Ward wants stronger backbone in defence with Test spine returned to lineup

By NEALE HARVEY

MISFIRING Harlequins must shore-up a leaky defence or face ruin against “ruthless” Saracens, according to hooker Dave Ward.
The Stoop outfit have conceded 33 tries and a whopping 268 points in nine games, with only rock bottom London Irish (37/282) shipping more. Saracens, meanwhile, were the league’s leading try-scorers before this weekend with 34 five-pointers.
After heavy four-try defeats in their last two outings at Exeter and Bath, Ward said: “Our personnel may change week to week but you’ve got to make your tackles and I was guilty last ...

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