EDITOR'S CHOICE RICHMOND NEWS Deaf urged to use services as sign language course begins Swimmer feared for his life in attack by youths Take the weight off your feet in shops Charity blasts special needs report 'whitewash' BRENTFORD NEWS College puts itself in the shop window Post offices’ demise has shattered the community Teen arrest after knifing Circus has come to town VOTE Should parents have to pay for permits to drop their children off at school? Yes No I don't know GET OUR NEWS BY E-MAIL Just register

Most read Comments 1 Swimmer feared for his life in attack by youths 2 Time Lord's Twickenham daughter follows in his footsteps 3 Deaf urged to use services as sign language course begins 4 Charity blasts special needs report 'whitewash' 5 Take the weight off your feet in shops 6 College puts itself in the shop window 7 Time to go to wonderland with Mad Hatter's party 8 Post offices’ demise has shattered the community 9 Teen arrest after knifing 10 Luck deserts valiant Beavers Today | 7 Days 1 Transport booze ban to start in June 2 Boris in charge 3 Boris unveils alcohol ban plan 4 Train vandals sentenced 5 One post office saved, 37 to go 6 Boris wins mayoral race 7 Trains hit by lightning 8 Boris to unveil mayoral programme 9 Lock keepers to lose homes 10 Arbour regains Assembly seat

Comment

Harlequins winger David Strettle believes his former housemate Danny Care is behind a late-season revival that sees the side on the brink of the Premiership play-offs.

Quins' 28-15 win at Bristol on Sunday moved them to within four points of league leaders Bath, with Charlie Amesbury, Mike Brown, Gary Botha and George Robson scoring tries.

Care, 21, has forced his way ahead of axed England scrum-half Andy Gomarsall since impressing in the Heineken Cup defeat to Stade Francais in January.

His form has been such that a resurgent Quins have lost just one of their last 6 matches, and has seen him elevated to the senior England training squad.

And Strettle, who has an outside chance of facing Newcastle Falcons at the weekend, believes the rising star's run in the side has sparked Quins' dramatic return to form.

"I felt a bit sorry for Danny last year because he was only getting a game here and there," he said.

"At scrum-half, you can be dictated largely by how the pack performs.

"Some games he played in they weren't that great, which made it hard for him.

"He has come in this year and, in my eyes, has been the major reason why we have been playing a quicker tempo and playing better."

Strettle, who barely saw the ball pre-Christmas before injury curtailed his season, believes a Care-driven Quins is more suited to his game.

"Before I got injured, Quins were playing pretty conservatively and weren't really throwing the ball around," he said.

"As soon as I went off with England, they started being a bit more adventurous and that was the frustrating part on my behalf.

"To come back and play for a play-off position is great.

"With the way we are playing at the moment, I really feel I can benefit the side."

7:34am Friday 28th March 2008

Print

Email this

Comment

Add your comment

Name:
Email: *
Location:
**
	e.g. 123-123
Comment: Please note: All HTML tags will be ignored. Format Text:
By posting a comment, I confirm that I have read and agree to the terms of use. Comments are not moderated but we will react if anything that breaks the rules comes to our attention and we may delete inappropriate postings. Please treat other people with respect. You must not post anything that is abusive, indecent, unlawful or defamatory. Remember, you are personally liable for what you post on this site. If you wish to complain about a comment, contact us here.
* Your email address will not be displayed ** To avoid register now or login