Beaten in last Saturday’s Gallager Premiership semi-final by Saracens, 2021 champions Harlequins have confirmed the names of the seven players leaving them now that their 2021/22 season is over.
The Premiership season is drawing to a close which means numerous players are getting ready to join new clubs over the summer break. Plenty of transfers have already been confirmed across the league.
Saracens have made 13 changes to their XV for this Saturday’s Gallagher Premiership semi-final at home to defending champions Harlequins, who have changed just two of their for the playoff fixture. Mark MacCall’s team were hammered 54-7 last Saturday.
Harlequins lock Matt Symons will retire from rugby at the end of the current season, the 32-year-old calling time on an eleven-year playing career that began in Esher and saw him travel to New Zealand to captain the Super Rugby Chiefs.
Defending champions Harlequins have welcomed club skipper Stephan Lewies to the fold following injury for this Saturday's Gallagher Premiership home clash with league leaders Leicester, a match dedicated to the late Seb Adeniran-Olule and the foundation set up in his name.
Gallagher Premiership champions Harlequins have made just one change to their team to face Montpellier in this Saturday's Heineken Champions Cup rematch in London, Will Evans coming into the XV at openside in place of Tom Lawday.
Harlequins picked up five valuable Gallagher Premiership points with a hard-fought 29-21 victory over a resurgent Worcester at Sixways.
Gallagher Premiership champions Harlequins returned to form in style as they defeated Wasps 29-24 at the Twickenham Stoop.
Number eight Alex Dombrandt was at the heart of their victory with his three tries the reward for intelligent running lines in a high-quality match that was played out in front of a 72,785 crowd.