Harlequins defeated Bordeaux Begles 42-41 at the Stade Chaban d'Elmas to qualify for the semi-finals of the Investec Champions Cup for the first time in the club's history.
In a thrilling match to kick-off the quarter-final stage of the competition, both teams put on a spectacular display on Saturday, with Harlequins unsurprisingly coming out on top.
Crosses from Will Porter (two), Will Evans, Alex Dombrandt and Tyrone Green, as well as a penalty try off the tee from England fly-half Marcus Smith, earned them 10 points.
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Bordeaux Begles: 15 Romain Bulos, 14 Pablo Uberti, 13 Nicolas Deportaire, 12 Yoram Moefana, 11 Louis Vier Bialei, 10 Mateo Garcia, 9 Maxim Luk (c), 8 Tevita Tataf, 7 Pete Sam, 6 Antoine Mikel, 5 Adam Coleman, 4 Cyril Cazeau, 3 Ben Tameifuna, 2 Maxim Lamothe, 1 Lexo Kaulashvili
Replacement: 16 Clément Maynadier, 17 Hugo Boniface, 18 Karl Sadie, 19 Kane Douglas, 20 Guido Petty, 21 Bastien Vergne, 22 Yann Lesgurgues, 23 Madosh Tambwe
Harlequin: 15 Tyrone Green, 14 Lewis Reiner, 13 Oscar Beard, 12 Andre Esterhuizen, 11 Kaydan Marley, 10 Marcus Smith, 9 Will Porter, 8 Alex Dobrant, 7 Will Evans, 6 Chandler Cunningham. = South, 5 Stephen Lewis (c), 4 Arne Herbst, 3 Will Collier, 2 Jack Walker, 1 Finn Baxter
Replacement: 16 Sam Riley, 17 Simon Kerrod, 18 Dillon Lewis, 19 Will Trenholm, 20 George Hammond, 21 Max Green, 22 Jarrod Evans, 23 Luke Northmore
Referee: Andrea Piardi (Italy)
Assistant referee: Federico Vedovelli (Italy), Gianluca Gnecki (Italy)
TMO: Stefano Penne (Italy)
