By MG
October 7 2021

British and Irish Lion Marcus Smith is back in the squad to take on Bristol Bears in what promises to be an epic Friday night floodlit battle ..kick off 7.45.

Marcus will be on the bench for a side which has played two won two and has two bonus points. Couldn't be any better.

Last season's big boys arrive as unexpected early season strugglers. Played three won only one and as a result they are second bottom.

They will have to something to prove, but may have preferred an easier game to get their season back on track. However, both sides like to play open rugby and it promises to be a cracker.

It was a week off for Quins last Saturday, of course, and that will have been a factor in Smith being the only change in the whole 23 man squad - he comes in for Huw Smith.

Quins: Tyrone Green, Louis Lynagh, Joe Marchant, Andre Esterhuizen, Cadan Murley, Tommy Allan, Danny Care,  Joe Marler, Jack Walker, Simon Kerrod,  Matt Symons. Dino Lamb, Tom Lawday, Jack Kenningham, Alex Dombrandt ( Captain)

Bench: Sam Riley,  Fin Baxter, Will Collier, Hugh Tizard,  James Chisholm, Scott Steele, Marcus Smith. Luke Northmore.

Bears make three changes go theside whic finally got a win against Bath last week ...

Bristol: Charles Piutau, Niyi Adeolokun, Piers O’Conor, Sam Bedlow, Henry Purdy, Callum Sheedy, Harry Randall, Yann Thomas, Jake Kerr, Kyle Sinckler, Joe Joyce, Chris Vui, Fitz Harding, Jake Heenan,  Steven Luatua (captain).

Bench: Harry Thacker,  Jake Woolmore, Max Lahiff, Ed Holmes,  Dan Thomas,  Andy Uren, Ioan Lloyd,  Alapati Leiua.