Guinness Premiership : Strettle returns to Harlequins lineup

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Strettle returns to Harlequins lineup

18 April 2008, 12:21 pm

By Jonathan McConnell

Harlequins' Director of Rugby, Dean Richards, has made four changes to his starting line up which defeated Leeds last Sunday. for Saturday's game against London Irish

David Strettle will return to the starting XV, on the wing, for the first time since receiving an injury playing for England in the 6 Nations. He will join his England team mate Nick Easter, replacing Tom Guest, who will start on the bench.

In the centres, Tosh Masson will return from injury to start alongside Ugo Monye, while in the front row Gary Botha comes back in to join Ceri Jones and Mike Ross, putting Tani Fuga on the bench.

On the bench, Steven So'oialo and Chris Malone both return into the 22 man team.

London Irish v Harlequins

1 Ceri Jones
2 Gary Botha
3 Mike Ross
4 Ollie Kohn
5 George Robson
6 Chris Robshaw
7 Will Skinner (Capt)
8 Nick Easter

9 Danny Care
10 Adrian Jarvis
11 Tom Williams
12 Tosh Masson
13 Ugo Monye
14 David Strettle
15 Mike Brown

Bench
16 Tani Fuga
17 John Brooks
18 Jim Evans
19 Tom Guest
20 Steven So'oialo
21 Chris Malone
22 De Wet Barry