Summary

  • FT: Harlequins 28-24 Gloucester

  • Marchant (2) & Clifford with Quins tries

  • Evans, Hook & Matu'u with Gloucester replies

  • Quins ended match with 14 men

  • 77,567 in attendance at Twickenham

  1. Harlequins team newspublished at 15:46 Greenwich Mean Time 27 December 2016

    Harlequins v Gloucester (16:00 GMT)

    Chris RobshawImage source, Rex Features

    Harlequins are unchanged from their Challenge Cup win over Timisoara Saracens, after Chris Robshaw failed a late fitness test earlier today.

    England prop Joe Marler makes his 100th Premiership appearance for Quins.

    Harlequins: Brown; Yarde, Marchant, Roberts, Visser; Jackson, Care (capt); Marler, Buchanan, Sinckler, Merrick, Matthews, Chisholm, Wallace, Clifford.

    Replacements: Ward, Evans, Collier, South, Naoupu, Dickson, Swiel, Alofa.

  2. This time last year...published at 15:43 Greenwich Mean Time 27 December 2016

    Harlequins v Gloucester (16:00 GMT)

    Nick EvansImage source, Rex

    These two sides drew 39-39 in the corresponding fixture last season, sharing 10 tries in a genuine classic.

    There was drama right to the end, as Nick Evans missed a last-minute drop-goal that would have won it for Quins.

    If we get half as good a game as that today, we'll be in for a real treat!

  3. Premiership rugby at Twickenhampublished at 15:41 Greenwich Mean Time 27 December 2016

    Harlequins v Gloucester (16:00 GMT)

    TwickenhamImage source, Getty Images

    Good afternoon! My word, are you in for a treat this afternoon.

    We've got festive Premiership rugby from Twickenham to bring you, with some 70,000 people expected at the home of rugby!

    And there is plenty at stake in the top-flight standings, with two teams both trying to get back into the top six and close the gap between themselves and the teams in the play-off places.

    Kick-off between Harlequins and the visitors Gloucester is coming up at 16:00 GMT.