state of origin merchandise<\/a><\/p>\n\u201cI thought he was 63. I\u2019ve always said it [that Easter could be back in the England squad] because he can cover a few positions.<\/p>\n
Joe Marler had a very effective day for the home side, shining in the loose and the tight \u2013 his scrummaging was particularly destructive and he put Mike Ross under all sorts of pressure.<\/p>\n
Joe Marler played a huge role in Harlequins win. Source: Andrew Fosker\/INPHO<\/p>\n
As captain, Marler opted to go for the corner at 9-12 down rather than kick to tie the game and O\u2019Shea applauded his captain\u2019s guts.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen your back is against the wall, we have a little catchphrase, \u2018one shot, one kill\u2019 and we don\u2019t want to die wondering,\u201d O\u2019Shea said.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe went for the corner and Nick Easter scored. If he hadn\u2019t everyone would have jumped on him. He\u2019s got bottle and he wanted to go for it. Those are the things you live and die by.\u201d<\/p>\n
That mentality was evident late on as well as Harelquins tried to get an insurance score to deprive Leinster of a losing bonus point as they tried to set a maul in the away side\u2019s 22. Leinster were able to hold off the onslaught but O\u2019Shea still admired his side\u2019s willingness to go for the kill.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe went for it off that maul and you saw the endeavour when we got the turnover before that,\u201d O\u2019Shea said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe didn\u2019t get the maul set and I think when you have been through what we have been through \u2013 if the belief had been there \u2013 you just want to see the game out.\u201d<\/p>\n
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THEY MAY HAVE beaten a good opponent in a big European clash, but Conor O\u2019Shea is experienced enough to know that unless his Harlequins side leave Dublin with something next week, it will have all been for nothing. And he only has to look at Leinster\u2019s reversal against Northampton last season to see how catastrophic … <\/p>\n
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