Last Saturday’s victory over Exeter Chiefs, in front of a jubilant home crowd, was a much needed boost for the London side and one which not only took them up into mid-table territory, but also got the team back to winning ways.

With tomorrow’s game being the last before the Amlin Challenge Cup kicks off, and the English clubs take a break from Aviva Premiership Rugby, Quins will be keen to come away on Saturday with a good result and a strong table position.

Conor O’Shea has made only one change to the side that ran out at the Stoop last Saturday. Tom Williams returns from a one match injury absence, to replace 19 year old Ross Chisholm on the bench.

Joe Marler, Matt Cairns and James Johnston link together once again in the front row, with Ollie Kohn and Tomas Vallejos joining in the second row. After making their joint 100th appearance last week, Captain Chris Robshaw and Will Skinner take up their familiar positions on the flank, with Nick Easter taking the driving position at the back of the scrum.

In the backs, Danny Care and Nick Evans continue as a formidable 9 - 10 duo, and Jordan Turner-Hall and Ollie Smith continue to build their centre partnership. George Lowe and last week’s man of the match, Gonzalo Camacho, add the pace on the wings, with Mike Brown watching over things at full-back.

Harlequins V Newcastle, Saturday 2nd October. Kick off 3pm. The Stoop. Aviva Premiership Rugby.

Harlequins Team 1 JOE MARLER 2 MATT CAIRNS 3 JAMES JOHNSTON 4 OLLIE KOHN 5 TOMAS VALLEJOS 6 CHRIS ROBSHAW (Captain) 7 WILL SKINNER 8 NICK EASTER 9 DANNY CARE 10 NICK EVANS 11 GEORGE LOWE 12 JORDAN TURNER-HALL 13 OLLIE SMITH 14 GONZALO CAMACHO 15 MIKE BROWN 16 CHRIS BROOKER 17 CERI JONES 18 MARK LAMBERT 19 PETE BROWNE 20 TOM GUEST 21 KARL DICKSON 22 RORY CLEGG 23 TOM WILLIAMS