Andy Powell wants Wasps to set standard for derby

Andy Powell has called on his Abu Dhabi-bound London Wasps team-mates to lay down a marker against Harlequins in the first of two cup ties between the rivals.

"It's going to be exciting against Quins," said the Wales No8, who will miss Saturday's Middle East tie due to the Six Nations. "I think it's what all English fans want. It's going to be a derby in front of a big crowd and that's always special.

"There's a lot of rugby before then but hopefully the boys can go to Abu Dhabi and beat them. And then we'll take them in the quarter-final."

Wasps went into the game knowing they were out of the Heineken Cup after the Scarlets lost in Perpignan but they qualified for the second-tier tournament as the third-best runners-up.

"There's mixed feelings in the camp," said Powell. "The boys are happy but I wish we could have played like that against Glasgow last week.
"People always doubt you after a loss like that but it was great to end the competition with a good win in front of the home fans."

Toulouse played more than half the game with 14 men after Florian Fritz was given a straight red for a dangerous tackle on Tom Varndell. Fritz may be in hot water with European officials after reacting angrily to his sending off by giving the crowd the finger and kicking a lump out of the dug-out.