With the likes of Danny Care and Karl Dickson for competition, Jordan Burns knows that he will have to bide his time in the battle to inherit the Harlequins number nine jersey. 

But with the LV= Cup a platform for Quins to show off their much-vaunted academy system, the former Epsom College pupil will get his chance to impress over the next two weeks. 

And Burns, who two years ago began his conversion from wing to scrum-half, is desperate to help Quins progress in a competition they won back in 2013.

The 20-year-old came off the bench in that final at Sixways to play the final minutes with victory secured and he admits he is relishing the chance to show director of rugby Conor O’Shea what he can do. 

“For Harlequins the LV= Cup is a big competition because we pride ourselves on our academy,” he said.

“And that’s what we like to do, we like to play our younger guys so they can have a shot at the Premiership and the coaches can see what they can do on the pitch.

“It’s about being confident, putting your game out there and showing the coaches what you can do. I made my debut in the LV= Cup in my first year.

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“I was on the bench for all the games and came on in the final against Sale, it was a great feeling to be on the field when we won and I will always cherish that memory.

“It’s the same standard as the Premiership, everyone wants to win, and it’s a big competition, one of the best as a player because you have nothing to lose and everyone goes out there to play.”

Mentored by Dickson at The Stoop, Burns’ conversion from out and out flyer to heartbeat of the team is still very much a work in progress.

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And the 20-year-old admits that he is not short of advice as he bids to make the change and climb the scrum-half pecking order under O’Shea.

“Karl Dickson is my mentor but there is so much experience around the club, Danny Care, England’s No.1 scrum-half at the moment, I can pick his brains about everything,” he added.

“Karl is a great mentor, we go through games, we talk about everything because I am new to scrum-half.

"My technique, my fine-tuning on passing, kicking, game management overall, we work on everything.

“Colin Osborne as well is a great coach for me we go through a lot of things and also Kyran Bracken comes down and does a lot of personal skills specific to scrum-half so I have all the tools to become a great player.”

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Round 1 of the LV= Cup starts this weekend Saturday 1 – Sunday 2 November. For more information visit lv.com/rugby or follow @LVRugby