- Harlequins 41-27 Northampton
- Cadan Murley scores twice in champions’ bonus point win
When Harlequins hired Pete Tong to supply the pre-match entertainment there was clearly a slight risk of everything going, well, festively pear-shaped. Happily for the English champions it did not turn out that way on an evening that again showed what is possible when professional rugby makes an effort to promote itself properly.
On all levels Big Game 13 was a rip-roaring success, a revved-up crowd being treated to nine tries and a far higher standard of breathless entertainment than anyone had a right to expect on a wet December night.
