L’ultima della classe non poteva rappresentare un ostacolo insormontabile, ma non si sa mai. Gli Harlequins di questa stagione però non sembrano voler fermarsi e mantengono così il loro record di 100% di vittorie battendo Newcastle 39-8. La nona vittoria in nove partite porta anche la squadra londinese a un vantaggio di nove punti sulla seconda (i Saracens).
Harlequins (15) 39
Tries: Stegmann 2, Care, Wallace, Brown, Johnston Cons: Evans 2, Clegg Pens: Evans
Newcastle (5) 8
Tries: Manning Pens: Gopperth
Harlequins: Brown; Stegmann, Hooper, Turner-Hall, S Smith; Evans, Care; Marler, Brooker, Johnston; Vallejos, Robson; Fa’asavalu, Wallace, Easter.
Replacements: Casson for Turner-Hall (68), Clegg for Evans (66), Mayhew for Marler (66), Gray for Brooker (56), Matthews for Fa’asavalu (74), Skinner for Easter (39).
Newcastle: Manning; Tait, Helleur, Fitzpatrick, Hufanga; Gopperth, Pilgrim; Wells, M Mayhew, Hall; Hudson (capt), van der Heijden; Swinson, Hogg, Tu’ifua.
Replacements: Goosen for Manning (68), Sheriffe for Tait (41), Pasqualin for Pilgrim (66), Shiells for Wells (53), Graham for M. Mayhew (66), Frazier for Hall (66), Fondse for Swinson (66), Welch for Tu’ifua (60).
Sin Bin: Swinson (48), Pilgrim (54).
Att: 12,521
Ref: Luke Pearce (RFU).
Pos Team Pl W D L Pts
1
Harlequins 9 9 0 0 392
Saracens 9 7 0 2 303
London Irish 9 4 1 4 244
Northampton Saints 9 5 0 4 225
Exeter Chiefs 9 4 0 5 216
Gloucester Rugby 9 4 0 5 207
Sale Sharks 9 4 0 5 208
London Wasps 9 4 0 5 199
Bath Rugby 9 4 0 5 1810
Leicester Tigers 9 3 1 5 1811
Worcester Warriors 9 3 1 5 1612
Newcastle Falcons 9 1 1 7 7