Snow way through to quarters for Harlequins

HARLEQUINS director of rugby John Kingston accepted his side’s Champions Cup campaign was over after they were downed by Ulster in a blizzard at the Stoop. It was a miserable afternoon for the home side as their injury-ravaged squad lost Chris Robshaw and Danny Care to failed head assessments and could only manage a single try from Kyle Sinckler. ‘We are out of it,’ Kingston admitted, with his side rooted to the bottom of Pool 1 with just a single point. ‘We made a fist of it against La Rochelle but we were not great today in difficult conditions. ‘I’ve no issues with the game going ahead. There was a bit of a colour clash between the jerseys but that may have been accentuated by the snow.’ Ulster were deserved winners with Jacob Stockdale scoring their try and John Cooney kicking four penalties.

SARACENS’ tie with Clermont at Allianz Park was postponed yesterday due to the snow.