It was a colourful moment atthe Beva Parkthe match began withthe citing ofthe National Athem.
Harlequins instigated a warring playoff, eyeing notable positions to findthe try line intothe opening minutes.
A Confident Defence outfit bounced back through crowd favourite, Mathias Pina, with a converted kick from fly half, Libert Suang, to trail 10-7 at half time.
The pressure kept on mounting as Defence Half back managed two penalties. However defence ball handing errors provided gaps for Harlies to bag two tries taking a comfortable lead with 24 points.
Defence ran a wing try however succumbed to Harlies 18-24 at full time.
Harlequins retainedthe title asthe kings of Capital Rugby Union for the 2013 season.
