Harlequins chance of another tilt at the Premiership trophy at a Twickenham final cme to an end at Allianz Park as, after leading 11 17 at the interval, they were unable to add to their tally and lost eventually 31 -17...
Yes it was that time of the season. The last home game, where fond farewells to departing players are said and the last chance for supporters to cheer on the team from their usual places. A slightly melancholy feel mixed with that end of school, summer holiday feeling. Not only that, there was also the small matter of the winner extending their season by at least a week, if not maybe slightly more...
Visits to Exeter have rarely proved to be other than a graveyard for Harlequin hopes. Even when Quins were winning everything in ND1 they contrived to lose at Exeter. Since then only once before had Quins managed to win at Sandy Park. Now they did so again...
That there will be no silverware for Harlequins this season is a fair conclusion following the defeat in the Amlin Cup sem-final inflicted by Northampton at Franklin's Gardens by 18-10. The conditions following several hours of torrential rain mitigated against Harlequins as did some dubious decisions of the officials in alloowing two tries ......
England Under 20 have named their squad to travel to New Zealand for the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship, held in Auckland. Coaches Nick Walshe and Ian Peel will be hoping to defend the title they won last June in France, and have named seven players with previous JWC experience including captain Callum Braley....
PREMIERSHIP Rugby today confirmed the shortlist for Aviva Premiership Rugby Player of the Season. Players of five different nationalities, from six different clubs make up the six-man shortlist, one from the England squad that finished second in the recent RBS 6 Nations....
In recent seasons, Quins have tended to visit Welford Road in November, and host the Tigers at the Stoop in April or May. The home fixture is one for which I always put my hand up. Tigers will be on their inevitable late season charge, the warm weather will have brought Quins out of hibernation, and both teams usually have something to play for. It is always an exciting prospect....
Join us in the Jester's Bar of the Etihad Stand for an evening with Rob Andrew, doors open at 7pm for a 7.30pm start....
One cup final down, three to go... Quins ripped up the form sheet against Sale up at the AJ Bell Stadium, putting in a bonus point performance which could have been more, as Sale struggled to cope with the intensity Quins brought at the breakdown. ...
... to our form of two years ago with a 12- 27 win over Sale...
All nine stakeholders (listed below) are delighted to confirm that a Heads of Agreement ensuring the continuation and development of European club rugby competitions has been signed. ...
BT and Sky have reached an agreement in principle concerning arrangements for the European Rugby Champions Cup and the European Rugby Challenge Cup competitions, both of which would be broadcast jointly by BT Sport and Sky Sports....
So our mini end of season cup run has begun in earnest. The initial sally forth has accounted for London Irish, soundly beaten at the Stoop in what should have been an extra point victory as Quins rushed around at the end after wising up in the second half. ...
After Joe's April Fool joke yesterday we get the best possible news:...
Friday 21st March 2014 England fullback Mike Brown has clinched the coveted RBS Player of the Championship award for the 2014 RBS 6 Nations, securing over 34% of the public's vote. Over 68,000 people voted to have their say, with 23,408 backing England's number 15....
s returnees to the top tier, and lie in 11th in the table with 10th already looking well out of reach. Only Worcester...
What was the song Roy Castle used to sing? Oh yeah! Dedication, Dedication, Dedication thats what you need. If you want to be the best. If you want to beat the rest, whoa-ho, dedications what you need .if you wanna be a record breakerrrrrr! Quins 21 -20 Worcester. Match summary by JTD. ...
Late, late victories do not go in threes, as Harlequins discovered at Kingsholm where, despite a late flurry that brought a losing bonus point, they could not conjure the win as they lost by 25 – 20 to a fired up Gloucester eager for their first Premiership win of 2014....
A freak rain and hail storm, that blew advertising hoardings across the pitch and threatened further havoc from a scaffolding erected at the side of the control tower in the south-west corner of the ground, caused the abandonment of the LV= Cup match against Leicester Tigers after seventy minutes. At the final whistle Harlequins led 20 – 6. It is anticipated that the result...
Harlequins salvaged their stuttering European campaign by earning a quarter-final of the Amlin Challenge Cup from an excellent victory over The Scarlets in Llanelli by 20 – 22. Their opponents will be Stade Francais, in Paris. The result also ensured that no Welsh team reached the knock-out stages of either European competition....