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Danny Care says Harlequins are gunning for revenge on Saturday at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in this year's 'Showdown' after being well beaten in the previous two editions.
Harlequins were thrashed 52-7 in an eighth-try rout in front of 61,214 fans by their arch-rivals Saracens last year, after a 36-24 loss the season prior.
The west Londoners beat Sarries back in October, ending a run of eight consecutive losses on derby day which stretched across four miserable years.
Care is hoping they can do the double on the north London side and reignite their bid to break into the top four.
He told All Things Rugby: "I'm looking forward to playing against one of our biggest rivals in probably the nicest stadium I've ever played in. From the changing rooms to the pitch, it's an incredible place. More and more games should be taken to big stadiums to get bigger audiences in. When you throw in the fact we got smashed last year, it gives added spice to do better this year.
"The stats would tell you that Saracens have beaten us way more times than we've beaten them, so we need to change a few of those results. Unfortunately with Wasps and London Irish going bankrupt, this is the club that is the closest to us. We've had some tough times against them before, but also then some brilliant memories against them."
This weekend's Premiership has been named Derby Weekend with five derbies taking place across the division and TNT Sports' platforms.
TNT Sports pundit Care is an advocate for the feature round and says: "It's great, I think it's a great way to have it as a weekend and see that rivalry come together. In rugby, the rivalries are always friendly and I think the Premiership has done something special. Hopefully, the action on the pitch will match the hype around it."
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