Bristol Bears v Harlequins - HIGHLIGHTS | Thrilling And Ruthless Semi-Final | Gallagher Premiership

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[@fredhood8050]

This was the best game of rugby I have ever seen so far in my 70 year life, just fantastic and if the final is anything like it , we are all in for another great game, well done to both teams.

[@ziphozonkezulu3983]

and that it was

[@mikedobson1678]

When you pass the controller to your older brother at half time

[@samgill8183]

This is what rugby should be like. Every game please

[@DM-rp9ik]

I think everyone losing the run of themselves should go back and watch the Quins Racing game earlier in the year. Wait till Toulouse Racing La Rochelle Leinster Munster or Saracens get their hands on these teams it could get very ugly.

[@notthefirsttosaythis7083]

What a game, has to be the best season for semi finals

[@wrightyy]

Somehow the final was better, I think. Maybe.

[@Dragos2834]

As a fan of rugby from Istanbul / Turkey, I must say that Harlequins fought amazingly. it was an astonishing game and great come back

[@db_yourname4400]

the match is nicknamed bristanbul

[@Dragos2834]

@@db_yourname4400 😂😂

[@jamess3408]

Incredible game, I’m still in shock! Come on Quins!! Shame about that tackle, It was high, I think there was mitigation that it hit the shoulder and then the head, so yellow? I believe Quins had done enough to win by that point and after that record breaking come back, probably deserved to win. Can’t wait for the final!

[@0verPar]

Famtastic game. Was there as a bears fan and it sucks to lose, but what a game to watch!! Big love to all the players involved gor putting on such a spectacle!

[@soothingmeow22]

Same

[@eleycki]

The highlights of this game should be 110mins long! Great rugby.

[@JTM1809]

What an unbelievable game. I wish the Premiership would be broadcast where I live.

[@david_mccrae]

That was like Calcutta Cup 2019 all over again. What an advert for rugby! That tackle at the end is like the countless other reds given out this season, but I think Harlequins would have still held on for the comeback

[@somanytakennames]

To think there were people the night before going mental over a 0-0 draw in the football 😂

[@lukedoyle7027]

Shows how rugby is so much more enjoyable and entertaining

[@louisc7525]

@@lukedoyle7027 could not agree more I am a huge fan of both but rugby is number one in my eyes.

[@gsli9593]

what is dis thing u call Football...girls game?

[@oldmanwillyboy2786]

It seems there's a direct correlation between the IQ's of those fans/players and pundits(both sets) and the outcome of that match.........

[@anovi72]

Football. No thanks!!

[@errcoche]

What a game of two arves. I thought it was going to be a cricket score for the Bears. Both teams have provided some magnificent entertainment this year. Corking season!

[@crawford1083]

Best Quins don't wait until minute 34 to start playing next week.

[@scottiramage317]

We didn’t 😜😜

[@TappCorporation]

the fact this is number 7 on trending is proof of just how good this game was

[@andrewmorrison5250]

"Legitimate" shoulder to the head, at speed with no mitigating circumstances = red. We've all seen it countless times already this season. Perplexed Glasgow Warrior fan.

[@MadMarchTaffy]

Aye - no idea how that was not given

[@harryhughes3740]

I’m a Quins fan and was messing myself when that tackle was made. Lucky escape indeed.

[@battlevgaming9887]

he hit the shoulder not the head though

[@scottiramage317]

Watch the actual match and not the highlights - they were two other angles that weren’t shown in this highlights package that show no clear hit to the head…

[@battlevgaming9887]

@@scottiramage317 i did, clearly on the shoulder pal

[@harrietcoppock4853]

Two years ago today.. still gives me anxiety. What a comeback! ❤

[@dgbourdon1325]

What a comeback! Well done Quin's!

[@peterspencer7027]

"No contact with the head" was an interesting conclusion

[@nicolas_sebik]

Yeah as a quins fan I really cant wrap my head around it

[@db_yourname4400]

the quins player was already leading into the tackle before the bristol players feet were in contact with the ground, the tackle as made after he had touched the ground and he also ducked, also the wrap was around the torso

[@TheJcc50]

If you look at the replay there just isn't any contact with the head. The Quins player's arms are well below the shoulder, there's contact with the Bristol players shoulder, which was dipped, but at no point is there contact with the head.

[@marksmith4518]

You cant argue that quins are the most exciting team to watch these days. Their amazing attack and questionable defence makes every game crazy

[@willcollinson1018]

Can’t help feeling the more pragmatic rugby played by the Chiefs will win the day in the final, but I’m really pleased for Quins - they take risks and have been rewarded for it.

