Horwill backs Quins to bounce back

Harlequins captain James Horwill hopes his charges will bounce back following their 39-29 loss to London Irish at the weekend.

Quins will need to be at their best to defeat Gloucester at the Twickenham Stoop. The Cherry and Whites beat defending Premiership champions Exeter 28-21 and will be brimming with confidence.

Former Wallaby skipper Horwill believes his side has addressed mistakes they made at the weekend during a team meeting yesterday. He also insists that they are now upbeat for their clash this weekend and they hope to get their season off the ground.

Horwill said to the Evening Standard: “I was bitterly disappointed with the performance at Twickenham. Our discipline was poor and we gave away too many stupid penalties and our ball handling was poor. In the first half, we were stop start and erratic and needed to calm down and hold onto the ball.

“When we did that we looked good and got a few tries. A lot of the stuff we did wrong is within our control and we have to fix it in a big week of training before a huge game against Gloucester at the Stoop. We have to make sure we bounce back.”