They have since evolved into the London Crusaders, the London Broncos, and then into Harlequins Rugby League.

* Harlequins Rugby League, a rugby league club in England

* Hobart Harlequins Rugby Union Club, in Australia

* Jason Golden – Harlequins RL Rugby League footballer.

Ken was a rugby union player for Harlequins, and later served as president of the Rugby Football Union.

Porth is home to Welsh Rugby Union affiliated rugby club Porth Harlequins.

The grounds are currently home to London Cornish RFC, and is the training ground for Harlequins Rugby League.

He returned to play with Munster Rugby in the 1999-2000 season and played in the European Rugby Cup final that Munster Rugby lost to Northampton Saints 9-8 in Twickenham Stadium before returning to Harlequins.

* Tony Rea, member of the board of Harlequins Rugby League

Then Widnes Vikings chairman Tony Chambers claimed that Lewis showed his strong expansionist credentials in 2005 when he allegedly threatened to resign if Super League clubs did not back a plan to save London Broncos ( now Harlequins Rugby League ), although he denies this.

London Highfield was the precursor to Harlequins Rugby League, the current rugby league club in London.

The club shares its stadium with the rugby league team London Broncos, who from 2006 to 2011 were known as Harlequins Rugby League and used a similar kit to the rugby union side.

Harlequins hold the world record for providing the most players from one club ( 8 ) in a Rugby World Cup final.

As part of the deal, the Broncos changed their name to Harlequins Rugby League, though the two clubs remain under separate ownership.

On 2 September 2009, it was reported that Harlequins had escaped being thrown out of the Heineken Cup following the scandal when the board of organisers European Rugby Cup ( ERC ) said it approved of the bans and fines already handed out.

Tawhai left Skolars at the end of 2007 to become assistant coach at Harlequins Rugby League and was replaced by Tony Benson.

In October 2010 the London Skolars appointed former Harlequins Rugby League player Joe Mbu as their head coach.

On the 27 April 2006, Paul agreed a move back to rugby league joining Harlequins Rugby League.

Category: Harlequins Rugby League players

William Wavell Wakefield, 1st Baron Wakefield of Kendal ( 10 March 1898-12 August 1983 ), known as Sir Wavell Wakefield between 1944 and 1963, was an English rugby union player for Harlequins and England, President of the Rugby Football Union and Conservative politician.

The club stayed at Griffin Park until the 2006 season until they became Harlequins Rugby League when they vacated Griffin Park and ground shared with Harlequin F. C ..

Teams that have used these facilities include Harlequins Rugby League, the English, Irish and Australian rugby union squads and the New Zealand All Blacks.

In July of that year they announced that they would be establishing a partnership with rugby league club London Broncos, which saw the two clubs sharing Harlequins home ground of The Stoop from the start of the 2006 Super League season.

On 15 June 2007, Salford beat Harlequins 5 – 2 in the first ( and, to date, only ) Super League game not to contain a try.

Robbie Paul Voted the 1996 Super League Player of the season at 20 years of age, went into his winter loan spell with Harlequins R. U. team aiming to improve his game, also to promote and give links for both RL-RU transfers for the 1997 season, Also used like in the 13 man code of being a franchise player he was given the opportunity of being part of NEC Harlequins not only for a loan spell, also to promote rugby league to the masses of the 15 man code.

It has since been confirmed by his manager George Mimis that up to six Super League clubs are hoping to lure Darren Lockyer to England, with London based Harlequins Rugby League said to be early front-runners for the Australian captain's signature.

The London Broncos made their only Challenge Cup final appearance so far at the old Wembley Stadium in May 1999, Branson relinquished his interest in 2001 and the London Broncos brand was ' retired ' in September 2005, becoming Harlequins Rugby League under the ownership of Ian Lenagan.

The club were due to play their first match against Super League giants St. Helens, but due to the team being in the World Club Challenge competition, a Harlequins RL Academy side provided the opposition for the clubs inaugural match.

* Harlequins cricket team, an English former first-class team

This record stood until 31 March 2012 when it was surpassed by an English Premiership game between Harlequins and Saracens at Wembley Stadium which hosted a crowd of 83, 761.

Nick Duncombe ( January 21, 1982 — February 14, 2003 ) was a promising English rugby union footballer who won two international caps before dying aged 21 of meningitis contracted while on what has erroneously been described as a warm-weather training trip to Spain with his club Harlequins.

The Harlequin Football Club ( The Harlequins or Quins for short ) is an English rugby union team who play in the top level of English rugby, the Aviva Premiership.

He has been linked with a move to Harlequins of the English Premiership after the cup.

In 2004 they contested the European Challenge Cup again, though they lost to English club Harlequins, by one point, 27 to 26.

Michael Gordon Skinner ( born 26 November 1958 ), also known as Mickey, Mick, and Mike, is a former English rugby union player who played at flanker for Harlequins and.

In a related issue, New Zealand legend Andrew Mehrtens, who was born in Durban, decided to pursue a South African passport when he signed with the English side Harlequins for the 2005-06 National Division One season, as it would enable the club to sign another non-EU and non-Kolpak player.

Hornby, the first man to captain both the English national rugby and cricket sides, Dick Greenwood and his son Will Greenwood, later to play outside centre for Harlequins and England, second row star Steve Borthwick, captaining Bath and playing a key role in the England international side, Wade Dooley, who won 55 caps in the second row for England, and Paul Grayson, who went on to play a number of games at fly half for England.

* Cardiff Harlequins RFC, a rugby union club in Wales

* Hawick Harlequins RFC, a rugby union club in Scotland

* Maesteg Harlequins RFC, a rugby union club in Wales

* Ottawa Harlequins, a rugby union club in Canada

* Oxford Harlequins RFC, a rugby union club in England

* Pembroke Dock Harlequins RFC, a rugby union club in Wales

* Pittsburgh Harlequins, a rugby union club in the United States

* Porth Harlequins RFC, a rugby union club in Wales

Harlequins, a rugby union club and London Broncos, a rugby league club play at the Twickenham Stoop.

There is also a men's and women's association football league, two rugby union clubs ( Coffs Harlequins and Southern Cross University ), junior and senior basketball competitions and the representative Coffs Suns, field hockey and netball competitions.

It is also the official training facility for Harlequins rugby club, with plans to add a private gym for the club in addition to the already available facilities.

* October 8 – The first rugby football match to be played at Twickenham Stadium is won by the Harlequins when they defeat Richmond at the brand new ground.

* David Strettle, Harlequins and England international rugby player

He played club rugby for Auckland, Harlequins in London and Algida in Italy.

While in the United States, Naas played rugby with the Dallas Harlequins, where he led them to the 1984 USA National Club Championships.

One match was played against the Barbarian F. C., the other, against another London rugby union club, the Harlequins.

In 1997 he retired from international rugby union and moved to England to play for Harlequins, and later coach it.

In 1998 he signed for Leicester Tigers, displacing Will Greenwood, who was forced return to Harlequins for first team rugby.

Keith Gerard Mallinson Wood ( born 27 January 1972, Killaloe, County Clare ) and educated at St Munchin's College, Limerick is a former international rugby union footballer who played hooker for Ireland, the Lions, Garryowen, Harlequins and Munster.