[@marksmith4518]

@@willcollinson1018 i agree, tbh i didnt think we would get past bristol, but the chiefs game management should win it for them. Nevermind what happens im a proud quins fan this year

[@willcollinson1018]

Great team to watch. Surely Smith and Dombrandt for England?

[@jamiebrown1235]

I wish I had watched this game live. From a neutral, this has to be the most exciting game I’ve ever watched.

[@Dinner-uo8kf]

As a Quins fan, I had to stop myself from shouting on train. What a game! This is why rugby is so good. There is no guarantee a lead will be held, no matter the points on the board.

[@gtu00]

The best game of rugby I have ever seen. Full of attacking running rugby right from the start. Twelve tries. No tedious scrum resets. No argy-bargy between the teams. No boring repeated attempts at simply barging over the line (hello Exeter!). Strong and clear refereeing (OK one controversial decision, but that would not have changed the winner). Doubtless there will be some "real" rugby people on here saying they would like to see more "conflict" or "grunt", but to me this game was rugby at its best.

[@MrHistorian123]

Now which was better: this high scoring, massively skilful and physical game, or the 0-0 borefest served up at Wembley? And that final tackle? Nothing wrong at all. The TMO got it spot on.

[@maverick4177]

The look on those Bristol faces 🤣 Never underestimate the Mighty Quin’s

[@mrbayd3069]

Simply amazing. Already seen these highlights after watching the game like 12 times hahaha.

[@kit3979]

Brilliant result for Harlequins, I think every other team in the league was happy to see Bristol lose. You should have heard the cheers at Sandy Park yesterday from Exeter and also Sale fans when Quins got the winning try. Hopefully the best team wins next weekend. From an Exeter fan.

[@jakemiddleton5266]

Sadly I think Exeter will just be far too physical for Quins in the final, particularly with only 7 days to recover. Similar to what SA did to England at the WC final. I foresee a Sam Simmonds hattrick of tries from the maul.

[@timmehtimmehtimmehti]

Gutted that Mike brown wont be at the final, regardless of the red card. From a chiefs fan

[@James-tt7mr]

Can’t believe this was condensed into under 7 mins. I expected highlights to be closer to 15

[@FullTimeThistle]

Great game, but as a complete neutral I'd be feeling pretty aggrieved over that "legal" tackle if I was a Bristol fan, the way these incidents have been reffed of late. Even a pen and no card at least?

[@willcollinson1018]

Definitely a penalty at least given the way it’s been reffed this year. Great game nonetheless.

[@notthefirsttosaythis7083]

Yeah considering chiefs had two players binned and suspended for similar hits last week.. issue is some angles make it look like direct contact and some show contact around the chest/shoulder area

[@Karma-qt4ji]

Also neutral here. I am okay with them clearing the tackle, even if it was a bit touch and go - at least they looked. There was another, very important as it turns out, poor decision though, and that was the kick chase that led to the Quins first try where every chaser was in front of the kicker. 2 touch judges, a referee and a TMO (protocol aside) and this crap is still let slide. Hope the refereeing in the upcoming Lions tour is better than what we have seen on offer in Premiership and Trans Tasman; would hate to see it marred by poor officiating.

[@willcollinson1018]

I mean, in any tight game there will always be a handful of decisions that could have tipped it one way or the other. If I was a Bristol fan I think I would be pretty upset, but relatively happy as a neutral

[@ThistleThings]

At least a yellow

[@twiglet2214]

Didn't get round to watching until last night - series link recording meant it didn't add an extra hour so got to about 10 minutes in extra time and it stopped ! What a game of rugby and the old saying ' It's not over till it's over ' rings true.

[@roryingram8413]

“No contact with the head” - there is, but besides that, it’s above the legal tackle height regardless of wether the head was hit or not. Not a bristol fan but thats bollocks

[@skipperad007]

Ikr, penalty at the very least

[@DM-rp9ik]

Bundi Aki got a red card for that a few months ago. They make it up as they go

[@jonroberts8396]

It was shoulder to shoulder. On field call was legal, no clear evidence to contradict that, stay with the onfield call. Nevermind that Bristol were done for by then anyway

[@olliepeacey5294]

@@jonroberts8396 were they done for? If the penalty was rightfully given, then Bristol would have a penalty kick up field, and potentially score a try or drop goal in the last play of the game? Last time Bristol and Harlequins played in the season, Bristol did exactly that and scored the winning try in the red

[@jonroberts8396]

@@olliepeacey5294 but it wasn't a penalty so *shrug* And maybe they would have if the ref made a mistake and gave it, but probably not on the evidence of the previous 70 mins

[@sideswipe1139]

Congratulations Harley Quins! I hope Radradra makes it back home in time for Fiji vs All Blacks test match.

