Harlequins
Vannes
Twickenham Stoop, London
Championship Standings
Opening European round: no completed pool results; unavailable structured standings are left empty and previous-season tables are not substituted.
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Harlequins
W1, D0, L4Premiership Rugby only: 5 completed matches, 2026-05-30 to 2026-10-11; 91 for and 166 against. The 24–28 defeat at Sale was more competitive than the Gloucester collapse. It still left Quins winless in three league games and needing Smith to turn possession into territory and points.
Vannes
W0, D0, L5Top 14 only: 5 completed matches, 2026-09-12 to 2026-10-10; 97 for and 147 against. Vannes conceded 26, 29, 28, 43 and 21 in the latest five league games. The attack has sometimes kept them close; the sample does not support inventing a defensive recovery.
Head-to-Head · Retrieved Sample
0 – 0 – 0
Harlequins wins · Draws · Vannes wins (0 retrieved meetings, all venues)
Harlequins (0)
No verified meetings in the retrieved sample. This does not establish that the teams have never met.
Recent Results
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Average score in the last 6 meetings: Average unavailable: no verified meetings in the retrieved sample.
Extended Form
HarlequinsW5, D0, L13
Retrieved Premiership Rugby results inside 16 October 2025–2026-10-16: 2026-10-11: Sale Sharks 28–24 Harlequins; 2026-10-03: Gloucester 48–0 Harlequins; 2026-09-25: Harlequins 17–33 Bath; 2026-06-06: Harlequins 38–31 Northampton Saints; 2026-05-30: Saracens 26–12 Harlequins; 2026-05-16: Harlequins 41–24 Exeter Chiefs; 2026-05-10: Newcastle Red Bulls 17–76 Harlequins; 2026-04-25: Harlequins 33–52 Sale Sharks; 2026-04-18: Bath 48–15 Harlequins; 2026-03-28: Bristol Bears 14–18 Harlequins; 2026-03-21: Harlequins 19–26 Gloucester; 2026-01-24: Harlequins 7–36 Leicester Tigers; 2026-01-03: Northampton Saints 66–21 Harlequins; 2025-12-26: Sale Sharks 43–17 Harlequins; 2025-12-20: Harlequins 14–40 Bristol Bears; 2025-11-29: Gloucester 26–15 Harlequins; 2025-10-25: Harlequins 52–14 Newcastle Red Bulls; 2025-10-19: Exeter Chiefs 38–0 Harlequins.
A retrieved sample within twelve months, not a claim of complete season coverage. Older matches are context and are not counted a second time in the scorecard.
VannesW0, D0, L6
Retrieved Top 14 results inside 16 October 2025–2026-10-16: 2026-10-10: Perpignan 21–12 Vannes; 2026-10-03: Vannes 40–43 Pau; 2026-09-26: Toulon 28–10 Vannes; 2026-09-19: Vannes 23–29 Toulouse; 2026-09-12: Vannes 12–26 Montpellier; 2026-09-05: Castres Olympique 29–20 Vannes.
A retrieved sample within twelve months, not a claim of complete season coverage. Opponents and venues vary; no extra score is awarded for repeating the short form window.
Harlequins XV
Official 16 October announcement verified through indexed article text. Smith starts at ten and Isgró returns; a six-forward bench includes Evans, with Porter and Green the back cover.
Vannes XV
Unverified as of 2026-10-16T14:11:08.310Z. Checked https://www.rugbyclubvannes.bzh/, the Flashscore details feed and focused searches for Vannes and their opponent on this fixture’s date; no complete, authoritative match-day XV and bench could be established in the retrieved material. Arrays stay empty and personnel dimensions are ungraded.
Key Matchups
No verified comparative scrum/lineout performance advantage; zero is ungraded when the selected opposition is missing, not proof of equality. No defensible net selected-backline edge established; unverified opposition stays ungraded rather than being replaced with a season roster. No measured net squad-depth advantage is established; zero is an ungraded placeholder where a selected side is unverified. “Close” on an unverified unit is an ungraded display placeholder, not evidence of equality.
Match Forecast
Harlequins and Vannes both arrive with serious early league problems. Quins have lost all three PREM games, including 0–48 at Gloucester; Vannes have lost their latest five Top 14 matches. Smith, Furbank, Murley and the returning Isgró give the selected hosts an attacking route, but the full visiting selection remains unverified.
Vannes scored 40 against Pau and 23 against Toulouse despite losing both, so poor form does not mean they cannot hurt a loose defence. Quins’ six-forward bench includes Evans, with Porter and Green as back cover. The home lean is driven mainly by the prior and should stay provisional until the visiting XV and bench can be compared. Scorecard net +2; raw house home probability 69.1%, raw home margin 4.70. The 1–10-point band is an editorial range, not a statistical confidence interval. Combined-total prior from 10 distinct completed matches in the two explicit form windows, 2026-05-30 to 2026-10-11: median 49 points. The projected 49 adjusts only for integer score parity with the rounded 5-point margin. Cross-competition and selection changes limit transfer; no unsupported weather adjustment.
Provisional — Harlequins by 5 — Vannes selected XV and bench unverified; personnel comparison incomplete.
Harlequins points for–against in the explicitly listed 5-match form window.
Vannes points for–against in the explicitly listed 5-match form window.
Checked 2026-10-16T14:11:08.310Z. Vannes selected XV and bench unverified; personnel comparison incomplete. No measured positive non-venue net edge; the home call depends substantially on the legacy prior.