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
composure kept okay took
We took our opportunities and kept our composure - we are okay with the result.
andy blame certainly coming poorly
Andy was poorly coming into game. He will be disappointed but we certainly don't blame him.
form tough
Saracens are in form and it's going to be a really tough battle.
believed game knew players points
At 22-12 behind, I didn't think the game was gone. We knew that 10 points was in our reach, and the players really believed in themselves.
again coaches easiest field good looking structure talking
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.
george good shot
I think George is a very good player, and it would have been interesting if he had had a shot at the Tests.
obviously trying
Jim's obviously not very happy, but he understands what we're trying to do,
bright calm guy sort
He's a bright guy and he's calm in these sort of situations.
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.
players pride strong sure
I am sure the pride of the Clermont players will be strong at home.
deal expect fatigue field game per players sure turn
But this is a big game and I expect big-game players to turn up. I'm sure he'll fatigue during the game at some stage, and we'll have to deal with that, but when he's on the field I know he'll give 150 per cent.
confidence
But confidence is something you need and we'll take some of that out of this game.
against
If we play like we did against the Dragons, then we will lose,