58 Quotes by Pat Howard

Harry is playing well for his country and his club. But Austin has been in great form this season and I wanted to reward him and give him the opportunity to own the competition.

Harry is 100-per-cent fit, and he has done really well to get back as quickly as he has. At the start of the week, he wasn't really in my plans, but he has worked exceptionally hard and I think it is a testament to his work ethic.

Harry is 100 per cent fit and has done well to get back so quickly.

I think it was important to make changes going into the Bristol match, but in a way that result has taught us a bit of a lesson.

It has been a gradual build-up for Julian, and all part of integrating him in. He played 20 minutes, then 40 minutes and now a full game,

I think George is a very good player, and it would have been interesting if he had had a shot at the Tests.

Jim's obviously not very happy, but he understands what we're trying to do,

We were looking for a like-for-like replacement for me and that made the field very narrow. We thought again about the structure and we are being more inventive. We are talking to a lot of guys: there are some good coaches out there and Leicester is not the easiest place to come to because it can be intimidating.

We know if we win our last three games, then it's pretty likely we will be second. It is great to have things under your control.