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Firefighter Konkel turning the heat up for Harlequins

The Rugby Paper

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December 29, 2024

FIREFIGHTER Jade Konkel has ignited a Harlequins title charge following a run of miserable successive seasons for the 2020/21 winners.

- BEN JAYCOCK

Firefighter Konkel turning the heat up for Harlequins

The 31-year-old Harlequins captain has plenty on her plate given the back row is a fully trained member of the London Fire Brigade and is also one of Scotland’s leading players.

Nevertheless, Konkel’s busy schedule hasn’t stopped her from making seven appearances and scoring two tries this season for the Londoners, who came into this weekend in second having failed to make the top four in the previous two campaigns.

Konkel has made waves across the PWR with her barnstorming carries and ferocious tackling allowing her to lead by example in her second season as skipper after a nightmare first due to being out of action for 15 months because of ankle surgery.

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