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The 12 players departing Harlequins at end of the season
As the Gallagher Premiership season draws to a close, Harlequins bid farewell to twelve of their players.
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Included in the list are five international players, as well as a handful of veterans who have chaulked hundreds of caps for the Londoners. Next season the team will be bolstered by the likes of Joe Launchbury, Jarrod Evans, Dillon Lewis and Will Porter.
Here’s a rundown of each departing player and where they’re headed next:
Wilco Louw – South Africa Bulls
Argubaly the biggest loss to the side, Springbok prop Wilco Louw will be returning to his home country of South Africa to play for Jake White’s Bulls. The 28-year-old joined Harlequins in 2020 and made 66 appearances for the West London club.
Joe Marchant – Stade Français
Another major loss, England centre Joe Marchant will be heading to France to play for Stade Français. The 26-year-old made his debut for Harlequins in 2015 and has since made over 140 appearances for the team.
Tommaso Allan – Perpignan
Italian fly-half Tommaso Allan will be joining Perpignan in France. The 29-year-old joined Harlequins in 2020 and made 31 appearances for the team.
Josh Bassett – Leicester Tigers
Former Wasps winger Josh Bassett will be joining Leicester Tigers. An experienced operator with a nose for the try-line, 31-year-old made his debut for Harlequins earlier this season and has since made 15 appearances for the team.
Aaron Morris – retiring
English fullback Aaron Morris will be retiring from professional rugby. The 27-year-old joined Harlequins in 2013 and has since made 69 appearances for the team.
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Scott Steele – Edinburgh
Scottish scrum-half Scott Steele will be joining Edinburgh. The 29-year-old joined Harlequins in 2020 and made 31 appearances for the team.
Rhys Litterick – released
English prop Rhys Litterick will be leaving Harlequins. The 24-year-old made his debut for the team in 2022 and made 6 appearances.
Conor Oresanya – released
English prop Conor Oresanya will also be leaving Harlequins. The 20-year-old made his debut for the team in 2021 and made 11 appearances.
Jack Stafford – released
Irish scrum-half Jack Stafford will be leaving Harlequins. The 25-year-old joined the team in 2020 and made 9 appearances.
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Viliami Taulani – released
Tongan number eight Viliami Taulani will be leaving Harlequins. The 26-year-old joined the team in 2021 and made 16 appearances.
Ross Chisholm – retiring
A true Quins stalwart, Ross Chisholm will be retiring from professional rugby at the end of the season. The 32-year-old made his debut for Harlequins in 2011 and has since made over 128 appearances for the team.
Charlie Matthews – released
Having spent two stints at the club, towering 6’8 lock Charlie Matthews will also be leaving Harlequins. The 31-year-old made his debut for the team in 2010 and has since made over 150 appearances for the team.
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I guess we may all agree on the fact, that the ABs and Boks are the two in contest for No 1 in rugby history (the triple-A sort of) …. the Wallabies, England and France are the next tier, with Ireland being the new kid in town (AA) …. in my view it makes little sense creating imaginary competitions (unless you have too much time to waste)
43 Go to commentsWhat a joke. Total joke and the pundits commentating, all of whom know a bit about the game, could barely disguise their contempt. Reaching for the card then pulling back when he realised a red card would carry further match suspensions is simply not his decision to make. A clear and obvious influence on the outcome of this match and indeed, the championship path.
4 Go to commentsI like the idea, in NZ the Ranfurly Shield and NPC coexist, both having their own bragging rights. The World Cup would be the pinnacle, but the competition and travels of these trophies would be interesting.
43 Go to commentsDon’t worry Sonny bill Williams leave that awkward situation about the curfew in the pass whoever it was it doesn’t matter its no big deal we back our All Blacks through the storm and the thunder until we see the Sun light again.
42 Go to commentsWho listens to this retard? He was a massive liability as a player but obviously a media sensation
42 Go to commentsI’m not surprised by such ‘virtue signalling’ by Sonny Boy. Butter wouldn’t melt in his mouth. He’s such a pious Islamic muppet, imo.
42 Go to commentsI’ve actually never heard of the guy (then I don’t watch League as it is boring). But if he is good enough.. then good luck to him. If not, well, he can always return to league.
2 Go to commentsIt is pretty clear that by almost any measure that NZ are a more successful rugby nation than South Africa. Quite aside from the distasteful events during the last RWC final. NZ lead SA in all significant measurements.
43 Go to commentsDickson went to his pocket for a card, saw who it was, changed his mind and spoke at length to TMO. One angle clearly shows Care diving over a Saints player to kill the ball. 1st yellow, reason given for not Red was player was falling backwards. He was only falling backwards after contact with Lawes. Graham try should have stood. Mitchell did not have both hands on the ball, ball went forward from a Saints boot dragging over it. 2 intentional knock-on's. One of which had an overlap on the outside. If Quins are happy to win by intentional foul play, then it does not say much for them. Would appear to be a bad day for Karl Dickson, also for the RFU in appointing a Ref who spent 8 years as a player at one of the clubs.
4 Go to commentsLet’s not forget about Ardie Savea just yet.
6 Go to commentsThe URC and the Euro Championscup can’t run at the same time, basically dilutes both competitions.
2 Go to comments“While Sotutu should start at No.8 for the All Blacks against England, but it’s only in that arena that he can prove just how good he really is.” And that my friends is where simply hasnt shone despite multiple opportunities. Even in this performance you can see what did him in in the test arena..he almost always still runs at the opposition almost ramrod upright making him easier to stop than it should be.
6 Go to commentsShould have been 0-0 and a message from SR CEO to both teams - “don’t worry about turning up next year”.
4 Go to commentsGreat work Owen Franks. A great of this team, scoring his first try for the Crusaders since 2010.He was beaming, justifiably. A fine win, he and the rest did the job up front.
1 Go to commentsDanny Care. Lang in die tand.
1 Go to commentsBig empty stadium does nothing for atmosphere but munster are playing well with solid performance
1 Go to commentsYes, Fiji can win the World Cup! With that belief plus their christian faith🙏 and hard work it is achievable. Great article. Ian Duncan Fiji resident 1981-84
2 Go to commentsInteresting comments about Touch. England’s hosting the Touch World Cup this year and the numbers have exploded since their last World Cup in 2019, something like 70% more teams and 40 nations taking part. And England Touch have made a big thing about how many universities are in their BUCS University Touch Championship as well as Sport England membership. Can only see this growing even more domestically as more people become aware of it
10 Go to comments“Cortez Ratima is light years ahead of anyone on current form, while TJ Perenara has also skyrocketed into contention following the unfortunate injury to the talented Cam Roigard.” At last some sanity. Hitherto so many pundits have been wittering on about Finlay Christie to the point one wondered if they were observing a FC in a parallel universe where the FC they saw wasnt just the mediocre Shayne Philpott project of Fosters hapless AB reign in the real world. Ratima, Perenara and Fakatava are the ONLY logical 9s for Razor now Roigard is crocked.
4 Go to commentsThis game was just as painful as the Hurricanes game. It was real fork-in-the-eye stuff.
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