Quins 24 - 22 Exeter

Full time

18 May 2025

English Premiership

Stage: Regular Season Round 17

Twickenham Stoop

Quins vs Exeter head to head

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Harlequins narrowly defeated Exeter Chiefs 24-22 in a thrilling Premiership encounter at Twickenham Stoop. Cadan Murley opened the scoring with a try early in the second minute, followed by a quick conversion from Marcus Smith. Exeter's Tamati Tua was yellow-carded, allowing Harlequins to capitalize with a second try from Will Porter. Exeter responded with tries from Rusiate Tuima and Tom Wyatt, narrowing the gap as the first half ended. In the second half, Smith scored a try and added a conversion, showcasing his pivotal role in the match. The Chiefs fought back with a penalty from Henry Slade but could not secure the win despite a late yellow card for Wyatt. Harlequins maintained their composure to hold onto their slim lead and claim victory.

Broadcasters

Where to watch in: Australia, United Kingdom

Weather

Temperature: 18.1°C (Feels like 18.5°C) Condition: MostlyClear Wind: 9.4 km/h, gusting to 21.1 km/h Humidity: 50% Cloud Cover: 25%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
2'

Try

Cadan Murley · Quins

5 - 0
3'

Conversion

Marcus Smith · Quins

7 - 0
13'

Yellow Card

Tamati Tua · Exeter
19'

Try

Will Porter · Quins

12 - 0
20'

Conversion

Marcus Smith · Quins

14 - 0
21'

Try

Rusiate Tuima · Exeter

14 - 5
22'

Conversion

Henry Slade · Exeter

14 - 7
23'

Yellow Card Complete

Tamati Tua · Exeter
28'

Try

Tom Wyatt · Exeter

14 - 12
Halftime 14 - 12
Second Half
42'

Try

Stu Townsend · Exeter

14 - 17
43'

Conversion

Henry Slade · Exeter

14 - 19
50'

Substitution

Marcus Street on for Josh Iosefa-Scott · Exeter
53'

Substitution

Sam Riley on for Jack Walker · Quins
53'

Substitution

Joe Launchbury on for Jonny Green · Quins
55'

Substitution

Tom Lawday on for Will Evans · Quins
59'

Try

Marcus Smith · Quins

19 - 19
59'

Substitution

Sean Kerr on for Oscar Beard · Quins
60'

Conversion

Marcus Smith · Quins

21 - 19
60'

Substitution

Dan Frost on for Jack Yeandle · Exeter
60'

Substitution

Christ Tshiunza on for Rusiate Tuima · Exeter
63'

Penalty

Henry Slade · Exeter

21 - 22
63'

Substitution

Danny Care on for Will Porter · Quins
63'

Substitution

Billy Keast on for Kwenzo Blose · Exeter
63'

Substitution

Tom Cairns on for Jacques Vermeulen · Exeter
63'

Substitution

Martin Moloney on for Billy Keast · Exeter
64'

Substitution

Kwenzo Blose on for Rodrigo Isgro · Exeter
68'

Substitution

Nick David on for Titi Lamositele · Quins
70'

Penalty

Marcus Smith · Quins

24 - 22
74'

Substitution

Jordan Els on for Fin Baxter · Quins
74'

Substitution

Billy Keast on for Kwenzo Blose · Exeter
79'

Yellow Card

Tom Wyatt · Exeter
Fulltime 24 - 22

Player ratings

Quins

15 Tyrone Green 7.5
14 Rodrigo Isgro 6.6
13 Oscar Beard 7.0
12 Ben Waghorn 7.3
11 Cadan Murley 8.0
10 Marcus Smith 8.4
9 Will Porter 6.7
1 Fin Baxter 7.4
2 Jack Walker 7.4
3 Titi Lamositele 6.2
4 Jonny Green 6.4
5 George Hammond 5.8
6 Jack Kenningham 7.3
7 Will Evans 6.5
8 Alex Dombrandt 7.5
16 Sam Riley 7.2
17 Jordan Els –
18 Ollie Streeter –
19 Joe Launchbury 6.9
20 Tom Lawday 6.9
21 Danny Care 6.4
22 Sean Kerr 6.4
23 Nick David 6.5

Exeter

15 Josh Hodge 6.5
14 Tom Wyatt 5.4
13 Henry Slade 6.4
12 Tamati Tua 5.1
11 Paul Brown-Bampoe 6.1
10 Harvey Skinner 6.4
9 Stu Townsend 6.0
1 Kwenzo Blose 7.1
2 Jack Yeandle 6.7
3 Josh Iosefa-Scott 6.8
4 Rusiate Tuima 7.5
5 Dafydd Jenkins 7.5
6 Jacques Vermeulen 6.7
7 Richard Capstick 6.2
8 Ethan Roots 8.1
16 Dan Frost 6.9
17 Billy Keast –
18 Marcus Street 6.1
19 Christ Tshiunza 5.8
20 Martin Moloney 6.0
21 Tom Cairns 5.7
22 Will Haydon-Wood –
23 Nick Lilley –