Harlequins

England and Harlequins prop Joe Marler has received a two-game ban for his "gypsy boy" comment directed towards Wales forward Samson Lee.

Harlequins have announced the signing of Worcester scrum-half Charlie Mulchrone.

Joe Marler has apologised for calling Wales prop Samson Lee a "gypsy boy", and insisted he is not a racist ahead of a World Rugby misconduct hearing on Tuesday.

Harlequins boosted their Aviva Premiership play-off hopes with a six-try 46-25 victory over struggling Newcastle Falcons.

Northampton got themselves back in contention for the play-offs with a 29-23 win over Harlequins at Franklin's Gardens.

Worcester recorded three successive Premiership wins for the first time since 2007 after upsetting Harlequins 21-15 at the Stoop.

After six defeats in their last seven matches, Harlequins returned to form with a morale boosting 35-28 win over Bath at the Stoop.

Danny Cipriani came off the bench to help Sale overturn a half-time deficit and defeat Harlequins 29-23 at the AJ Bell Stadium.

Wasps made it six wins on the bounce in the Aviva Premiership after a 42-10 victory over a Harlequins side who were very much second best at the Ricoh Arena.

Manu Tuilagi made a successful comeback from injury in front of a watching Eddie Jones but his return failed to save Leicester from a 25-19 Aviva Premiership defeat by play-off rivals Harlequins.

Former All Blacks fly-half Nick Evans is a doubt to return for Harlequins before the end of the regular Aviva Premiership season after suffering a serious leg injury.

One of their best performances of the season so far helped Gloucester smash Harlequins 28-6 in their sixth Aviva Premiership victory of the season.

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.