Harlequins vs London Irish Live stream Watch Aviva Premiership, England Game Round 11
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Match scheduled:
27-12-2010 from 16:30 until 18:30GMT
Aviva Premiership
Match Round 11
London Irish will hope to end their worst run since 2002 when they face Harlequins at Twickenham on Monday.
Irish have slumped to seven successive defeats in all competitions and their loss of form has hit their domestic hopes the most. Having led the standings earlier in the season they are now down to fourth and in danger of slipping out of the play-off places. But they will hope the eapansive turf of Twickenham will suit their express widemen.
Harlequins were boosted during the week with Tom Guest, Joe Marler and James Johnston all committing their futures to the club and recently claimed back-to-back wins over Connacht to keep their Amlin Challenge Cup bid alive. They will be optimistic of maintaining that promising form.
Harlequins - Player to Watch: Ugo Monye has not featured for Quins since September because of injury but he has been cleared to start at Twickenham and it will be fascinating to see how he fares on his return to the starting line-up with the Six Nations looming large on the horizon.
Harlequins - Team News: Monye's return on the left wing is a timely one as Gonzalo Camacho suffered an injury in last weekend's win over Connacht. Tom Guest also picked up a knock in Galway, to his ankle, and that results in a start for Will Skinner in the back-row. Elsewhere, George Robson is recalled to the second-row, while the aforementioned Marler will team up with Joe Gray and Johnston in the front row.
London Irish - Player to Watch: Faan Rautenbach has proven a fine servant for the Exiles since arriving at the Madejski Stadium five years ago and the South African will be hoping to mark his 100th appearance for the club with a stellar performance.
London Irish - Team News: Topsy Ojo returns to the Irish starting XV, taking the place of Jonathan Joseph on the left wing, while George Stowers gets the nod at No.8 ahead of Chris Hala'ufia.
