HARLEQUINS are bracing themselves for a Mike Brown backlash at Kingston Park today when the former England fullback greets his old side.
And centre Joe Marchant admits the man who left Twickenham Stoop under a cloud after failing to get the new contract he so badly yearned for will be “a different animal” on the opposite side.
Marchant and his teammates, however, are just as determined to ruin 36-yearold Brown’s Newcastle Falcons debut and give their title defence the best possible lift off.
Having served the London club for 16 happy years, and played a big part in last season’s title succ...