Leeds brused aside by Quins
Harlequins made it two wins out of two as they outplayed Leeds Carnegie at the Stoop to secure a 39-15 victory.
Last Updated: 22/09/07 8:26pm
Harlequins made it two wins out of two as they outplayed Leeds Carnegie at the Stoop to secure a 39-15 victory.
Having beaten London Irish 35-27 on the opening day of the season, Dean Richards side were simply too strong for last season's National One champions.
Academy products Tom Guest and Jordan Turner-Hall did the damage with second-half tries, while Simon Keogh and Chris Malone also dived over.
Malone, in fact, weighed in with 18 points, while Quins had been awarded an early penalty try.
For Leeds, Rhys Oakley and replacement Vili Ma'asi crossed for tries, while Leigh Hinton added a penalty and Richard Welding slotted over a conversion.
A dominant first-half display had seen the home side cruise in to a 13-3 lead by the break.
Malone, an early contender for signing of the season already following his arrival from Bath, slotted over two penalties and a conversion.
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The only try of the first period came on 19 minutes when Leeds illegally collapsed a Quins drive to the line. Leeds replied through Hinton's late penalty.
Hopes of a Leeds fightback in the second half never materialised, though, as Guest and Turner-Hall scored within eight minutes of the restart.
Guest had left full-back Hinton in his wake as he crossed in 42nd minute, while Turner-Hall powered over six minutes later. Malone converted both.
Leeds finally crossed for a try of their own when Oakley dived over and Welding added the extras.
However, Leeds could not keep Malone out the game, with the Quins No.10 adding a try and another conversion to his tally.
But with Guest in the sin bin, Leeds scored their second try of the afternoon through Ma'asi.
It was little consolation, though, as Keogh raced in for try number five for Quins with five minutes left and Malone converted.
