| Harlequins (19) 24 |
| Tries: Jones, Murley 2, Lynagh Cons: Allan 2 |
| Newcastle (10) 10 |
| Strive: Marshall Con: Haydon-Wooden Pen: Haydon-Wooden |
Two tries from Cadan Murley helped Harlequins transfer as much as second within the Premiership by beating Newcastle 24-10.
Huw Jones, Murley and Louis Lynagh scored for Quins as they raced right into a 16-point lead earlier than Tom Marshall replied simply previous to half-time.
Quins had been diminished to 13 males for a second-half spell however Falcons couldn’t capitalise on the numerical benefit.
Murley added his second attempt to wrap up the bonus level and consign Newcastle to a seventh straight league defeat.
Harlequins got here into the match with an nearly excellent file towards Newcastle at house, having gained 16 of their previous 17 Twickenham Stoop conferences.
A fast begin from Newcastle, nevertheless, noticed them exert early strain in entrance of the Quins’ attempt line.
However as quickly as the house facet reclaimed the ball, Murley broke from his personal 22 to arrange an assault on the different finish, from which Tommy Allan handed to Jones to attain.
Newcastle continued to have the higher of the possession and territory, however struggled to achieve many metres and get something greater than a Will Haydon-Wooden penalty on the board.
In contrast, Harlequins had been scientific every time they acquired contained in the Newcastle 22 as Danny Care picked out Murley who discovered a gap within the defence to attain, and 5 minutes later Lynagh raced down the correct wing for his eleventh attempt of the season.
Marshall diminished Newcastle’s deficit to 9 with a attempt on his debut Premiership begin, carrying the ball over after Haydon-Wooden acquired inside a metre.
Newcastle have been on a torrid run, with out a league win since beating Exeter on 6 November, however issues appeared to swing their method when Luke Northmore was despatched to the bin for a deliberate knock-on and Care adopted quickly after for stripping the ball off George McGuigan as he bundled in the direction of the road.
Even with two additional males on the pitch, Newcastle couldn’t restore the sooner harm, Haydon-Wooden dropping the ball as he stretched throughout the attempt line which appeared to sum up their evening earlier than Quins expertly ran down the clock in possession.
Murley then went over within the nook with 12 minutes to go, after Care once more picked him out from a line-out, to offer Quins most factors and go away Newcastle enduring their worst league run since 2014.
Harlequins coach Tabai Matson mentioned:
“When you advised me earlier than the sport we might be getting a 24-10 scoreline, I would have been over the moon.
“After we acquired alternatives, we took them and so they in all probability did not.
“They’re going to in all probability have two or three they’re going to be actually dissatisfied with, particularly after we went all the way down to 13 males, so ‘scientific’ is an effective phrase.
“As at all times, there are bits of the efficiency we’re fairly sad with and that is a great signal. To select up a five-point win at house and be dissatisfied with elements of the sport proves we’re travelling effectively.”
Newcastle head coach Dave Walder advised BBC Radio Newcastle:
“It is necessary we be taught from this however we won’t hold saying each week ‘let’s be taught’.
“We had 10 minutes after they had been all the way down to 13 males, and it was questionable whether or not it ought to have been a penalty attempt or not. I feel a yard from the road it is a fairly good deal with to cease an off-load however that is by-the-by. It did not go our method.
“From there we made a few poor choices and towards a champion crew we conceded tries a bit too delicate.
“We performed fairly effectively when it comes to creating issues, we simply lacked a ruthless edge.”
Harlequins: Inexperienced, Lynagh, Jones, Esterhuizen, Murley, Allan, Care; Marler, Riley, Louw, Symons, Tizard, Lewies, Lawday, White.
Replacements: Walker, Kerrod, Collier, Hammond, Jurevicius, Gjaltema, Edwards, Northmore.
Sin bin: Northmore (52), Care (54).
Newcastle: Brown, Penny, Wacokecoke, Lucock, Radwan, Haydon-Wooden, Nordli-Kelemeti; Davison, McGuigan, Tampin, Peterson, Farrar, Robinson, Basham, Marshall.
Replacements: Maddison, Brocklebank, Palframan, Montgomery, Lockwood, Schreuder, Connon, Wright.
Referee: Karl Dickson (RFU).
