Summary

  • FT: Harlequins 19-26 Montpellier

  • French Top 14 side Montpellier win the European Challenge Cup

  • Conor O'Shea's last game in charge of Quins ends in defeat

  • Two Jesse Mogg tries for Montpellier, Marland Yarde reply for Quins

  1. Harlequins 9-23 Montpellierpublished at 63 mins

    Brilliant carry from Francois Steyn to bring the ball away from the line after the ball whizzed away from the base of a scrum.

    Kick goes to touch. Quins pushed back to half-way nearly.

  2. get involved

    Get Involved via #bbcrugbypublished at 63 mins

    Harlequins 9-23 Montpellier

  3. Harlequins 9-23 Montpellierpublished at 62 mins

    Chris Jones
    BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

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    Harlequins had a huge opportunity, two, three or four times in that move, to come back in to this tie - but the chance goes begging. Visser should've scored.

  4. Harlequins 9-23 Montpellierpublished at 61 mins

    What a passage of play from Harlequins! Joyful, fluid, liquid. George Lowe made a brilliant linebreak, up came Jamie Roberts, Marland Yarde carried the threat and then when the kick went wide, Tim Visser can't take it in.

    That is anguish in a nut-shell.

  5. Harlequins 9-23 Montpellierpublished at 60 mins

    Montpellier are just tucking the ball up the jumper and making short raids on the Quins line... but Quins get some joy with a turn over!

  6. Harlequins 9-23 Montpellierpublished at 60 mins

    Paul Grayson
    Ex-England fly-half on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

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    The way Montpellier play is not hugely entertaining, but it's massively effective.

  7. Harlequins 9-23 Montpellierpublished at 59 mins

    You know it's a tough night when Montpellier send on rock-hewn Georgian front-rowers. Like squeezing blood from a stone.

    Montpellier get another penalty at the breakdown and they are bossing that area right now. Painful for Quins.

  8. Harlequins 9-23 Montpellierpublished at 57 mins

    Dave Ward comes on for Harlequins for Joe Gray. Scrum, centre-field and just about 6 or 7 metres away from the Montpellier line but French side feed.

  9. Harlequins 9-23 Montpellierpublished at 56 mins

    Danny Care spills in close-quarters as Harlequins close in on the line, but Montpellier get the let-off from the knock-on.

    Not their day it would seem.

  10. Penalty (Catrakilis)published at 55 mins

    Harlequins 9-23 Montpellier

    Awesome kick from Dimitri Catrakilis. Just crept over the bar but it counts and it's a dagger to Quins hearts.

  11. Harlequins 9-20 Montpellierpublished at 54 mins

    Jack Clifford readied for action, Nick Easter the warhorse perhaps to make way.

    Montpellier going for goal.

  12. Harlequins 9-20 Montpellierpublished at 53 mins

    Chris RobshawImage source, Rex Features

    Promise then despair as Sam Twomey fails to secure the line-out and Montpellier reverse it. Territory is with Quins but ball is not. Huge kick though and Quins back on their 10-metre line before they are penalised.

  13. Harlequins 9-20 Montpellierpublished at 51 mins

    Quins chasing the game now. They've been far more adventurous with their style but that is forced by time constraints.

    They've got a penalty - Kyle Sinckler has come on and seems to have offered a bit of a physical threat.

  14. Harlequins 9-20 Montpellierpublished at 49 mins

    Chris Jones
    BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

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    It will take some effort from Harlequins to come back and win this now - to rival any of their previous Challenge Cup wins and maybe even in their Premiership win in 2012.

  15. try

    Try (Mogg, con Catrakilis)published at 48 mins

    Harlequins 9-20 Montpellier

    Jesse Mogg gets his second with a towering climb to bring in a Benoit Paillaugue kick after intense pressure.

    Quins had sucked in to guard around the ruck and it left a bit of space out wide.

    Perfect weight on the kick, perfect claim from Mogg, not so perfect score for Quins.

    Work to do.

  16. Harlequins 9-13 Montpellierpublished at 48 mins

    Montpellier look to go in at the sticks but somehow Quins hold firm!

  17. Harlequins 9-13 Montpellierpublished at 47 mins

    Dimitri Catrakilis broke the line and slipped! Montpellier retain possession five metres away...

  18. Harlequins 9-13 Montpellierpublished at 46 mins

    Quins being pressed inside the 22, 10 metres and counting down to the line for the French side.

  19. Harlequins 9-13 Montpellierpublished at 45 mins

    Marland YardeImage source, Rex Features

    Marland Yarde sets off on a rampaging run but there was a lack of support and he ends up being isolated. Couple of seconds earlier and Quins might have won that ruck but the penalty goes the French side's way instead.

    Maul from Montpellier but Quins stall it on the 22... Nervy.

  20. Missed penalty (Evans)published at 44 mins

    Harlequins 9-13 Montpellier

    Ouch! Nick Evans pulls the kick wide. Under a cacophony of noise and disturbance from the stands, Evans sends it wide of the uprights.

    Let off for Montpellier. The 22 drop out is returned with another kick and we're back in the groove.