NEWS
Zinzan furious with lacklustre Quins

Tue, 25 Apr 2000 11:19 GMT

Harlequins head coach Zinzan Brooke watched his side slump to a humiliating 50-10 defeat to Saracens and then announced that the majority of the Quins squad will be axed during the summer.


"We let them know a couple of weeks ago who would be leaving," said Brooke.

"We're talking to 10 to 15 players at the moment and we would like to settle it as soon as possible. No-one has a divine right to have their contract renewed once it has ended.

"We've spoken to a number of people and we're confident of their response and we will be in good shape for next season."

Brooke was livid after the Saracens game, saying: "We can't play at 60 to 70 per cent and get away with it. They were just not good enough and it's not acceptable."

The Vicarage Road rout started in the seventh minute when Thierry Lacroix converted prop Julian White’s try.

Ten minutes later Sarries doubled their lead when wing O’Mahony crossed and Lacroix converted.

O’Mahony grabbed another first-half try to give the home side a 22-0 interval lead and Rob Thirlby, Richard Hill, Ryan Constable added tries, with O’Mahony scoring his hat-trick after 54 minutes.

Quins managed two late tries through Brendon Daniel and David Barnes but by then the humiliation was complete.

The Scorers

For Saracens: Tries by White, Thirlby, Hill, Constable, O’Mahony (3). Thierry Lacroix kicked four conversions
and one penalty and Thirlby kicked two conversions.

For Harlequins: Tries by Daniel, Barnes.

Attendance: 8 352.

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