British and Irish Lions

The England centre knows the decision is out of his hands but he wants to repay the club for signing him when he was in the Leicester second team.

Quins lost to Sale on Saturday and missed a last-minute penalty. Had Jeremy Staunton converted it Northampton and not Quins would have gone down.

"It may not be down to me but as far as I can say if Quins require my services I will be with them next season," Greenwood told the Daily Mirror.

"They have been very good to me over the years. They showed an enormous amount of loyalty when rescuing me from the Leicester second team.

"Now it's my turn. I love London and I've loved just about every minute of my time at the club though this obviously is a terrible time."

Less than 24 hours after losing their unbeaten record in Canberra, the British & Irish Lions were given a huge boost on arrival in Brisbane when Wales wing George North was declared fit to play in the first Test on Saturday.

Qantas Wallaby wonder scrum half Will Genia is ready to torment the British & Irish Lions and end any hopes of a first Test series win in 16 years this month.

Geoff Parling has revealed that the Brumbies taught the British & Irish Lions a lesson in what it means to teams and players in Australia to beat the tourists.