Quins march on

In-form Harlequins secured back-to-back Super League victories with a comprehensive 25-8 win over injury-hit Hull at Murrayfield on Saturday.

The Londoners went into the clash buoyed by their 38-26 victory over league leaders Wigan last time.

And Brian McDermott's side showed that result was no flash in the pan with victory in the second match of the Magic Weekend.

Quins won thanks to tries from Chad Randall, Will Sharp, Luke Dorn, on-loan Warrington winger Kevin Penny and Luke Gale, while Hull managed only late replies through Danny Houghton and Tom Briscoe.

The Londoners, belying their 13th position in the Super League table, were soon into their stride against Hull, who were missing a clutch of key players, including Sean Long, Craig Fitzgibbon, Danny Tickle and Shaun Berrigan.

Randall put Quins ahead in the sixth minute after Sharp side-stepped Richard Horne by the touchline and sent him over.

Slick move

Winger Sharp then touch downed himself, finishing off another slick move as he raced over in the corner from a David Howell pass.

Hull then threatened, with Howell keeping out Jordan Tansey at the other end following a powerful break by Kirk Yeaman.

Richard Agar's side were again denied when Willie Manu powered over but lost possession, before Tansey was also squeezed out close to the line by Gale.

But Quins then extended their lead after centre Howell's brilliant inside pass allowed Dorn to touch down.

Although Danny Orr had managed to convert just one of Quins' opening three tries, Randall added an extra point with a drop goal moments before the half-time hooter.

The break did little for Hull, who continued to look disjointed after the resumption and Harlequins regularly found gaps before they went further ahead after former Hull KR player Ryan Esders broke the line.

Spread wide

Play was spread wide and Penny cut inside to stretch out for his second try in Quins colours.

The pacy winger, looking to kickstart his career after falling down the pecking order at Warrington, earned a good ovation from the Wolves fans in the stadium awaiting their later game with Salford.

Orr was again wayward with the conversion and Hull gave themselves some hope as Houghton burst through to score from a Manu pass.

Problems returned almost immediately however as Hall, pressed into service as a goalkicker in the absence of so many colleagues, sliced his conversion attempt horribly wide.

Penny twice got the opportunity to show his pace as he chased kicks downfield and was unfortunate not to score as the first bobbled into touch and Briscoe managed to snatch the second.

Briscoe then showed his finishing ability to race away off a Yeaman pass and score just inside the touchline with some nimble footwork.

But it proved no more than consolation for Agar's side as Gale wrapped up the win when he crashed over from close range for an Orr-converted try in the closing minutes.