L’ultima della classe non poteva rappresentare un ostacolo insormontabile, ma non si sa mai. Gli Harlequins di questa stagione però non sembrano voler fermarsi e mantengono così il loro record di 100% di vittorie battendo Newcastle 39-8. La nona vittoria in nove partite porta anche la squadra londinese a un vantaggio di nove punti sulla seconda (i Saracens).
Harlequins (15) 39
Tries: Stegmann 2, Care, Wallace, Brown, Johnston Cons: Evans 2, Clegg Pens: Evans
Newcastle (5) 8
Tries: Manning Pens: Gopperth
Harlequins: Brown; Stegmann, Hooper, Turner-Hall, S Smith; Evans, Care; Marler, Brooker, Johnston; Vallejos, Robson; Fa’asavalu, Wallace, Easter.
Replacements: Casson for Turner-Hall (68), Clegg for Evans (66), Mayhew for Marler (66), Gray for Brooker (56), Matthews for Fa’asavalu (74), Skinner for Easter (39).
Newcastle: Manning; Tait, Helleur, Fitzpatrick, Hufanga; Gopperth, Pilgrim; Wells, M Mayhew, Hall; Hudson (capt), van der Heijden; Swinson, Hogg, Tu’ifua.
Replacements: Goosen for Manning (68), Sheriffe for Tait (41), Pasqualin for Pilgrim (66), Shiells for Wells (53), Graham for M. Mayhew (66), Frazier for Hall (66), Fondse for Swinson (66), Welch for Tu’ifua (60).
Sin Bin: Swinson (48), Pilgrim (54).
Att: 12,521
Ref: Luke Pearce (RFU).
| Pos | Team | Pl | W | D | L | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Harlequins | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
| 2 |  |
Saracens | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 30 |
| 3 |  |
London Irish | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 24 |
| 4 |  |
Northampton Saints | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 22 |
| 5 |  |
Exeter Chiefs | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 21 |
| 6 |  |
Gloucester Rugby | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 20 |
| 7 |  |
Sale Sharks | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 20 |
| 8 |  |
London Wasps | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 19 |
| 9 |  |
Bath Rugby | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 18 |
| 10 |  |
Leicester Tigers | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 18 |
| 11 |  |
Worcester Warriors | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 16 |
| 12 |  |
Newcastle Falcons | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 |
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