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Mate against Mates at the Twickenham Stoop
Tue October 24, 2006
Source: www.quins.co.uk

The Federation Shield is a new concept involving two nations from both the southern and northern hemisphere, all part of the longer term build up to the Rugby League World Cup which will be held in Australia and New Zealand in 2008.

The tournament kicked off with a big double headed fixture at the Headingley Carnegie Stadium last Sunday when Tonga beat Samoa 18-10 and England beat France 26-10. Both winners meet this Sunday at the Twickenham Stoop.

The final of the Federation Shield will take place on Sunday November 12 at Widnes' Halton Stadium.

Harlequins club captain Rob Purdham had an outstanding debut as captain of his country last Sunday at Headingley in the win over France. Purdham will feel right at home at the Stoop for his next mission in charge although he will line up against two Quins RL teammates in blockbusting prop forward and Tonga captain Solomon Haumono and centre Tyrone Smith.

Haumono and Smith were two stand out performers against Samoa on Sunday, the game played as a curtain-raiser to England v France. Haumono was named man of the match.

Adding more interest to Sunday's game for Londoners will be the return of former London Broncos captain Jim Dymock who is now coach of Tonga.

Tonga's victory over Samoa was actually worth double because the fixture also counted towards the 2008 World Cup Qualifying competition's Pacific Group. It was the last game in the Pacific Group and Tonga's victory saw them come from third to first and, together with Fiji, qualify for the 2008 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.

England head coach Paul Cullen who coached Purdham many years ago at Whitehaven is impressed by Rob's maturity: "He won't be put off because he's facing two of his own club mates. He's too good a professional for that but it will be a challenge for him."

Sunday's meeting at the Twickenham Stoop brings together the top two nations in the Federation Shield table.

Cullen will name his team to play against Tonga on Thursday and he added: "We just want to check out the bumps and bruises from Sunday's win over France and then we can think about our approach to the game".

England play Tonga at 3pm at the Twickenham Stoop on Sunday 29th October. Tickets start at just £1 children and £10 adults.

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Danny Williams calls it a day, Rob Purham reaches 100 games
Fri September 15, 2006
Source: www.quins.co.uk

Rob Purdham, along with Paul Sykes, will become only the second player in the London squad to chalk up one hundred games for the capital club. These are also the first two English raised players to achieve the milestone in the Broncos and Harlequins era.

Neil Budworth, who is set to end his five year spell in London having played 98 games, will fall just short of joining them.

Purdham has been a mainstay of the pack in 2006 and last week was deservedly called up to the England Squad to play in this year's Federation Shield tournament where he will reunite with his former Whitehaven coach Paul Cullen.

"It's a real honour for me. I've played with so many great men who are also members of the 100 Club like Steelo (Retchless) and Toshy (Toshack) and of course Psycho (Paul Sykes) and it really does mean a lot to me. Hopefully we can celebrate with a win not just for me but for a few of the lads who will be leaving us," commented the club captain.

Danny Williams is one such player on the move, set to hang up his boots after Saturday's game. It will be an emotional day for the club's most experienced player who will retire after playing his 256th top flight game in a career spanning 13 years.

Williams made a name for himself at the Melbourne Storm club where he played 146 games before joining London Broncos. Included in that period was an NRL Premiership title in 1999.

"The game has been really good to me and I hope to stay involved with rugby league for a long time to come. I've played with and against some great players and really good people and that is one of the best things about our game, the friendships you form.

"My time in London has also been really rewarding and I know I'll be leaving Quins in good shape. I think the club has a bright future, as does the game here in London."

Tony Rea commented: "Danny is a great character with an infectious personality. He has shown responsible club ethics in his time here and we've certainly appreciated his contribution.

"Rob has this club in his veins and his best years are still to come. Out of the one hundred games he has already played with us, never once has he shirked his responsibilities.

"Budders (Neil Budworth) has been unlucky with injury and that is what forced our decision. In his time with London he has personified all that we want from our players and we will certainly be keeping an eye on him."

Coach Brian McDermott added: "Rob reaches a goal in his career that, as a young kid in Cumbria, he will only have dreamt of. He has a lot more years left in the game and I'm sure he will pick up many accolades and honours before he reaches his next century."

