Harlequins

Harlequins' director of rugby Conor O'Shea admitted his side's 27-23 defeat to Northampton will take some time to get over after a late Ben Foden try won it for the visitors.

While all the speculation following Connor O’Shea’s announcement that this season would be his last at Harlequins has centred around where the Irishman will head next, it creates a very appetising vacancy in South-West London, one which will be intriguing to coaches from all over the world.

A Rob Vickers try two minutes from time helped Newcastle snatched a 26-19 victory over Harlequins at Kingston Park to give them their second Aviva Premiership win of the season and move the Falcons up to 11th in the league standings.

Montpellier reached the quarter-finals of the European Challenge Cup with a bonus-point win over previously unbeaten Harlequins.

Harlequins have announced that their England international prop Joe Marler has signed a new contract with the Aviva Premiership club.

Harlequins sealed a home quarter-final in the European Challenge Cup after withstanding a battling second-half comeback from Cardiff to seal a 34-26 victory over the Blues.

It’s the season of player movement in the Aviva Premiership, with new signings and contract extensions seemingly announced on a daily basis.

Harlequins inflicted the first defeat of the season for Saracens in a stormy showdown at Twickenham Stoop that also left the Aviva Premiership champions with concerns over lock George Kruis.

Harlequins narrowly survived a furious second-half rally from Worcester to clinch a 24-20 victory at a rain-sodden Sixways and move up to third in the Aviva Premiership table.

Winger Tim Visser is set to miss Scotland's first three RBS 6 Nations fixtures having been injured whilst appearing for club side Harlequins.

Matt Kvesic hopes the performances and influence of teams with genuine opensides at the World Cup will have underlined his value to new England head coach Eddie Jones.

Chris Robshaw's return to the scene of England's World Cup disaster was quickly forgotten amid a chaotic but brilliant Aviva Premiership clash that produced another RBS 6 Nations injury doubt in Jonny May.

Greig Laidlaw will skipper Gloucester Rugby as they resume their Aviva Premiership campaign against Harlequins at Twickenham as part of Big Game 8 on December 27th.

Former New Zealand fly-half Nick Evans has signed a new contract with Aviva Premiership title contenders Harlequins.

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Welsh international Jamie Roberts scored on his club debut as Harlequins secured a crushing 59-7 victory against Calvisano in the European Rugby Challenge Cup at The Stoop.

Harlequins centre George Lowe has signed a new deal at the Aviva Premiership club.

Harlequins ran in eight tries as they made it three wins from three with a comfortable 50-10 European Rugby Challenge Cup Pool 3 victory over Calvisano.

Harlequins will aim to preserve their perfect European Challenge Cup record this season when they tackle Calvisano in Italy on Saturday.

Jamie Roberts' appearance in the 134th Varsity match between Oxford and Cambridge universities was cut short by a dead leg that could delay his debut for Harlequins.