5/27/2012

Rugby: Harlequins win first Premiership title

Harlequins were crowned English club champions for the first time on Saturday when they defeated Leicester 30-23 at Twickenham in the Premiership final.

Despite leading for most of the match, there were some nervy final minutes for Quins and their fans as Leicester looked for a try and conversion that would take the match into extra time. However, the Quins' powerful scrum held their ground to help seal a historic victory.

The atmosphere was electric inside Twickenham with over 80,000 supporters in attendance and a large contingent of Harlequins fans whose home ground - the Twickenham Stoop - is just around the corner.

However, thousands of Leicester supporters made the pilgrimage and were in fine voice for the occasion.

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