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'Meet The Old Players' Evening

Thursday 3rd February 7:30

At a time when things are changing at The Stoop with the demolition of the old West Stand this evening will be a chance to look back on the history of our great club. The evening will start with a short talk by Ian Cooper, the author of ‘The Immortal Harlequin’, about the history of the club and about Adrian Stoop. Then there will be players from the last six decades present who will be answering your questions about their time at Harlequins FC.

The panel will be drawn from:

Paul Anderson - played for Quins in the '50s, Chairman of HOPA also an Olympic Medallist

Graeme Murray - Quins captain in the mid sixties and Past Chairman of the Club.

Bob Hiller - current Quins President, ex-Quins and England Captain in the late sixties also a British Lion who went on two tours ('68 & '71)

Neil Edwards - Scottish international who played alongside Paul Ackford during the '80s

Steve White-Cooper – England International who played second or back row for Quins until 2001/2

Billy Davison - Quins lock for ten years, England A

Simon Miall will be there to represent the current players

Entry is free for Quinssa and HOPA members and for players from any of the Harlequins teams and it is only £3 for others. Profits from the evening will go towards providing another Quinssa Bursary for an academy player (Tosh Masson and Darren Clayton have already received Quinssa Bursaries this season).

If you are planning to come, can you please drop Duncan Franklin a line at prof@quinssa.org.uk to give an idea of how many people are coming and please let Duncan know if you have any questions you would like asked.This is a unique evening and one that we really hope you try to get to.