[@neilbatchelor1072]

Both Exeter and Quins are excellent teams and will be a fab final.

[@jacobhardy876]

What a great game, shame it will be potentially over shadowed by that tackle. IMO it was high and not legal. But side from that Bristol stepped off the gas and Quins put it on, really well played Quins!

[@jakemiddleton5266]

As a Quins fan I agree, probably a yellow as the player did change height and it was shoulder to head. But, having watched the full match, the highlights make this seem like a giant moment in the game. There were 20 tight calls that could have changed the game that went for and against both teams. I think it is a bit naïve to point at one incident and say that was the only reason a team lost, or to only look at calls that went against Bristol. That's football fan type stuff. It was a great game

[@ay613]

Ridiculous stuff!!! Shame i've been missing the rugby due to the euros but can't wait for the lions tour.

[@WrightyBoy8]

“Marchant to finish the job”!!!!!! Love it!

[@FMJParis18]

Incredible comeback from Harlequins !

[@soothingmeow22]

I wrote off harlequin the first half...man how wrong was I, one of the best matches I've ever seen

[@kaltonian]

omg what a turn around, now that's what us fans have been missing, nearly 80 points won to, let's hope both teams are well rested for the final

[@alanclark8676]

I was there as a neutral. It was still absolutely INCREDIBLE edge of your seat stuff. Felt v lucky given the limited capacity!

[@stevethomson7524]

Rugby at its best❤️

[@snowmotion9921]

Both teams deserve their result. When you lead 28-0 a semi-final you've got to respect the game and your opponent... Bristol didn't take it seriously, they didn't take some easy kicks offered to them, didn't attempt the drop goal, they just wanted to look pretty for the camera but that's not how you win titles. May that game be a valuable lesson for them.

[@0verPar]

I wouldnt say they didnt take it seriously, id just say they lacked composure with a lead 14 of quins points were from nothing and suddenly they are back in the game and Bris capitulated. Momentum is massive

[@snowmotion9921]

@@0verPar They scored 3 points from the 30th to the 80th minute and we can't say that they didn't have the opportunities to score more than that. In the second half I remember a penalty for Bristol played quickly by Randall 35m in front of the posts instead of taking the points and that's not a lack of composure, it's just cocky behaviour because they didn't seriously think that they were in danger.

[@kamelkadri2843]

Is this Rugby or Cricket ! truly a game of 2 halfs

[@ploopy679]

at the end bristol were playing with 13 men against 15, fair play to quins for the comeback though - cant believe we lost it.

[@linalmeemow]

Enjoyed watching Bears throw away a 28 point lead and end the game with 13 men on the pitch, as they should have done at Tigers a couple of weeks ago. What goes around comes around, Pat!

[@oldmanwillyboy2786]

Great game! "Legal tackle!" my arse! The bears will feel as pissed off as Leicester did a couple of weeks ago!.........Props to Quins though! I don't think anyone, apart from themselves, really saw this coming. What a comeback! Deserved win, well done Quins! I'm a Bristol fan btw.......

[@oldmanwillyboy2786]

PS. Barnes proving again that he's not as special as he thinks he is...........It still infuriates when crucial game outcomes can be decided by shit refs!

[@123silentassassin]

@@oldmanwillyboy2786 tbh it doesn't really matter what the decision was for that tackle, the ET was in the red

[@jackevans1385]

@@123silentassassin game would be continued for any kind of penalty etc.

[@123silentassassin]

@@jackevans1385 again, it wouldn't have made any difference because towards the end Bears were playing with 13 and when they had possession before the last quins try they weren't making any ground at all. You couldn't have won even if that penalty was awarded

[@oldmanwillyboy2786]

@@123silentassassin As was the last scrum that Leicester lost! The outcome could have been v.different........

[@funinkosikheswa]

What a match, just saw the highlights now 😳

[@ecca777]

Better than any game played down here in ANZAC land this year Well done Poms

[@tomstuppence605]

Bristol absolutely chucked it. Quins win with a massive thankyou to inept officiating at the end. Good game though.

