THE HARLEQUINS SIDE TO TAKE ON ASM CLERMONT AUVERGNE AT THE STOOP ON SATURDAY 18 JANUARY (KICK OFF 15:15) HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED.
Harlequins’ final match of the 2019/20 Heineken Champions Cup campaign will see centre Tom Penny make his debut for the Club, with Academy hooker Sam Riley in line for his first appearance, off the bench.
James Chisholm leads the side which also includes Alex Dombrandt and Will Collier who recently extended their contracts with the Club.
Head of Rugby at Harlequins, Paul Gustard said: “We wanted to make sure that we have a big, physical team to counter the threats of Clermont. We know they have a very strong set-piece, they have the highest ball-winning lineout in the French Top 14 and we need to cut off their water and lights.
“Obviously we were disappointed with our results in the competition this season; Clermont ran away with it against us, as they have done with a few teams this year. We want to continue building on the momentum gained by beating Bath last Friday and we want to sign off this year’s competition – a competition we fought really hard to enter – with a performance that we can be proud of.
“We have 27 or 28 fit players to choose from that are eligible in this competition and it’s important that they give us some momentum to carry into our match against Saracens next week with a strong performance.”
Harlequins Starting XV:
1 Joe Marler (200)
2 Jack Musk (
3 Will Collier (164)
4 Glen Young (
5 Tevita Cavubati (10)
6 Dino Lamb (24)
7 James Chisholm (82) (C)
8 Alex Dombrandt (37)
9 Martin Landajo (11)
10 Brett Herron (6)
11 Cadan Murley (26)
12 Tom Penny (0)
13 Luke Northmore (2)
14 Ross Chisholm (116)
15 Aaron Morris (38)
Game Changers:
16 Sam Riley (0)
17 Nick Auterac (19)
18 Kyle Sinckler (144)
19 Toby Freeman (2)
20 Semi Kunatani (18)
21 Niall Saunders (12)
22 Marcus Smith (72)
23 Gabriel Ibitoye (33)
Not available due to injury:
Forwards
Rob Buchanan
Scott Baldwin
Max Crumpton
Elia Elia
George Head
Phil Swainston
Matt Symons
Stephan Lewies
Jack Clifford
Archie White
Will Evans
Tom Lawday
Backs
James Lang
Paul Lasike
Ben Tapuai
Francis Saili
Michele Campagnaro
Nathan Earle
Travis Ismaiel
Mike Brown
