Derby With A Difference

The Prem Cup has thrown up an intriguing tie with Quins nipping across town to take on the enigmatic Ealing Trailfinders Saturday 3.00). This cup has not set the rugby world on fire but tyhis game has all the right ingredients.

Trailfinders are the great pretenders. The Championship winners with a compact ground which provides  a great atmosphere but doesn't allow them to join the elite. Do they really want to?

What they will want to do is prove a point. They already made a big statement at a weakened Sarries last week with a 29-50 win which took them to the top of Pool C on points difference from Quins. 

It's not a game Quins want to lose and there's ten changes from last week's side which beat Scottish 33-14.

So,  Nick David returns to the wing, Ben Waghorn and Will Jospeh are in the centre and Cameron Anderson moves to full-back. Wyn Jones and Sam Riley start in the front row wth skipper Joe Launchbury partnering George Hammond in the second row.

Quins: 15. Cameron Anderson 14. Nick David 13. Will Joseph  12. Ben Waghorn 11. Cassius Cleaves 10. Jarrod Evans 9. Will Porter 1. Wyn Jones  2. Sam Riley 3. Will Hobson  4. Joe Launchbury -captain 5. George Hammond 6. Jack Kenningham 7. Will Evans 8. Lucas Schmid

Bench: 16. Jack Musk 17. Jordan Els 18. Simon Kerrod 19. Harry Browne 20. Will Trenholm 21. Lewis Gjaltema  22. Jamie Benson 23. Sean Kerr.