Moment in time: Harlequins, 1988 John Player Cup and Middlesex Sevens winners
BY NEIL FISSLER
Harlequins were without a win over Bristol in 15 years, but then, like London buses, two came along in a week, securing John Player Cup and the Middlesex Sevens crowns at Twickenham.
Quins were no strangers to Twickenham, playing many of their biggest games across the A307, and they were in the middle of a halcyon run in the Middlesex Sevens. They were about to become the first team since London Welsh in 1973 to win a hat-trick of titles taking their tally to 11 since 1926. And would win again in 1...
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