Summary

  • Harlequins beat Saracens 25-17 to win Premier 15s for first time

  • Harlequins had Amy Cokayne & Abbie Ward sent to sin-bin in quick succession

  • They held on to seal victory in front of around 2,000 fans at Gloucester's Kingsholm

  • Cokayne scored twice to give Quins 19-7 half-time lead over the champions

  • Two Marlie Packer tries and Sophie de Goede score gave Sarries hope

  • Saracens beat Harlequins to win last two finals in 2018 and 2019

Live Reporting

Tim Oscroft

  1. Saracens 12-22 Harlequins

    Phase after phase sees Sarries go from their 22 to the Quins try line...

  2. Replacement

    Saracens 12-22 Harlequins

    Donna Rose replaces Bryony Cleall after the sin-bin spell ends, as the second half water break is taken.

  3. try

    Try - Saracens 12-22 Harlequins

    Marlie Packer

    Wow! They're a player down, but what spirit from Saracens!

    Poppy Cleall is stopped just short, but Marlie Packer scoops it up and dives over for her second try.

    Zoe Harrison misses the conversion but Sarries will be back to 15 in a few seconds. This could be an enthralling last 20!

    Sophie de Goede of Saracens celebrates as team mate Marlie Packer goes overGetty Images

  4. Saracens 7-22 Harlequins

    So close for Hannah Botterman! She drives to the line powerfully from a metre out, but the prop is held up on the line.

  5. Saracens 7-22 Harlequins

    "Go again Sarries", screams Marlie Packer as her side win a penalty in the Quins 22

  6. Replacement

    Saracens 7-22 Harlequins

    Alysha Corrigan and Eloise Hayward replace Emma Swords and Emma Taylor for Saracens.

  7. Penalty - Saracens 7- 22 Harlequins

    Lagi Tuima

    No problems for the Quins centre from just off centre.

    Sarries' problems are mounting - a 15 point deficit and a player down for 10 minutes.

  8. Sin-bin

    Bryony Cleall is shown the yellow card, and Lagi Tuima will kick for another three points.

  9. Saracens 7-19 Harlequins

    Poppy Cleall is OK to continue, and Zoe Harrison kicks a penalty to halfway.

    It's then spun out with a missed pass to Lottie Clapp on the wing, but she's hauled down and - guess what? - Sarries give away a penalty to give Quins chance to slow it down.

  10. Saracens 7-19 Harlequins

    Sarries just cannot get out of their half, then Shaunagh Brown helps Quins claim a penalty.

    But the resulting throw is well claimed by Poppy Cleall with a mighty leap at the back of the line. She lands heavily and is now getting some injury treatment.

  11. Kick-off

    Saracens 7-19 Harlequins

    And we're off again, with Sarries gathering the kick but it it's kicked to Chloe Rollie who glides through on a fine run deep into the Sarries half.

    RollieGetty Images

  12. Saracens 7-19 Harlequins

    Quins were on the front foot from the off - Zoe Harrison's fluffed kick-off handed them momentum from the start.

    Sarries improved late on, but tempers were fraying at the end when the referee had a word with Marlie Packer about Poppy Cleall airing her views.

    Compelling stuff all round!

  13. Half-time

    Saracens 7-19 Harlequins

    The penalty for Sarries is a kick to touch, but Quins claim the ball from a loose throw and hoof it into the stands.

    And that's the end of a superb first half!

  14. Saracens 7-19 Harlequins

    Referee Sara Cox gives Sarries another penalty, but she's not happy with Poppy Cleall for some backchat after a tackle off the ball. "I'll reverse it if I hear that again", she says.

  15. Saracens 7-19 Harlequins

    Great stuff from Marlie Packer as she forces Shaunagh Brown into a penalty that will give Sarries a chance of an attack in the final minute of the half.

  16. Saracens 7-19 Harlequins

    Becky Grey
    BBC Sport at Kingsholm

    This is turning into quite the final.

    It looked like it was all Harlequins but after that sharp Sarries attack who knows which way it will go?

    It's an excellent showcase for the sport either way.

  17. Penalty - Saracens 7-19 Harlequins

    Lagi Tuima

    A third successful penalty from Lagi Tuima.

  18. Saracens 7-16 Harlequins

    Shaunagh Brown smashes her way through near the Saracens posts and almost inevitably they give away a penalty that gives Quins a chance to go back into a double-figure lead

  19. converted try

    Converted try - Saracens 7-16 Harlequins

    Marlie Packer (con Harrison)

    Sarries are back in it with their first concerted attack!

    It started with a brilliant chargedown from Emma Taylor, and after repeated attacks under the posts, Marlie Packer drove low from close range for a try that was converted by Zoe Harrison to see Sarries close the gap.

    Marlie Packer of Saracens (far left) celebratesGetty Images
  20. try

    Try - Saracens 0-16 Harlequins

    Amy Cokayne

    She's done it again!

    Almost a carbon copy of the first try as Sarries drive off the back of the lineout, recycle the ball and bundle Cokayne over the line. This time it's not referred upstairs, but Lagi Tuima misses the conversion.