A number of other players soon to be leaving the club will see Saturday as a final chance to say farewell. Players without contracts for 2007 include: Nick Bradley-Qalilawa, Neil Budworth, Luke Dorn, Thomas Leuluai, Mark Tookey, Filimone Lolohea, Rikki Sheriffe, Paul Noone and Ade Adebisi

Missing from the team will be Thomas Leuluai (hamstring) and Lee Hopkins (knee) with McDermott adding Mark Tookey, Michael Worrincy, Jon Wells and Nick Bradley-Qalilawa to the squad.

Harlequins RL 20: Bradley-Qalilawa, Budworth, Dorn, Gafa, Haumono, Heckenberg, Lucky Luisi, McLinden, Mills, Noone, Paul, Purdham, Randall, Smith, Stewart, Sykes, Tookey, Wells, Williams, Worrincy.

Salford City Reds 20: Fitzpatrick, Hodgson, McGuinness, Moule, Dunemann, Robinson, Coley, Alker, Rutgerson, Finnigan, Charles, Highton, Wilshere, Haggerty, Littler, Brocklehurst, Adamson, Lima, Williams, Turner.

Referee: S Ganson

Tickets to Saturday's final game of the season start at just £12 when booked in advance - 020 8410 6000.

Quins RL v Salford, 3pm Saturday 16th September, the Twickehnam Stoop

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Fri July 7, 2006

Seven added to Quins for Saturday

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2008 engage English Super League

Harlequins 
14 games; 3 tries, 21 goals, 54 points. 
		 [View] Round 1 [09 Feb 08] L 28-47 v Wigan (H). [SR] 
[View] Round 2 [17 Feb 08] W 24-6 v Hull FC (A). [SR] 8 Pts; 1t, 2g
[View] Round 3 [23 Feb 08] W 34-18 v Wakefield (H). [SR] 10 Pts; 5g
[View] Round 4 [02 Mar 08] W 22-16 v Castleford (A). [SR] 8 Pts; 1t, 2g
[View] Round 5 [08 Mar 08] W 24-0 v Huddersfield (H). [LK] 4 Pts; 2g
[View] Round 6 [14 Mar 08] L 0-48 v Leeds (A). [SR] 
[View] Round 7 [21 Mar 08] L 22-24 v Les Catalans (H). [SR] 
[View] Round 8 [24 Mar 08] L 24-32 v Bradford (A). [SR] 
[View] Round 9 [29 Mar 08] W 8-6 v Warrington (A). [LK] 
[View] Round 10 [05 Apr 08] W 35-16 v Hull KR (H). [LK] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 11 [11 Apr 08] L 12-58 v St Helens (A). [LK] 4 Pts; 2g
[View] Round 12 [26 Apr 08] L 20-24 v Wakefield (A). [SR] 4 Pts; 2g
[View] Round 13 [04 May 08] L 16-18 v Les Catalans. [SR] 4 Pts; 2g
[View] Round 16 [08 Jun 08] L 24-40 v Warrington (H). [F8] 8 Pts; 4g
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2007 engage English Super League

Harlequins 
12 games; 3 tries, 7 goals, 26 points. 
		 [View] Round 1 [09 Feb 07] W 14-6 v St Helens (A). [SR]
[View] Round 2 [17 Feb 07] D 18-18 v Salford City (H). [SR]
[View] Round 3 [25 Feb 07] W 26-10 v Hull KR (A). [SR] 
[View] Round 4 [03 Mar 07] L 12-19 v Warrington (H). [SR] 
[View] Round 5 [09 Mar 07] L 12-16 v Wigan (A). [SR] 
[View] Round 6 [17 Mar 07] L 22-36 v Bradford (H). [SR] 10 Pts; 2t, 1g
[View] Round 7 [23 Mar 07] L 16-28 v Leeds (A). [SR] 2 Pts; 1g
[View] Round 8 [06 Apr 07] W 30-28 v Hull FC (H). [SR] 
[View] Round 11 [22 Apr 07] L 16-46 v Huddersfield (A). [SR] 4 Pts; 2g
[View] Round 12 [29 Apr 07] L 6-44 v St Helens (H). [LK] 2 Pts; 1g
[View] Round 14 [19 May 07] W 17-4 v Warrington (A). [SR] 8 Pts; 1t, 2g
[View] Round 23 [12 Aug 07] L 14-28 v Wakefield (A). [SR] 
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2006 engage English Super League

