the breakdown - Mike has long been one of the most aggressive and effective outside backs at the breakdown, and his running style suits attacking the fringes and tying up defenders.

It also means you can get Eliot Daly on at Full Back. I think that's his best position if he's playing as an outside back, and our best option there (not convinced Watson is right in the FB role internationally).

Maybe there is an element of preparing for Mike not being around, and they want to give Morris a run at fullback? Or maybe it's simply squad/position rotation? And the added bonus is it will (hopefully) fire up Visser and Walker, both of whom possess excellent qualities. AT some point I think we'll be able to select wingers based upon our game plan, rather than stick with first / only choices.