The Big Game (rugby)
The Big Game is an annual rugby union match hosted by Harlequins during the Christmas holiday season each year. It is one of Harlequins' regular home matches in the Premiership Rugby but it is moved from their usual home ground at the Twickenham Stoop (14,816 capacity[1]) to the much larger Twickenham Stadium (82,000 seats[2]).
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An aerial view of Twickenham Stadium. The Stoop can be seen in the top left hand corner.
There have been other high-profile matches in London between Premiership Rugby clubs at other times, including the London Double Header (2004-2017), Bath's The Clash at Twickenham and Saracens' games at Wembley Stadium, London Stadium and Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Big Game 1
Big Game 2
27 December 2009 16:15 |
Harlequins | 20 – 21 | London Wasps |
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Try: Care 68' c Strettle 79' c Con: Evans (2/2) Pen: Evans (2) 13', 18' |
Report | Try: Simpson 2' m Hart 74' c Con: Walder (1/1) Pen: Cipriani (2) 23', 35' Walder (1) 62' |
- Big Game 2 set a record Premiership attendance of 76,716.[3]
Big Game 3
Big Game 4
27 December 2011 16:30 |
Harlequins | 11 – 19 | Saracens |
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Try: Marler 47' m Pen: Evans (2) 18', 40' |
Report | Try: Strettle 19' c Con: Farrell (1/1) Pen: Farrell (4) 8', 10', 13', 24' |
- Going into the game Harlequins had won all of their Premiership games, but fell to defeat in this their eleventh game to the team second in the table. As Twickenham had a capacity 82,000 crowd this game set a global rugby union attendance record for a regular-season club fixture.[4]
Big Game 5
29 December 2012 14:15 |
Harlequins | 26 – 15 | London Irish |
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Try: Care 51' c Penalty try 77' c Con: Evans (2/2) Pen: Evans (4) 6', 22', 42', 57' |
Report | Pen: Humphreys (5) 12', 24', 48', 55', 61' |
Big Game 6
Big Game 7
Big Game 8
27 December 2015 16:30 |
(1 BP) Harlequins | 39–39 | Gloucester (1 BP) |
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Try: Yarde 15' m Care 34' c Easter 52' c R. Chisholm (2) 54' c, 76' c Con: N. Evans (4/5) Pen: N. Evans (2/2) 12', 70' |
Report | Try: Thrush 6' c Hook 30' c Trinder (2) 47' c, 56' m Cook 68' c Con: Laidlaw (4/5) Pen: Laidlaw (2/3) 20', 60' |
Big Game 9
Big Game 10
Big Game 11
29 December 2018 16:00 |
Harlequins | 20-13 | Wasps |
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Try: Alex Dombrandt, Marchant Con: Smith (2) Pen: Marcus Smith (2) |
report | Try: Stuart Con: Sopoaga Pen: Daly, Sopoaga |
Big Game 12
Big Game 13
Pending developments with the COVID-19 pandemic, the Big Game 13 will be held in spring 2021. Further details are due to be announced.[5]
References
- "Club-by-club guide - Harlequins". BBC. 1 September 2009. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- "Twickenham Stadium". Rugby Football Union. Archived from the original on 8 January 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- Sheppard, Callum (23 December 2011). "Big Game 4 ticket sales set new record". The Big Game. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
- "Harlequins 11-19 Saracens". BBC Sport. 27 December 2011. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
- "Premiership fixtures announced". Harlequin FC. 29 September 2020.
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