HQUIN
No.Name
15Ross Chisholm, FB
14Marland Yarde, W
T
13Joe Marchant, C
T
12Jamie Roberts, C
11Tim Visser, W
10Nick Evans, FH
3
9Danny Care, SH
1Joe Marler, P
2Rob Buchanan, H
3Kyle Sinckler, P
4Sam Twomey, L
5James Horwill, L
6Chris Robshaw, FL
7Luke Wallace, FL
8Jack Clifford, N8
Replacements
16Dave Ward, R
17Owen Evans, R
18Will Collier, R
19George Merrick, R
20Mat Luamanu, R
21Karl Dickson, R
22Ruaridh Jackson, R
23Alofa Alofa, R

*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold

Game Info

Venue: Twickenham
4:30 PM, September 3, 2016
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Match Commentary

81'21-19 End of second half
80'Into the final minute - and the ball is bouncing all over the place. Bristol pile the pressure on but the ball is worked out the back of the breakdown and is booted into touch. Enthralling second game at HQ! Quins win 21-19 and Bristol pick up the losing bonus point.
79'Bristol lineout is worked well, just inside the Quins half. But referee Pearce calls a knock-on - the ball didn't appear to bounce forward - and Quins have the scrum.
77'Brilliant!
75'Moment of madness from Varndell, who explodes from the line to charge down the kick - which is wide right. Luke Pearce orders a retake - Varndell taps himself in the head a couple of times, clearly he forgot you can only charge down conversion attempts! It works, though, as the kick is missed again!
72'Eight minutes left - and we're on a knife-edge! Two points separate the two sides with Quins on the push. Quins have the penalty in the maul and captain Chris Robshaw points to the posts. He wants to finish this now.
72'Player substituted - Nick Evans , Harlequins
72'Substitute on - Ruaridh Jackson , Harlequins
72'Substitute on - Karl Dickson , Harlequins
72'Player substituted - Danny Care , Harlequins
70'Olly Robinson chases a freekick down and gets his hands to it - he follows the ball but Chisholm is there to clean up. Second time in two minutes that the fullback has been on hand to save his side.
68'Brilliant defensive work from Chisholm denies Varndell a second try. Marler loses the ball at the breakdown and Bristol break from midway in their own half. They work it wide quickly and Pisi puts the grubber through, but Varndell can't keep the ball in touch on the slide under pressure from Quins' fullback.
68'Player substituted - Tim Visser , Harlequins
68'Substitute on - Alofa Alofa , Harlequins
67'Player substituted - Jordan Crane , Bristol Rugby
67'Substitute on - Olly Robinson , Bristol Rugby
66'Bristol start to turn the screw in their opponents' half but Jordan Crane's error gives Quins the chance to relieve the pressure and kick for the lineout.
65'21-19 Penalty goal - Nick Evans , Harlequins
64'Quins lead after another well-taken penalty from Nick Evans, in front of the posts following an error at the breakdown. Just 5% of possession in the second half has come in Quins' 22. Intense pressure from the home side.
63'The tide has turned in the second half - Quins with the lion's share of possession and continuing to mount pressure. Bristol give away another penalty and Evans goes for the corner.
63'Substitute on - Rhodri Williams , Bristol Rugby
63'Player substituted - Will Cliff , Bristol Rugby
61'Substitute on - Kyle Traynor , Bristol Rugby
61'Player substituted - Soane Tonga'uiha , Bristol Rugby
61'Substitute on - Mat Luamanu , Harlequins
61'Player substituted - Jack Clifford , Harlequins
61'Player substituted - Jon Fisher , Bristol Rugby
61'Substitute on - Mitch Eadie , Bristol Rugby
60'Bristol having to defend in numbers here as Quins mount pressure in the 22 - two turnovers later and Quins have the ball back, but Visser's grubber has too much on it and rolls into touch.
58'Quins win a scrum penalty 38 metres out and Evans goes for goal - and makes it to bring his side within a point of their opponents.
58'Substitute on - Chris Brooker , Bristol Rugby
58'Player substituted - Ross McMillan , Bristol Rugby
58'Player substituted - Sam Twomey , Harlequins
58'Substitute on - George Merrick , Harlequins
58'18-19 Penalty goal - Nick Evans , Harlequins
56'
56'From our man at HQ:
56'Player substituted - James Phillips , Bristol Rugby
56'Substitute on - Joe Joyce , Bristol Rugby
56'Player substituted - Kyle Sinckler , Harlequins
56'Substitute on - Will Collier , Harlequins
56'Player substituted - Rob Buchanan , Harlequins
56'Substitute on - Dave Ward , Harlequins
55'Quins into their ninth phase, but Bristol's defence holds firm and they win the penalty at the breakdown. Referee Luke Pearce takes them forward 10 metres to penalise a bit of backchat from Danny Care.
53'Player substituted - Gaston Cortes , Bristol Rugby
53'Substitute on - Anthony Perenise , Bristol Rugby
52'Pisi and Lam with big hits on Evans and Robshaw respectively, Bristol on the attack. Jordan Crane powers into Harlequins' 22 and the ball is worked wide - but Jack Wallace can't find a yellow shirt on the overlap and Quins clear.
49'Quins desperately close with the scrum - but they're penalised for turning the scrum. Bristol's kick fails to reach touch and Harlequins are back on the attack, but Jack Clifford's chip-and-run is well kept out.
