11 August 2005
NEC Harlequins have selected a 25-man squad for their opening pre-season friendly against London Irish at the Twickenham Stoop tomorrow night (Friday 12th August), kick-off 7.45pm. 

Summer signing Andrew Mehrtens, along with Will Greenwood, will be amongst the replacements, though both are expected to feature at some stage during the match that will be contested over three 30 minute periods. 

Ian Vass, Jimmy Richards and Ricky Nebbett are all in the starting XV, while fellow summer signings Aston Croall, Kevin Burke and Pablo Bouza are on the bench. 

Academy players Mike Brown (full back), Kiba Richards (wing) and James Inglis (second row) will be in action from the start, with Tosh Masson (centre) and George Robson (second row) both set to feature at some stage during the game.

The full squad is as follows:

15. Mike Brown
14. George Harder
13. Henry Barratt
12. Mel Deane
11. Kiba Richards
10. Adrian Jarvis
9. Ian Vass
1. Ceri Jones
2. Jimmy Richards
3. Ricky Nebbett
4. James Inglis
5. Simon Miall
6. Nick Easter
7. Andre Vos (Capt.)
8. Tony Diprose

Replacements:
Tosh Masson
Andrew Mehrtens
Aston Croall
James Hayter
Kevin Burke
George Robson
Pablo Bouza
Darren Clayton
Will Greenwood
Duncan James

*NB – Tickets for this game can be purchased at the Stoop on the night, with the ticket office opening at 6.00pm.

Tickets cost £10 for adults and £5 for all concessions (OAP’s, Under 16’s and Students). The price for Quins Season Ticket holders and Members is £5, while Mighty Quins members and OAP Season Ticket holders can watch this match free of charge.

All tickets for this fixture will be unallocated, so seats will be available on a first come, first serve basis