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Wasps thump Harlequins with 14 men
By Tom Webber
Wasps played over three quarters of their Premiership clash against Harlequins with 14 men but moved back into the top three with a 44-22 victory at Twickenham Stoop.
The visitors lost Kyle Eastmond in the 16th minute for a high shot on Quins fly-half Marcus Smith that prompted a series of altercations between the two sets of players, but they ran in four of their six tries despite the numerical disadvantage for a bonus-point win.
Wasps made a blistering start through scores from Juan de Jongh and Thomas Young inside the opening 10 minutes, but the hosts were handed a boost when Eastmond saw red for an out-of-control tackle.
Tries from Tim Visser and Aaron Morris brought Quins level early in the second period, but two in the space of three minutes for Wasps – Young getting his second before Willie le Roux finished a sweeping move – put them back on top.
England international Nathan Hughes made his first appearance since October having been sidelined by a knee injury before Tom Cruse and Charlie Matthews exchanged scores after Archie White was sent to the sin bin.
Josh Bassett dotted down a grubber from Danny Cipriani with four minutes remaining to complete a thoroughly impressive victory for Dai Young's side.
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I guess we may all agree on the fact, that the ABs and Boks are the two in contest for No 1 in rugby history (the triple-A sort of) …. the Wallabies, England and France are the next tier, with Ireland being the new kid in town (AA) …. in my view it makes little sense creating imaginary competitions (unless you have too much time to waste)
Go to commentsWhat a joke. Total joke and the pundits commentating, all of whom know a bit about the game, could barely disguise their contempt. Reaching for the card then pulling back when he realised a red card would carry further match suspensions is simply not his decision to make. A clear and obvious influence on the outcome of this match and indeed, the championship path.
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