Harlequins team news

Harlequins have named their travelling squad to take on Newcastle Falcons on Friday night in the first Gallagher Premiership fixture of 2025 (Fri 03 Jan, 19:45).

Cadan Murley will captain the side at Kingston Park following his two-try Player of the Match performance at Allianz Stadium as Danny Wilson makes three changes to the starting XV.

Joe Launchbury steps up into the starting line-up at lock, while Will Evans has been named at openside flanker and Will Porter will start in the number nine jersey.

Lucas Friday and Ben Waghorn have been named amongst the impact players for the journey to the North East and will make their Gallagher Premiership debuts if introduced at Kingston Park.

Quins' front row of Fin Baxter, Jack Walker and Titi Lamositele remains unchanged with Joe Laucnhbury and Dino Lamb completing the tight-five.

Will Evans inclusion in the starting XV at openside sees Jack Kenningham shift to blindside and James Chisholm start at No 8.

Will Porter starts at scrum-half, alongside Marcus Smith at fly-half. The remainder of the backline is unchanged from last weekend's enthralling encounter with Leicester Tigers as Luke Northmore and Oscar Beard are partnered in the centres.

As mentioned, Murley captains the side on the left wing with Rodrigo Isgro and Nick David completing the starting side.

Sam Riley, Wyn Jones and Dillon Lewis are Quins' front row impact options, while Irne Herbst is also named in the travelling cohort alongside Alex Dombrandt as Wilson continues to rotate his strong back row options.

Lucas Friday and Ben Waghorn are in line to make their Gallagher Premiership debuts and Jarrod Evans is also named as an impact player for Friday night's contest.

NEWCASTLE FALCONS v HARLEQUINS

• Friday 03 January (19:45 - Live on TNT Sports)

• Kingston Park

• Gallagher Premiership - Round 10

STARTING XV

15. Nick David (60)

14. Rodrigo Isgro (6)

13. Oscar Beard (66)

12. Luke Northmore (75)

11. Cadan Murley (C) (122)

10. Marcus Smith (169)

9. Will Porter (33)

1. Fin Baxter (60)

2. Jack Walker (75)

3. Titi Lamositele (9)

4. Joe Launchbury (29)

5. Dino Lamb (102)

6. Jack Kenningham (60)

7. Will Evans (101)

8. James Chisholm (160)

IMPACT PLAYERS

16. Sam Riley (58)

17. Wyn Jones (9)

18. Dillon Lewis (26)

19. Irne Herbst (57)

20. Alex Dombrandt (146)

21. Lucas Friday (3)

22. Jarrod Evans (27)

23. Ben Waghorn (3)