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Banahan KO'ed and red carded as Quins beat Gloucester

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Danny Care and Luke Northmore both scored two tries as Harlequins remained firmly in the Gallagher Premiership play-off places with a high-scoring 59-24 victory against Gloucester.

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Third-placed Quins scored nine tries in what was their sixth win in their last eight games, although this is one they effectively had to win twice, having seen a 24-0 lead slip away.

A Gloucester side missing a multitude of first-team players fought back impressively either side of half-time before eventually falling away and having veteran Matt Banahan sent off for a dangerous tackle.

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Harlequins made some early pressure count in the 10th minute, as Mike Brown’s offload send Cadan Murley away down the left and he timed his pass to give Northmore an easy finish in the corner.

Marcus Smith could not convert from out wide but Quins were too hot to handle in the opening 20 minutes and were soon scoring again.

After Alex Dombrandt and Andre Esterhuizen had been stopped just shot, Care recycled the ball for Brown, who stretched over to score.

Quick hands from Smith and Brown then allowed Murley to score the hosts’ third try and the bonus point was secured after just 26 minutes, as Care was given a walk-in by James Chisholm.

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Smith’s conversion took the score to 24-0 by the time Gloucester conjured a response and it was a good one as well, as Jack Clement went on a fine run before sending Charlie Chapman under the posts.

George Barton converted before kicking a penalty four minutes into the second half to bring the visitors back to within two scores.

It really was ‘game on’ after 51 minutes, when Cherry and Whites skipper Matt Garvey stretched over from close range, and a remarkable fightback was complete two minutes later.

Gone was the accuracy in Harlequins’ game and a loose pass was seized upon by Chapman, who had a clear run to the posts, meaning Barton could convert to level the scores.

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Parity did not last long, however, as Quins got their act together to move back in front, with Brown moving the ball outside to Northmore, who ran clear before passing back inside to give Care his second try.

The hosts’ sixth try arrived after 62 minutes, as the ball went through the hands of Smith, Murley and Esterhuizen before Tyrone Green finished well down the right.

Following Banahan’s red card for a tackle on Green, Harlequins finally made sure of the win when Dombrandt grounded the ball off the back of a scrum.

There was still time in a whirlwind of a game for Northmore to grab his second before Dombrandt did likewise off the final play from a driving maul.

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takata 1 hour ago
Can Les Bleus avoid a Black-wash in New Zealand?

Ahaha Yes, takata! These are exactly the points we are trying to make to you (and the other Frenchies), these games are the test matches you need!

Why?

Because you are supposed to know better than those Frenchies or simply decide for us what’s really important inside the French Rugbysphere?


If you’re after compassion and understanding, you’ve got it, but there needs to be an acknowledgement from your side.

I registered to this site because it’s supposed to be World Rugby’s and not simply reflecting the views of some remote part of the World without bothering to take into acccount those who were primarily concerned by how the French team operate and is selected.


Most of the comments I could read around were appalingly ignorant, based on old clichés or borderline xenophobe. Compassion, certainly not. Understanding, only if someone want to take into account the reality, otherwise, it’s simply like pissing against the wind, as we use to say.


Otherwise you are going to alienate yourselves further and further from the International game.

Since I’m following rugby, as a French fan, I’ve always constated that there is obviously the Anglosphere and the rest of us.


We have never been part of the British Empire, our fan base is different, our Rugby circles are different (a societal fact), our championship is different and our language is different (even if many more Frenchies than you think do speak and read english while the contrary is quite exceptional). Hence those Frenchies are mostly aware how things are working aboard while the opposite is generaly not true.


France will already start with a handicap in the international scene which is ruled by the Anglosphere. In time, we have learn to deal with it. But our Championship is ours, and our priorities are defined by home concensus. So you should also learn to deal with it as it’s us taking the hit in WR rankings, not NZ or any nation played during summer.


Canal can’t even be bothered with an English broadcast of its games

I’m not even sure that canal owns the rights outside France or countries not covered by their channel. If some broadcaster are interested, I could probably find a number for them to call.


Look at the NRL and NFL, they are taking their game to the world

Again, the World is not the Anglosphere.


NBA is probably the most watched and popular US sport in France; NFL has only a couple of fans… NRL is like Cricket, Baseball or Lions Tour, nobody care! But the reason why US sports, in particular, are taking their franchised pro games to the Anglosphere is because it’s easy for them: they have the excess cash for promotion and… are already part of the Anglosphere (no need to hire anyone with a funny accent to make it accessible).

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