Quins power past Crusaders
Harlequins cemented fifth-place in the Super League standings with a 26-6 victory over rock-bottom Celtic Crusaders at the Stoop.
Last Updated: 06/06/09 5:27pm
Harlequins cemented fifth-place in the Super League standings with a 26-6 victory over rock-bottom Celtic Crusaders at the Stoop.
There was little to separate the sides at the break, however second half scores from Chris Melling, Luke Williamson and Chad Randall saw the hosts run out convincing winners.
Damien Quinn had earlier rocked Quins with a seventh minute score, however the Crusaders failed to build on their early lead and have now lost 14 of their 15 league fixtures.
Quinn expertly converted Jace Van Dijk's clever grubber to stun the home supporters, and Mark Lennon's well-taken conversion put the visitors 6-0 ahead.
Quins took their time to respond, however Danny Orr's miss-pass on the quarter-hour put Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook into space and he made no mistake.
Dominate
Despite Quins dominating both territory and possession for the remainder of the half, the sides went to their respective changing rooms with the scores level.
Whatever was said at half-time by Quins coach Brian McDermott paid immediate dividends as the home side struck twice inside the opening 13 minutes of the second half.
Melling crossed first on 48 minutes when he claimed a high Orr kick to step inside and touch down.
Another Orr kick did the damage five minutes later - this time David Howell gathered before offloading for Williamson to dive over.
Rob Purdham then added another penalty, before Randall touched down with 14 minutes remaining to wrap-up the points.
