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Evans is Quins hero

Nick Evans landed a dramatic drop-goal deep into added time as Harlequins took control of Heineken Cup Pool Four with a 19-17 victory over Stade Francais.

The French giants had edged ahead with a drop-goal from Argentina full-back Juan Martin Hernandez with eight minutes remaining before Quins staged a brave and brilliant final rally of 29 phases.

Ugo Monye almost scampered across in the corner but Quins kept the ball alive brilliantly, knowing one false move would bring the final whistle and defeat, before Evans slotted the winning points.

It was an ugly, scuffed effort - and it needed the television official to confirm it - but the result was a thing of beauty for Quins, who are unbeaten in four Heineken Cup games this season and are now only one win away from the quarter-finals.

The Stoop was not quite as loud or garish as the Stade de France last weekend, where 76,000 turned out to watch jousting and can-can girls, but the result was the same - a famous Quins victory.

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