Harlequins tie down second England international in a matter of weeks

England centre Oscar Beard has renewed his contract at Harlequins, following in the footsteps of fellow England international Chandler Cunningham-South.

The 24-year-old Quins academy product made his club debut towards the back end of their 2021 Gallagher PREM-winning season, and has since gone on to make 80 appearances.

Beard made his Test bow over the summer too, coming on from the bench against the USA to earn his first England cap.

The new deal is the latest in a spate of contract renewals, just days after former England U20 centre Ben Waghorn put pen to paper too. The pair followed Cunningham-South, who signed a new deal at the beginning of the month following plenty of speculation.

Quins resume their PREM campaign on Saturday against Gloucester at Kingsholm.

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“I am absolutely buzzing to re-sign,” Beard said. “All I ever wanted as youngster was to play here at The Stoop and pull on a Quins jersey – to have done that once, let alone over 50 times – is a dream come true for me and I don’t ever take it for granted.

“As a group, we work hard for one another and we’re desperate to win for each other. I absolutely love playing with guys like Fin Baxter, who I played against when I was Farnham and he was at Cobham as Under-9s. To then come through the Academy together and into the First Team is awesome.

“It was a dream come true to play for England this summer. It had been a goal of mine for a long time and still is. It’s something I’m desperate to achieve more of and I am going to do everything I can to put on an England shirt as much as possible.”

Quins senior coach Jason Gilmore added: “Oscar is a Quins man through and through. Everything he does is team-first, and that’s what makes him such an important part of our environment.

“He’s an outstanding centre on both sides of the ball – powerful and reliable in defence, sharp and instinctive in attack – and he continues to grow every season. We’re delighted he’s committed his future to the club.”