Pat Howard
Pat Howard
Patrick William Howard, usually known as Pat Howard or Paddy Howardis an ex-head coach at Leicester Tigers and a former Australian rugby union international who played centre or fly-half...
ProfessionRugby Player
Date of Birth14 November 1973
form tough
Saracens are in form and it's going to be a really tough battle.
change late
A late change like this is not ideal,
great white
Obviously, it is great to have Julian White back involved.
decision felt injuries match next okay played quite runs sale test turned
We made a decision that he was not quite right for the Sale game, and I felt if we played him it could have turned into one of those injuries that runs and runs. He will be okay to play in the Test match next Saturday.
mistakes performance poor saved skill today whether
You make mistakes in sport and that was a mistake. There were opportunities all over the place and we didn't take them. We saved a poor performance for today and we have to live with that. I want to see whether the mistakes were skill mistakes, decision-making mistakes or poor coaching.
amount club given lewis playing start tempted
We were tempted to start with Lewis on the bench, particularly given the amount of back rowers at the club who are playing very, very well,
ball british control deal defensive four good issues lions side
We need to deal with some of our ball control issues, defensive issues and our kicking. We still had a good side out, with four British Lions out on the paddock, and we should have done better.
bright calm guy sort
He's a bright guy and he's calm in these sort of situations.
games lose
He's a significant part of why we do not lose a lot of games like that.
composure kept okay took
We took our opportunities and kept our composure - we are okay with the result.
against
If we play like we did against the Dragons, then we will lose,
love time tom
I'd love Tom to have been available. But now is the right time for him to be furthering his development.
talked
I don't know what he's doing. We have talked to him and he is going to have a look at all his options.
beat five good group players pride six starts strong sure teams victories
I am sure the pride of the Clermont players will be strong at home. They have got some very good players, and not a lot of teams beat Clermont in Clermont. We must go there to win, and five victories from six starts in this group would be a very strong achievement.