WARRIORS.
6 Pennell – made amends for his missed tackle on Murley with a sublime grubber kick for Howe’s try but was then undone by the bounce of the ball in the lead-up to Quins’ second score.
7 Howe – made a couple of handling errors in the first half but was a dangerous runner and did brilliantly to get on the end of Pennell’s kick to touch down.
6 Te’o – allowed Smith to nudge Quins ahead at half-time after being pinged for not rolling away but was a real handful when he smashed forward.
6 Mills (c) – fronted up defensively but failed to make a telling impact on the game as he was replaced at half-time by Venter.
7 Heem – following the birth of his first child the wing had more to celebrate when he latched onto Weir’s cross-field kick to score and was a threat throughout.
6 Weir – set up Heem’s try and landed two pressure penalties from range but also missed seven points from the tee and his loose pass led to Tapuai’s touchdown.
7 Hougaard – made the odd error but played with bundles of energy, making several bursts into space and put in a decent shift on the wing as well.
7 Black – had a strong 40-minute showing as he scrummaged well and held firm in defence before being replaced at the interval.
6 Annett – aside from one throw being judged to have not gone straight he executed well at the lineout but had to receive a talking to by referee Ruiz for his back-chat.
7 Milasinovich – made his presence felt in the opening period, earning a scrum penalty early on and almost forced his way over the try-line.
6 Fatialofa – was part of a pretty powerful tight-five in the first half but was not as effective in the loose as he made way for Barry at the break.
6 Phillips – after a lively start the lock suffered a blow to the head and although he returned for the second period he was not the same player.
8 KIRWAN – put in some meaty hits, notably slamming Brown to the ground and managed to break the gain-line when he hammered forward. My man of the match.
6 Lewis – got stuck in as usual but was unable to stop Murley going over and his evening’s work lasted 54 minutes before being replaced by fit-again du Preez.
7 Cox – did some great work in the tackle to secure a couple of turnovers for his side but his powerful surges were met with a Quins wall.
Replacements: Taufete’e 6 (Annett 41), Waller 7 (Black 41), Kerrod 7 (Milasinovich 41), Barry 5 (Phillips 38-40, Fatialofa 41), du Preez 6 (Lewis 54), Heaney 6 (Heem 54), Venter 7 (Mills 41). Not used: Van Breda.
Attendance: 6,349.
Referee: A Ruiz.
Harlequins: Brown; Murley, Alofa, Tapuai, Chisholm (Saili 59); Smith (Catrakilis 61), Care; Boyce (Auterac 54), Elia (Crumpton 41), Collier (Ibuanopke 19), Merrick (Glynn 6), Horwill, Bothma (Luamanu 51), Robshaw, Clifford. Not used: Hidalgo-Clyne.
RUN OF PLAY.
0-5: Murley try, 16mins.
5-5: Heem try, 23mins.
5-8: Smith penalty, 36mins.
Half-time: Worcester Warriors 5-8 Harlequins.
10-8: Howe try, 46mins 13-8: Weir penalty, 61mins.
13-13: Tapuai try, 68mins.
13-15: Catrakilis conv, 69mins.
16-15: Weir penalty, 74mins.
16-18: Catrakilis penalty, 76mins.
Full-time: Worcester Warriors 16-18 Harlequins.
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