3 weeks ago
Playing astatine "special" Twickenham brings thing other retired of Harlequins, says scrum-half Danny Care up of his side's Premiership lucifer against Northampton Saints astatine nan nationalist stadium.
Quins could move backmost into nan apical 4 pinch a triumph against nan convention leaders connected Saturday.
The southbound westbound London broadside reached their first-ever European Champions Cup semi-final erstwhile they stunned Bordeaux successful France 2 weeks ago, arsenic they conflict connected 2 fronts towards nan backmost extremity of nan season.
And Care, 37, said playing astatine nan "home of rugby", not acold from Harlequins' location ground, Twickenham Stoop, could springiness them a cardinal advantage against Saints.
"We're very unsocial that we get to locomotion from our ain crushed to nan location of rugby, Twickenham. It's ne'er mislaid connected nan players. Something happens to america arsenic a nine erstwhile we get to spell complete and play astatine Twickenham, we emotion doing it," he said.
"I'm very proud of being from this nine that has pioneered nan measurement of taking games to large stadiums.
"It's our occupation arsenic players to showcase that and show our worldly connected nan pitch, truthful we want to to put connected immoderate fireworks arsenic well."
Quins beryllium 1 constituent down fourth-placed Bristol Bears successful nan array pinch 3 games of nan regular play remaining.
After hosting Northampton astatine Twickenham they will recreation to Toulouse for nan Champions Cup semi-final, earlier an distant travel to Exeter Chiefs and a crippled against Bristol astatine The Stoop to complete nan season.
Care, who precocious retired from world duty, added: "For nan first clip ever we're fighting connected 2 fronts, which is caller but really exciting.
"I ne'er thought successful my wildest dreams astatine my property that I'd perchance play successful a Champions Cup semi-final and trying to get into nan Premiership semi-finals successful nan aforesaid year.
