Harlequins Women Head Coach Gerard Mullen names team to travel to Wasps Ladies for first London derby of the 2020/21 season
In the team’s first away trip to London rivals Wasps Ladies, Head Coach Mullen makes two changes to the starting XV that claimed a ruthless 103-0 victory over DMP Durham Sharks at The Stoop last Saturday, with back row Emily Robinson starting at blindside flanker, with Sarah Beckett shifting from the six jersey to the back of the scrum in place of Scottish international Jade Konkel.
Elsewhere, last week’s fly-half Emily Scott shifts to fullback in place of Scotland’s Chloe Rollie, seeing Ellie Green promoted from the bench to start at standoff. Amongst the Game Changers, hooker Rosie Dobson will look to make her Club Debut from the bench, with second row Alice Sheffield and centre Ella Amory set to make first match day squad appearances of the season.
Commenting ahead of this weekend’s Wasps clash, streamed live via the Premier 15s and RFU social media channels, Head Coach Mullen said: “We were delighted to kick off our 2020/21 campaign Allianz Premier 15s with a convincing win last weekend at our home ground against DMP; who were tenacious to the last.
“It’s fantastic opportunity to test our mettle on the road for the first time this week, with a strong challenge sure to come from Wasps. Much like Harlequins, they have never failed to make the playoffs and have made some handy signings during the off-season and we’re relishing the challenge to come. I know the girls are looking forward to implementing more of our game plan.
“We showed real intent to attack and push hard in defence last week, but there’s always room to improve and we are looking forward to testing some of the areas we’ve worked on this week against such great opposition.”
Harlequins Women Starting XV:
1. Vickii Cornborough
2. Amy Cokayne
3. Shaunagh Brown
4. Abbie Ward
5. Fi Fletcher
6. Emily Robinson
7. Beth Dainton
8. Sarah Beckett
9. Lucy Packer
10. Ellie Green
11. Jess Breach
12. Rachael Burford – Captain
13. Lagi Tuima
14. Heather Cowell
15. Emily Scott
Game Changer:
16. Rosie Dobson
17. Tove Viksten
18. Chloe Edwards
19. Alice Sheffield
20. Katy Mew
21. Leanne Riley
22. Ella Amory
23. Beth Wilcock
Fans can watch this live fixture via the Allianz Premier 15s Website and Twitter page, or the RFU Facebook and YouTube channel.