46'Quins immediately on the front foot from the restart, with Bristol showing some desperate defending on their own try line. Quins have the ball just shy of the line as they turn down a shot at goal - but Bristol overturn the ball.
43'Pisi can't land the conversion - Bristol lead 19-15.
42'TRY! Bristol have a third! Ryan Edwards with superb perseverance, a kick down the line from halfway and a hell of a chase. Marchant looks to have got it under control, but the Quins winger spills the ball on the slide and Edwards dives in to dot down the loose ball. Incredible from Edwards!
42'Back underway at a saturated Twickenham.
42'15-19 Try - Ryan Edwards , Bristol Rugby
41'+215-14 End of first half
41'13-14 Try - Joe Marchant , Harlequins
41'+215-14 Conversion - Nick Evans , Harlequins
40'It's given! Marland Yarde again involved with a quick hop-and-skip around the tackle, before he offloads for Joe Marchant to race away and skid under the posts. There was initial worry over Yarde's pass - it did look forward in real time - and Marchant's grounding, but all the officials are happy on second viewing. This game has suddenly sparked into life - and it's half time!
40'TRY! Or is it? Quins think they have a second score in two minutes - this one is going upstairs...
40'Evans misses the conversion - should have scored, was more than makeable. Penalty restart sees Quins kick-off - Jordan Crane the guilty man - and they immediately go for the corner again. Nervous time for Bristol fans.
40'15-14 Start of second half
39'TRY! Harlequins have their first try of the season! Superb driving maul from Quins has Bristol's defence at sixes and sevens, with Marland Yarde going over for the finishing touch.
39'8-14 Try - Marland Yarde , Harlequins
36'Bristol give away a couple of sloppy penalties and Nick Evans sticks it in the corner. Jon Fisher is warned for collapsing the maul - Bristol under pressure as Evans puts it in the corner again.
33'Quins mounting pressure just over halfway - but Marland Yarde's knock-on brings that phase to a close. Errors mounting for Quins, Bristol cruising.
30'Half an hour on the clock - Bristol have run 299 metres so far. Quins have run 89m. Bristol have also made all 22 of their tackles!
30'Substitute on - Ben Mosses , Bristol Rugby
30'Player substituted - Gavin Henson , Bristol Rugby
29'Gavin Henson puts the conversion away - but that'll be his last contribution. After booting the return from kickoff, he's caught late and will play no more part in today's clash. He's replaced by Ben Mosses.
29'3-14 Conversion - Gavin Henson , Bristol Rugby
28'TRY! Bristol are flying! Rain pouring down at Twickenham, Ross Chisholm slices his kick straight into the hands of Will Cliff, who offloads quickly to Tusi Pisi. The fly-half skips through three tackles to race clear and dive under the posts. Quins want it pulled back for a forward pass from Cliff, but the officials aren't interested.
27'3-12 Try - Tusi Pisi , Bristol Rugby
24'Penalty Harlequins - Bristol fail to deal with the kick-off, Quins get the scrum and win the penalty in front of the posts. Nick Evans has to sink this...and he does with ease. Quins back in it!
24'3-7 Penalty goal - Nick Evans , Harlequins
22'From our man at Twickenham:
22'Gavin Henson has no trouble adding the extras.
22'0-7 Conversion - Gavin Henson , Bristol Rugby
21'TRY TIME! Bristol take the lead! Tom Varndell with an unbelievable interception of Danny Care's looping pass and the Bristol man races clear to dive behind the posts. Superb foresight to pick off the pass.
21'0-5 Try - Tom Varndell , Bristol Rugby
18'38 metres run between the Bristol pair in the opening 20 minutes:
18'Lovely flowing move from Bristol, first middle of the pitch to the right before the ball is switched to the left - Marland Yarde shuts the door on Tom Varndell just metres shy of the Quins try-line. Quins struggling, Bristol playing without fear.
15'From our man at Twickenham:
13'John Kingston will not be happy with this Quins start - they haven't clicked yet. Untidy and down on the stats - four missed tackles to Bristol's none and only 28 metres run.
10'Bristol trying to make headway into the far right corner, but Quins steal the ball back at the breakdown and clear.
8'Lovely move from Bristol, Tusi Pisiwith quick hands to release Will Hurrell - defensive error from Quins, scrum Bristol halfway into Quins' half.
6'Huge hit between Kyle Sinckler and Jack Lam. Very greasy conditions with rain falling hard in Twickenham - a few dropped catches thus far.
3'"Captain - three minutes, three penalties." Referee Luke Pearce warning Bristol early.
2'Underway at HQ. Couple of early penalties conceded by Bristol, Quins kick to the corner and immediately put Bristol's defence under heavy pressure.
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1'Hello and welcome to ESPN's live text commentary on this afternoon's second Aviva Premiership game at Twickenham: Harlequins against Bristol! How will Quins fare in their first league match without the departed Conor O'Shea? And how will Bristol cope with their return to the big time?
1'0-0 Start of first half