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Gloucester soar to top of PREM after dismantling hapless Harlequins

Gloucester continued their impressive start to the Gallagher Prem season by handing out a 48-0 thrashing to hapless Harlequins at Kingsholm.

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Published: Saturday, 3 October 2026 at 7:03 PM

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Gloucester climbed to the top of the Gallagher Premiership table by routing Harlequins 48-0 at Kingsholm.
Gloucester scored eight tries from eight different players to secure their second bonus-point win of the season.
Harlequins were held scoreless throughout the contest and lacked key England internationals Marcus Smith and Alex Dombrandt.

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Gloucester surged to the top of the Gallagher Premiership table following a dominant 48-0 shutout victory over Harlequins at Kingsholm. The hosts controlled the match from the outset, running in eight tries to secure their second consecutive bonus-point win of the season after defeating Exeter on opening day.

Harlequins played without key England internationals Marcus Smith and Alex Dombrandt and struggled heavily, conceding six first-quarter penalties and a sin-binning for Will Evans. Eight different Gloucester players scored tries, including Ben Loader, Jac Morgan, and Charlie Atkinson, while George Barton added four conversions.

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