Aseli Tikoirotuma

Whats happened to Tikoirotuma

Injured

Two weeks ago he told us at a Quins Q&A that he was out for 4-6 weeks, so expect to see him in early October. Given Ugo is out for the rest of the year, I hope it's sooner rather than later.

I thought Ollie Lindsay Hague scored an excellent try vs LI. Not a bad replacement for an ageing Ugo Monye.

beshocked wrote:I thought Ollie Lindsay Hague scored an excellent try vs LI. Not a bad replacement for an ageing Ugo Monye.

OLH is a decent player but still falls into the trap of playing like he's in a 7s game with acres of space. That worked on Saturday because Quins had managed to draw in the LI defence, and there was acres of space. I can't see Sarries making the same mistake. Still, his defence is generally pretty accurate, if not as muscular as Ugo (when fit, which sadly is increasingly rare these days)

Our old boy Strettle looked in excellent form for you lot last week. The England ship has probably sailed, but if he keeps that form up he might have a chance - it was a shame he never really got to show what he could do at that level.

What's happening with Ross Chisholm? Looked a talent at times, are the injuries proving too much at the moment?

Poorfour

I felt a bad injury for Strettle when playing for England robbed him of pace which he has never truly been able to recover from. It's still got good poaching instincts and relies more on guile these days.

Ollie vs Ashton, Yarde vs Strettle

Both the Quins wingers are better one on one wingers in my opinion but Ashton and Strettle are two of the best finishers in the AP and sync in with the Saracens attack in a more effective manner in my opinion. Ashton and Strettle are good at getting themselves in the right position.