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Lewies wants more of Quins factor 500
The Rugby Paper
|August 22, 2021
HARLEQUINS captain Stephan Lewies has urged fans to harness the Spirit of Ashton Gate when the champions kick off their title defence.
Quins’ extra-time semifinal 43-36 defeat of Bristol last season is the stuff of Premiership legend now after the Londoners hauled themselves into the final after being 28-0 down.
A crowd of 6,006 was dominated by a group of 500 away supporters in the ground’s Lansdown Stand as they roared their team to the most unlikely of wins.
Harlequins are hoping to sell out The Stoop this campaign and have plans to get 80,000-plus fans into Twickenham if they can resurrect the Big Game around Christmas time.
One-cap Springbok Lewies, 29, said: “For the Bristol semi-final there were 6,000 fans and we had 500 in the corner who out sang the Bristol fans, that was one of my best memories. Five hundred fans being that loud for 100 minutes was amazing.
“This season having fans back at a full Stoop is something to really look forward to.
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