[@scottforsyth4954]

Not a Quins or Bears fan but this was a great game of rugby and a great advert for the game judging from the highlights. With all that talk about the tackle at the end its great to see sanity and logic prevail for a change. It wasn't high, it wasn't late and he didn't tackle with malice and he had his arms wrapped around the player. The head of the tacking player's actually hits his opposition's shoulder so he doesn't make any contact with the head. Agree that there needs to be more consistency but that's only because of the legit tackles being penalised and so it becomes the norm. Armchair refs need to stop getting their panties in such a bunch.

[@lemetole8869]

Never say die..GOOD LUCK HARLEQUINS..

[@neilcarpenter2669]

Don't think I have ever seen a game quite like it , amazing comeback from Quins , Tyrone Green for England ? Ps I have just heard that the Quins have a new sponsor for next season called Lazarus.

[@iamthedonkeyman]

Tyrone Green is South African unfortunately for England.

[@Dinner-uo8kf]

@@iamthedonkeyman but he is English qualified. However, it’s unlikely it’ll happen

[@geordie24]

Quins just too good for Bristol.

[@markblow1966]

Bristol - How to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory

[@rico3200]

Wow Awesome Match! If that last tackle didnt make contact with the head im a dutchman!

[@jeffjefferson3364]

Haha world rugby wtf? That tackle went straight from a 6 week ban to not even a penalty in the space of 3 months

[@connorfleming2308]

thank god for that

[@battlevgaming9887]

he didnt hit his head though. on the shoulder

[@errcoche]

I think it should have been a penalty minimum and probably a yellow. The fact that he somehow didn't make contact with the head was luck not judgement. It was reckless play. He did not drop down to make the tackle and the ball carrier had not unexpectedly changed levels. It seemed like they were looking for an excuse to not call it. They are supposed to be making the calls based on how dangerous the play is, not whether somebody actually dies.

[@ricky455]

@@errcoche you can't just call a legitimate tackle 'reckless play' 😆 he either hits the head or he doesn't. And he didnt.

[@errcoche]

​@@ricky455 The rule outlaws tackles above the shoulder line. The referees failed to apply the rules properly. The tacklers right shoulder goes in above the ball carrier's shoulder. The law is not about making contact with the head or not. Clearly when the head is hit there is no doubt that the tackle is a dangerous one that COULD lead to impacting the head, because it did. In this case the head was not hit but the tackle was still illegal and it was a foul. He also didn't wrap in the initial contact. It was a bad decision.

[@jerome21215]

I’m a harlequins fan but that was a high tackle! Never the less Quinn’s would have still won that game

[@scottiramage317]

If you are a Quins fan then you know we don’t spell it with 2 N’s

[@stuartandersen4636]

what a shocking final call!

[@leonrobinson2053]

Earlier doors Bristol looked amazing, possibly too many finished in the corner though. That pick up by Chisholm. Bristol did get screwed by that late try, looked high but remember what they did to Leicester, karma always comes for you

[@Karma-qt4ji]

No I don't!

[@leonrobinson2053]

@@Karma-qt4ji haha, legend. Also... Please don't come for me.

[@bribri5458]

Well deserved! Hope they win it!

[@Comet_ha]

What a game!!!

[@drummerman122]

What a game.

[@chrisnaude2929]

Tye Greene for the Boks please Rassie.

[@Sindisile]

Full game please

[@LetsOGGE]

Don't know how Bristol will replace Earl or Malins. They've both added a lot to that team and could arguably be their best players. Saracens returning next season. Exeter, Bristol, Sale and Saracens are going to be very strong.

[@lonelyspyro2124]

Amazing game, smash those Cheats in the finals Quins. Sincerely Sharks fan.

[@monteyeelim2390]

"No contact with the head" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@martynslinn6607]

Great game but not sure you can recover from this effort in only one week, Exeter are in the driving seat having overcome a slightly off colour sale team but a fantastic day of rugby all the same

[@tomtowers1005]

The dummy run to the right from Uren at 1:25 is 🤌🏼perfection

[@kit3979]

In regards to the final tackle, in my opinion it's a shoulder to shoulder collision. So I think it's perfectly legal. I know I will get slated for this but it's just my opinion.

[@hughknuckey9138]

The thing is mate, a lot of wankers watch this clip (7 minutes isn't enough to do justice to that game) and the only thing they can talk about is that. As we saw from the other angles, there was no proof, it may have hit him high, may not have. Thus, you stay with the on field call - thank god we have Wayne Barnes as a proper ref and decisions aren't made in comments sections by sad acts. What a game.

[@benvaughan3392]

@@hughknuckey9138 yet you're here commenting lol js

[@hughknuckey9138]

@@benvaughan3392 Commenting positively... Which is precisely the anathema of what I was complaining about. If you can't understand the difference then that's not my fault bud. 'js' - no idea what that means in your kiddie language.

