Harlequins vs Cardiff Rugby Preview & Prediction
THE FACTS
When is Harlequins vs Cardiff Rugby taking place? Harlequins vs Cardiff Rugby will take place on Saturday 18th December, 2021 at 13:00 (UK)
Where is Harlequins vs Cardiff Rugby taking place? Harlequins vs Cardiff Rugby will take place at Twickenham Stoop in Twickenham
Where can I get tickets for Harlequins vs Cardiff Rugby? Visit each club’s official website for the latest ticket information
What TV channel is Harlequins vs Cardiff Rugby on in the UK? Harlequins vs Cardiff Rugby will be televised live on BT Sport
Where can I stream Harlequins vs Cardiff Rugby? BT Sport subscribers can stream Harlequins vs Cardiff Rugby live on the BT Sport Player & app
THE TEAM NEWS
Harlequins: 15 Tyrone Green, 14 Joe Marchant, 13 Huw Jones, 12 Andre Esterhuizen, 11 Cadan Murley, 10 Marcus Smith, 9 Danny Care, 8 Alex Dombrandt, 7 Jack Kenningham, 6 Tom Lawday, 5 Stephan Lewies (c), 4 Hugh Tizard, 3 Simon Kerrod, 2 Jack Walker, 1 Santiago Garcia Gotta
Replacements: 16 Jack Musk, 17 Will Hobson, 18 Will Collier, 19 Matt Symons, 20 Viliami Taulani, 21 Lewis Gjaltema, 22 Luke Northmore, 23 Louis Lynagh
Cardiff: 15 Cameron Winnett, 14 Josh Adams, 13 Rey Lee-Lo, 12 Willis Halaholo, 11 Theo Cabango, 10 Dan Fish, 9 Tomos Williams, 8 Sam Moore, 7 James Botham, 6 Ellis Jenkins (c), 5 Seb Davies, 4 Alun Lawrence, 3 Will Davies-King, 2 Evan Yardley, 1 Rowan Jenkins
Replacements: 16 Alun Rees, 17 Nathan Evans, 18 Geraint James, 19 Rhys Anstey, 20 Alex Mann, 21 Ethan Lloyd, 22 Ioan Evans, 23 Ryan Wilkins
THE PREDICTION
Harlequins grabbed a great 18-20 result away at fortress Castres last weekend and they will be confident of backing that up with a pretty comfortable home test against a half-depleted Cardiff. The visitors will be eager to welcome back Samoa’s Rey Lee-Lo to their stretched-thin squad but the gulf in quality between this Premiership and URC side would have been apparent, especially at Quins’ home, even if two full-strength teams were taking part. The hosts could make this a cricket score but taking them to cover a modest -20 seems a suitably cautious move in what is proving to be an unpredictable weekend before any side even takes to the field.
