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Harlequins coach Jason Gilmore has warned his under-performing squad they are playing for their futures, with the club planning to streamline their squad.<\/b><\/p>\n
Quins have had a wretched season so far, with head coach Danny Wilson’s September departure followed by only four wins from 15 matches in all competitions.<\/p>\n
A club statement,<\/a> signed off by Harlequins’ chief executive and chairman in the wake of last weekend’s 66-21 defeat by Northampton, said recent results were “not considered acceptable by anyone within the club”.<\/p>\n Quins host South African side Stormers – who, by contrast, have won all 10 of their matches this season – in the Champions Cup on Sunday.<\/p>\n “The fact of the matter is, we do have a lot of players on contract,” said Gilmore.<\/p>\n “We’re looking at the spend that we put into the squad to make sure that we’re getting most bang for our buck. And the boys are aware of that.<\/p>\n “What is the ideal number of contracts? Where do we put our spend into and what do we actually need?”<\/p>\n Harlequins saw off competition from Sale to retain England back-five forward Chandler Cunningham-South on a new contract in November,<\/a> while Northampton full-back George Furbank is expected to move to the Twickenham Stoop for the start of next season.<\/p>\n Bristol second row James Dun has also been confirmed as a new arrival for 2026-27.<\/p>\n