Harlequins 
22 games; 2 tries, 13 goals, 34 points. 
		 [View] Round 1 [11 Feb 06] L 16-40 v St Helens (H). [LK]
[View] Round 2 [18 Feb 06] D 18-18 v Bulls (A). [CT]
[View] Round 3 [25 Feb 06] L 6-26 v Wildcats (H). [CT]
[View] Round 4 [03 Mar 06] W 10-6 v Hull (A). [SR]
[View] Round 5 [12 Mar 06] L 20-34 v Castleford (H). [SR]
[View] Round 9 [14 Apr 06] W 36-14 v Les Catalans (H). [LK] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 10 [17 Apr 06] W 30-18 v Wigan (A). [SR] 4 Pts; 2g
[View] Round 11 [23 Apr 06] L 22-42 v Wakefield (A). [SR] 6 Pts; 3g
[View] Round 12 [29 Apr 06] W 22-16 v Huddersfield (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 2g
[View] Round 13 [05 May 06] L 24-36 v Leeds (A). [LK]
[View] Round 14 [13 May 06] L 16-58 v Bradford (H). [LK]
[View] Round 15 [29 May 06] W 29-28 v Salford City (A). [LK] 8 Pts; 4g
[View] Round 16 [10 Jun 06] W 30-28 v Warrington (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 17 [16 Jun 06] L 16-30 v Hull FC (A). [SR]
[View] Round 18 [24 Jun 06] L 18-38 v Les Catalans (A). [SR]
[View] Round 19 [01 Jul 06] L 24-26 v Wigan (H). [SR]
[View] Round 20 [08 Jul 06] W 24-16 v Castleford (H). [SR]
[View] Round 21 [14 Jul 06] L 24-30 v St Helens (A). [SR]
[View] Round 22 [22 Jul 06] W 18-16 v Hull FC (H). [SR] 4 Pts; 2g
[View] Round 24 [12 Aug 06] W 28-26 v Bradford (H). [LK]
[View] Round 25 [19 Aug 06] L 22-28 v Warrington (A). [LK]
[View] Round 26 [02 Sep 06] L 12-27 v Castleford (A). [SR]
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2005 English Super League

Harlequins 
20 games; 10 tries, 1 goals, 42 points. 
		 [View] Round 1 [13 Feb 05] W 28-24 v Warrington (H). [LK] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 2 [18 Feb 05] L 16-20 v Salford (A). [LK]
[View] Round 3 [27 Feb 05] W 72-8 v Wildcats (H). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 4 [06 Mar 05] L 22-48 v Bulls (A). [SR]
[View] Round 10 [16 Apr 05] L 20-30 v St Helens (H). [BE]
[View] Round 11 [24 Apr 05] L 18-29 v Wildcats (A). [BE]
[View] Round 12 [01 May 05] L 26-41 v Bulls (H). [LK]
[View] Round 13 [15 May 05] L 24-34 v Huddersfield (A). [LK]
[View] Round 14 [22 May 05] W 34-18 v Salford (H). [LK] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 15 [29 May 05] W 70-16 v Leigh (H). [LK] 16 Pts; 4t
[View] Round 16 [03 Jun 05] W 22-18 v Wigan (A). [SR]
[View] Round 17 [12 Jun 05] W 24-10 v Widnes (A). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 18 [17 Jun 05] D 28-28 v St Helens (A). [LK] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 19 [02 Jul 05] D 24-24 v Hull (H). [CT]
[View] Round 20 [09 Jul 05] W 32-24 v Rhinos (H). [LK]
[View] Round 21 [17 Jul 05] L 14-26 v Warrington (A). [LK] 2 Pts; 1g
[View] Round 22 [24 Jul 05] W 35-26 v Huddersfield (H). [LK] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 23 [07 Aug 05] W 17-16 v Hull (A). [BE]
[View] Round 28 [18 Sep 05] W 68-10 v Widnes (H). [BE]
[View] Elimination Play Offs [23 Sep 05] L 22-44 v Bulls (A). [BE]
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Purdham, Rob

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