It's Big Game 16 at Allianz Stadium, Twickenham and Leicester Tigers are out to spoil the party in the nation's capital as they take on Harlequins in round nine of the Gallagher Premiership. 

Tigers had a night to forget on the pitch last time out against Bears, while Quins will want to avenge a round eight loss away to Gloucester which saw the Londoners remain scoreless in a 14-0 defeat. 

It's perfectly poised, and with two teams that want to attack, Rudimental will have a tough time competing with the entertainment on the pitch. 

Tigers have injected Jack van Poortvliet back into the starting XV with Quins legend Mike Brown also lining up at 14 for Leicester. Quins have their usual bag of tricks at nine and ten with Care and Smith, and a massive presence on the bench in the form of Chandler Cunningham-South. 

Harlequins’ only win in their last four Gallagher Premiership Rugby matches was 36-19 at Exeter in Round 6.

The Londoner’s only loss in their last ten visits to Allianz Stadium Twickenham was 35-45 to Bath in April 2023.

Leicester Tigers have slipped to successive defeats in Premiership Rugby, at Sale and at home to Bristol. The loss at Sale ended a three-game winning run on the road in Premiership Rugby.

Leicester’s only defeat in their last five visits to Twickenham was by a single point to Montpellier in the final of the European Challenge Cup in May 2021.

The last four fixtures between the two clubs have all been won by the away side on the day.

Leicester’s only loss in their last five encounters with Harlequins at Allianz Stadium was 23-30 in the Premiership Rugby final in 2012, the other two Premiership clashes at the venue in the “Big Game’s” in 2018 and 2019 both ended in high scoring draws.

Referee: Matthew Carley

Assistant Referees: Craig Maxwell-Keys and Greg MacDonald

TMO: Andrew Jackson