Cairns: Joining Harlequins
I am absolutely delighted that we have secured Matt Cairns, who is a high-quality and proven hooker.
John Kingston.
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Experienced hooker Matt Cairns has agreed a two-and-a-half-year deal to move to Harlequins.
Cairns, who was capped once by England in 2007 and won honours playing for the Saxons and Sevens set-ups, arrives at the Stoop after making more than 210 appearances for Saracens.
The 30-year-old is seen as the ideal replacement for Gary Botha, who left Quins to return to South Africa - and head coach John Kingston is pleased to have bolstered his front-row options.
"I am absolutely delighted that we have secured Matt Cairns, who is a high-quality and proven hooker," said Kingston.
"It is great that we have been able to identify and secure such quality so soon after the departure of Gary Botha.
"The competition for the number two shirt will be an interesting one, given that we already have two class acts in the shape of England Saxons, Chris Brooker, and Samoan International, Tani Fuga."
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| Time | Fixture |
|---|---|
| Guinness Premiership | |
| Saturday 26th December | |
| Guinness Premiership | |
| 14:15 | Bath vs Gloucester |
| 15:00 | Leicester vs Sale |
| 15:00 | Worcester vs Northampton |
| Sunday 27th December | |
| 15:00 | London Irish vs Saracens |
| 15:00 | Newcastle vs Leeds Carnegie |
| 16:00 | Harlequins vs Wasps |
| Friday 1st January | |
| 15:00 | Sale vs Harlequins |
| Saturday 2nd January | |
| 15:00 | Northampton vs London Irish |
| 15:00 | Leeds Carnegie vs Bath |
| 15:00 | Gloucester vs Worcester |
| Sunday 3rd January | |
| 15:00 | Wasps vs Newcastle |
| Friday 8th January | |
| 19:45 | Sale vs Saracens |
| Saturday 9th January | |
| 14:15 | Bath vs Northampton |
| 15:00 | Worcester vs London Irish |
| 15:00 | Harlequins vs Leeds Carnegie |
| 15:00 | Leicester vs Wasps |
| Sunday 10th January | |
| 15:00 | Newcastle vs Gloucester |
| Saturday 13th February | |
| 15:00 | Northampton vs Newcastle |
| 15:00 | Gloucester vs Harlequins |
| Sunday 14th February | |
| 15:00 | Leeds Carnegie vs Leicester |
| 15:00 | London Irish vs Bath |
| 15:00 | Saracens vs Worcester |
| 15:00 | Wasps vs Sale |
| Friday 19th February | |
| 19:45 | Sale vs Leeds Carnegie |
| 20:00 | Newcastle vs London Irish |
| Result |
|---|
| Guinness Premiership |
| Sunday 6th December |
| Guinness Premiership |
| Wasps 24 - 22 Leicester |
| Saturday 5th December |
| Saracens 15 - 13 Sale |
| London Irish 16 - 16 Worcester |
| Gloucester 25 - 13 Newcastle |
| Northampton 15 - 13 Bath |
| Friday 4th December |
| Leeds Carnegie 27 - 30 Harlequins |
| Saturday 28th November |
| Bath 0 - 16 London Irish |
| Harlequins 35 - 29 Gloucester |
| Leicester 39 - 6 Leeds Carnegie |
| Friday 27th November |
| Newcastle 8 - 28 Northampton |
| Worcester 12 - 12 Saracens |
| Sunday 22nd November |
| London Irish 11 - 15 Newcastle |
| Leeds Carnegie 17 - 24 Sale |
| Saracens 22 - 6 Wasps |
| Saturday 21st November |
| Northampton 26 - 17 Harlequins |
| Friday 20th November |
| Worcester 12 - 12 Bath |
| Gloucester 12 - 9 Leicester |
| Sunday 1st November |
| Newcastle 14 - 3 Worcester |
| Wasps 9 - 15 Leeds Carnegie |
| Saturday 31st October |
| Leicester 29 - 15 Northampton |
| Harlequins 9 - 9 London Irish |
| Bath 11 - 12 Saracens |
| Friday 30th October |
| Sale 28 - 23 Gloucester |
| Sunday 25th October |
| Saracens 21 - 15 Leeds Carnegie |
| Saturday 24th October |
| Gloucester 6 - 35 Wasps |
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