O’Shea still striving for the Q-mark at The Stoop

Criticism has been an all too regular companion for Conor O’Shea over the last two months.

It started when the Harlequins Director of Rugby decided to make Joe Marler his captain, with England skipper Chris Robshaw returning to the ranks.

That the decision was made in conjunction with the players and with England’s best interests at heart mattered little. Lawrence Dallaglio was vocal in his opposition, with O’Shea responding by saying the former England captain’s remarks were ‘rubbish’.