Summary

  • Quins move up to fifth in Premiership

  • Harlequins tries: Sloan, Walker 2, Horwill

  • Bath tries: Mafi, Williams, Rokoduguni

  1. Quins turn defence into attackpublished at 24 mins

    Harlequins 11-6 Bath

    Nick Easter uses all of his experience to steal the ball from Bath on his own 22 and sets up a great break for Quins prop Kyle Sinckler, who is held up on the Bath 22. 

  2. Harlequins 11-6 Bathpublished at 21 mins

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    Both sides are looking to play and they're not scared to move it. It's been a great game to watch so far.

    David Barnes, Ex-Bath prop, BBC Radio Bristol

  3. Finally a break...published at 20 mins

    Harlequins 11-6 Bath

    After a rip-roaring first 20 minutes everyone get a breather with as a Harlequins player gets some medical treatment. A chance for the home side to try to re-organise their defence from this ferocious Bath attack.

    Harlequins v BathImage source, Getty Images
  4. Bath backs starting to shinepublished at 19 mins

    Harlequins 11-6 Bath

    Bath might be behind, but they look so dangerous with ball in hand. Tom Homer, Matt Banahan and Kyle Eastmond all putting in defence-worrying runs. 

    No signs of any mauls here - much to the annoyance of the Quins defence!

  5. What a kick...published at 16 mins

    Harlequins 11-6 Bath

    Karl Dickson with a sublime kick to relieve the pressure on the Quins defence. He puts the ball inside the Bath 5m line.

    But Bath stand firm from the resulting lineout, win a penalty and clear their lines.

  6. Penalty (Homer)published at 14 mins

    Harlequins 11-6 Bath

    Harlequins George Merrick gets his arm trapped in the ruck and conceded a penalty 24m out in a central position. Tom Homer with a chip shot for three more points.

  7. Penalty (Botica)published at 13 mins

    Harlequins 11-3 Bath

    Bath's Dominic Day is offside almost immediately from the kick-off and Ben Botica re-establishes the eight-point lead for Harlequins from just under 40m.

    Ben BoticaImage source, Getty Images
  8. Penalty (Homer)published at 11 mins

    Harlequins 8-3 Bath

    Bath win a penalty after George Lowe is offside right in front of the Harlequins posts. Tom Homer has the easiest of kicks to get Bath on the board.

  9. Harlequins 8-0 Bathpublished at 8 mins

    Bath's Matt Banahan blasts clear and sets Amanaki Mafi off towards the try line, but it was Quins provided great last-ditch defence to hold him short and force a 5m scrum.

    It's all go here!

  10. Harlequins 8-0 Bathpublished at 5 mins

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    I'm not sure if that was a superb bit of skill from Nick Easter or a little bit of luck.

    Ollie Smith, Ex-Harlequins and England centre, BBC Radio London

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    Try (Sloan)published at 4 mins

    Harlequins 8-0 Bath

    Harry SloanImage source, PA

    Ollie Devoto's pass on the halfway line is intercepted by Nick Easter, who runs 20m and feeds Harlequins centre Harry Sloan who goes over. Ben Botica misses the conversion.

  12. Penalty (Botica)published at 2 mins

    Harlequins 3-0 Bath

    Bath are penalised at the ruck after Quins win a line-out inside their 22. Ben Botica slots over the opening points from out on the right.

  13. Kick-offpublished at 19:47 Greenwich Mean Time 11 March 2016

    Harlequins 0-0 Bath

    We're under way as Ben Botica gets us under way for Harlequins.

  14. Ready to gopublished at 19:44

    Harlequins v Bath (19:45 GMT)

    Here we go then - Quins and Bath are coming out onto the pitch at the Stoop for the first game in round 16 of this year's Premiership.

    Who's your money on? Tweet us @bbcrugbyunion with your thoughts.

  15. Listen live on BBC Local Radiopublished at 19:41 Greenwich Mean Time 11 March 2016

    Harlequins v Bath (19:45 GMT)

    If you want to hear live commentary of tonight's Premiership game, click on the Live Coverage tab at the top of this page for coverage from BBC Radio London and BBC Radio Bristol. 

    If you would like to hear live commentary of Jersey's first-ever game in the knockout stages of the British and Irish Cup at Bedford, BBC Three Counties Radio and BBC Radio Jersey have live commentary of that match, which is also available above. 

    RadioImage source, Getty Images
  16. Six Nations - who's missing tonight?published at 19:39 Greenwich Mean Time 11 March 2016

    Harlequins v Bath (19:45 GMT)

    It's a chance for others to impress tonight, as the Six Nations sees 10 players from both sides miss out on this game at the Stoop as they prepare to play for either England or Wales tomorrow afternoon.

    EnglandImage source, Getty Images

    Quins are without England quintet Mike Brown, Joe Marler, Chris Robshaw, Jack Clifford and Danny Care, while Bath's Anthony Watson, Jonathan Joseph and George Ford are also wearing the red rose.

    Wales have a player from each side involved at Twickenham tomorrow, with Jamie Roberts missing from the Quins backs and Rhys Priestland unavailable to Mike Ford.

  17. Team news: Bathpublished at 19:36 Greenwich Mean Time 11 March 2016

    Harlequins v Bath (19:45 GMT)

    Bath teamImage source, .

    Replacements: Dunn, Catt, Wilson, Houston, Mercer, Evans, Clark, Williams.

  18. Team news: Harlequinspublished at 19:33 Greenwich Mean Time 11 March 2016

    Harlequins v Bath (19:45 GMT)

    Harlequins teamImage source, .

    Replacements: Gray, Evans, Collier, Twomey, J. Chisholm, Tebaldi, Marchant, Lindsay-Hague.

  19. Welcome to tonight's live commentarypublished at 19:29 Greenwich Mean Time 11 March 2016

    Harlequins v Bath (19:45 GMT)

    At the start of the season if you would have said Harlequins and Bath would be eighth and ninth respectively in the Premiership come March you might well have been laughed out of town.

    But this is where we are...

    Quins could go fifth with a bonus-point win tonight, while Bath are 10 points off their London rivals and have won just five league games all season, two of them in the last month.