[@scottiramage317]

Bristanbul!!

[@kenjones6441]

These sides have been obviously watching the NRL.

[@malachisammy3849]

I wanna play football at that level it’s hard but I think I can do it

[@daemonk756890]

Feel very sorry for Bristol fans. Amazing comeback in general from Quins, but surely given how tackles have been treated that final tackle was a red. Shoulder to head.

[@scottiramage317]

And yet Quins we’re winning….

[@Ghhyuttgg]

Well they reviewed it and decided it was not a shoulder to the head, so not sure why everyone is whining in the comments

[@wingsandnachos496]

Why is nobody showing or talking about the Bristol attempted conversion after their extra time try? They missed because (I think) they went for a rushed drop goal. Meant they then had to chase for the last few minutes. Can anyone explain what happened?

[@alecbeeson6037]

Even if he converted, it would not matter as, if level AET, it goes to tries scored apparently.

[@xpat73]

2:33 how forward?

[@Gilescowdemdem]

How is no one talking about the leading elbow that led to Charles piutau being taken off with an HIA?

[@jjeales7329]

That tackle at the end, happy as with the ruling, play on etc, I just hope if that was a radradra or a SBW sort of player the same ruling stands.

[@icarusmaximus2790]

epic match, Bristols 2 derps cost them the game

[@FRU.No.1]

Incredible game. Tackle was spot on nothing wrong there

[@C64Queeg500]

Quins deserved this. What happened Bristol? Apologies all round I think !!!

[@thebiglad6163]

I wanted quins to win and all but I think Barnes rushed the TMO way to much with the tackle at the end. I don't think it was high, but I think it was rushed

[@stevejulietb1590]

This was Quins finest moment, but Exeter will shred them comfortably.

[@jorianx2197]

Alternate headline: Bristol blow 28 point lead

[@ilaitiarakadrudru8464]

I guess will We get to see Radradra for Fiji against All Blacks

[@wingsandnachos496]

He was carried off limping at the end, so might be injured mate

[@ilaitiarakadrudru8464]

@@wingsandnachos496 oh dang not good

[@draf8071]

Clear high tackle

[@therecklessengineer5796]

You can give someone a concussion without touching their head

[@almcdonald8676]

Am I delusional? That first pass from the ruck by care leading up to the try looked so forward it could have been American football

[@almcdonald8676]

Also surely Chisholms try came from an offside?

[@Dinner-uo8kf]

@@almcdonald8676 not sure about Care’s pass, Chis was onside

[@almcdonald8676]

No I mean the pass before the scoring pass to north more at about 2:33. Probably the camera angle but it was glaring

[@almcdonald8676]

Looking at that Chisholm try again the offside is even more blatant. The quins player lying on the wrong side of the ruck gets to his knees at 3:00 tripping the Bristol SH and disturbing his pass allowing quins to gather. It was so noticeable I’m wondering what law exempts it. I remember Conor Murray once got a penalty out of England by pretending to trip over an England player at the base of the ruck. He was just doing it to make a point and in that case the England player didn’t suddenly jump to his knees to trip him

[@nacanielitupou5457]

The was in the bag for Bristol in the first half on to realise later on that they were in the bag instead of the game

[@jackgostling9282]

Still in shock

[@arugbygentlemankirielenko535]

i think that you cannot underestimate the impact of ex munster/irish hooker flannery on the quins' aggressive mindset and never say die attitude .... gone is the historic "soft centre" to be replaced by a steely resolve with a huge amount of skill. at this level no team should be able to overcome a 28 point deficit but thank goodness the quins did as for a (neutral) rugby fan this was simply a brilliant match !

[@teocarre4026]

anyone else see the forward pass from harlequins at 2:31 ?

[@reissknell3305]

Enjoy. Before sarries come back to dominate

[@thoughtfulprofessor4198]

Brilliant game but Bristol have to play the whole season

[@DaveInBridport]

Oh Bristol, you threw it away.

[@markpattinson4627]

Without Malins & Earl, Bristol will be a bottom 4 club next year.

[@kaistemp9680]

So seriously, what does Smith have to do to make the England squad?

[@kaistemp9680]

@Bolia Fops I did think that looked forward but it's often the camera angle

[@pondbus1ness]

Plz say harlequins win next week

[@slovakrugbyfederation2763]

nice

[@BarryHawk]

Some shockers from Barnes as usual

[@JamesHall-xb7dw]

the fact that quins got away with that high tackle at the end is simply disgusting