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Harlequins defeated Bristol Bears at a loud and wet Ashton Gate to secure all five points keeping the side from South West London third in the Gallagher Premiership.

Quins started the game at a rate of knots and were knocking on the Bristol Bears door immediately, scoring the first points of the game after a stunning finish in the corner from in-form Cadan Murley. Will Edwards slotted the conversion from out wide to give the side from South West London a seven-point lead.

Cadan Murley scored twice as Harlequins beat Newcastle Falcons 24-10 to go second in the Premiership.

On an emotional evening which saw Mike Brown return to The Stoop, attention soon turned to the home side who took the lead in style in the fourth minute.

Harlequins secured their third-place spot in the Gallagher Premiership this weekend with a bonus-point win at Sixways Stadium under the Friday night lights. The first time the Londoners had won away to Worcester in the league since 2016.

Despite early efforts, two knock-ons in contact by young lock Hugh Tizard, paired with some nifty breakdown work from Worcester's Tongan number eight Sione Vailanu, put paid to any chance of an early Quins score, with Oscar Beard and Tyrone Green threatening in the wider channels with some deadly footwork.

As the remaining impact of Storm Eunice passed by Twickenham, Harlequins hosted top four Gallagher Premiership rivals Wasps in the Club's third annual LGBTQ+ Pride match.

The visitors suffered an early blow in South West London, with starting hooker Tom Cruse forced from the field due to injury within the first minute of play.

Harlequins travelled to local rivals Saracens on a wet and windy November afternoon this Sunday in a battle of second and fourth in the table.

With a much-depleted side following a run of injuries and international call-ups, Quins found themselves on the wrong side of the final whistle.

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A tough start for Harlequins saw the visitors make the most of a deleted home team, with Sale wing Tom Roebuck claiming a brace of scores within the first 22 minutes.

With fly-half AJ MacGinty kicking both conversions and an earlier shot at the posts, Quins found themselves leaking penalties and handling errors whilst staring down a 17-0 deficit.

Harlequins travelled to The Rec looking to extend a seven-match winning streak across all competitions, most recently claiming back-to-back dramatic victories in the Heineken Champions Cup having secured home advantage later in the playoffs.

However, it would be a Bath side with nothing to lose that reversed Quins' fortunes, with a dramatic late win more often than not the running order for the Londoners, not their opponents.

Hosting the side third in the Top14 table following a gritty away victory in South France earlier this season, Harlequins looked to solidify their spot at the top of Pool B.

The evening could hardly have started worse for the home side, with Castres catching Quins napping early, scoring a penalty within the first 60 seconds before following up with two tries within the first 10 minutes to claim 13 unanswered points. Fortunately for Quins, Castres fly-half Ben Botica missed both conversion attempts.