Four Points In The Bag

Gareth Southgate would have been at home in the second half of the Premiership league game at The Stoop as Quins and Gloucester conspired not to score a point between them. Fortunately, Danny Care and Dino Lamb had earned 21 points before the break. In reply the West Country boys could only record 12.

The four points moved Quins up to third two points beheind Sale Sharks.

Danny's first try came after eight minutes as he gratefully got the downward touch from a maul. Dino's try was also from close range as Quins forced a series of penalties.

The visitors got the score to 14-12 woth tries from Ben Morgan and Santiago Socino with Care gertting his second This was a more classy affair as Gloucs pressure was stopped with Alex Dombrandt and Caden Murley breaking out - slick passing sending the scrum half over.

Both sides had second half chances with a try saving tackle from Louis Rees-Zammit stopping Murley from getting the bonus point.