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#Post#: 152896--------------------------------------------------
Prop duo arrive on short-term deals
DIR By: never sleep
Date: April 16, 2026, 12:30 pm
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Luke Yendle and Andrew Turner have joined Harlequins until the
end of the 2025/26 season.
The duo arrive to provide cover in the front row for the final
six rounds of the Gallagher PREM with eight props currently
sidelined through injury.
Yendle (tighthead) re-joins on loan from Welsh region Dragons
RFC after a stint at The Stoop earlier this season for the
Quarters’ PREM Cup campaign.
The 25-year-old prop has previously represented Super Rygbi
Cymru sides Newport RFC and Pontypool RFC, as well as former
English CHAMP outfit Jersey Reds.
Luke Yendle, tighthead
Luke Yendle, tighthead
Turner (loosehead) signs from CHAMP side Doncaster Knights until
the end of the season after 20 months at Castle Park.
The former England Under-20 international cut his cloth in the
West Country emerging from the Bristol Bears’ Academy, before
making the switch to South Yorkshire ahead of the 2024/25
campaign to gain first team experience.
Both Yendle and Turner are immediately available for selection.
Head Coach, Jason Gilmore said: “With several of our front row
options unavailable we’ve needed to bring back Luke (Yendle) and
welcome Andrew (Turner) into the group ahead of this weekend’s
fixture against Bath.
“It’s important we have sufficient cover in a critical position,
not only to fulfil our fixtures, but so we can train to a
standard throughout the week. We will have a couple of boys back
in the coming weeks, but this is tricky period we need to
manage. I know both Luke and Andrew are excited to be in the
environment and will be giving their all to the Club in the time
they’re with us.”
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Re: Prop duo arrive on short-term deals
DIR By: FrostAndFire
Date: April 16, 2026, 4:45 pm
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Not much choice because we needed someone. But we'd be
concentrating on just holding the scrum and getting the ball out
quickly, because we are very low down the list for props now.
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Re: Prop duo arrive on short-term deals
DIR By: never sleep
Date: April 17, 2026, 2:36 am
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Senior Squad size 41
Of whom are Internationals 19
Available 23
Of whom are Internationals 11
Medical Jokers 7
Available 7
Academy 29
Available 21
#Post#: 152905--------------------------------------------------
Re: Prop duo arrive on short-term deals
DIR By: KentQuin
Date: April 17, 2026, 2:40 am
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I'd like to see Hobson and Streeter given starts. It's a big ask
against whichever front row Bath fields, but may as well throw
the young lads in and give them a real test. We're going to get
a shellacking anyway.
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Re: Prop duo arrive on short-term deals
DIR By: Archquin
Date: April 17, 2026, 3:09 am
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Hope Dommers is on the money to get the ball out pronto before
we get pushed too far ;D
#Post#: 152908--------------------------------------------------
Re: Prop duo arrive on short-term deals
DIR By: Banstead Quin
Date: April 17, 2026, 3:59 am
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And start Friday to get the ball away, not Townsend doing his
best Ben Young's impression
#Post#: 152911--------------------------------------------------
Re: Prop duo arrive on short-term deals
DIR By: FrostAndFire
Date: April 17, 2026, 4:56 am
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It's true. Whoever we put out is going to be broken by the Bath
scrum, because they are ridiculous units. Our scrum might be
okay if we're really quick, but we'd better not spend the game
knocking on, because when it's their scrum, they will be
merciless. Absent really great ball handling by everyone, this
could be a painful game.
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Re: Prop duo arrive on short-term deals
DIR By: never sleep
Date: April 17, 2026, 5:48 am
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--- Quote from: FrostAndFire link ---
>
> It's true. Whoever we put out is going to be broken by the
Bath scrum, because they are ridiculous units. Our scrum might
be okay if we're really quick, but we'd better not spend the
game knocking on, because when it's their scrum, they will be
merciless. Absent really great ball handling by everyone, this
could be a painful game.
>
--- End Quote ---
I wonder if Bath may do that South African thing where they
infringe to get scrums knowing that they can win penalties
(leading to yellow cards) from scrums.
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Re: Prop duo arrive on short-term deals
DIR By: FrostAndFire
Date: April 17, 2026, 7:00 am
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--- Quote from: never sleep link ---
>
> I wonder if Bath may do that South African thing where they
infringe to get scrums knowing that they can win penalties
(leading to yellow cards) from scrums.
>
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They probably don't need to. We'll be lucky if they score less
than 60 without cheating.
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Re: Prop duo arrive on short-term deals
DIR By: Quinky
Date: April 17, 2026, 8:28 am
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--- Quote from: FrostAndFire link ---
>
> They probably don't need to. We'll be lucky if they score less
than 60 without cheating.
>
--- End Quote ---
Cheating?
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