Tyrone Green Doubles Up As Rampant Harlequins Demolish Newcastle

Beaten to nil past play successful embarrassing fashion, Harlequins, it should travel arsenic nary existent surprise, ran successful tries from each quarters this. They will beryllium irritated that they grounded to support nan guidance scoreless, but 2 precocious tries by Newcastle spoiled their day somewhat, moreover if nan Red Bulls, arsenic they now telephone themselves, were small much than statement to an accumulation by that stage.

Nothing if not inconsistent, Quins were arsenic deadly this week arsenic they were listless last. They scored 8 tries successful all, including a brace for Tyrone Green connected his hundredth appearance. The prize constituent was secured wrong half an hour, nan 5th effort connected nan changeable of half-time, and conscionable past nan hr nan people publication 52-0.

The wonderment is they did not people more. Every portion of possession – and location were tons of them – looked arsenic if it would extremity successful a try. Marcus Smith was backmost to his bewitching best, conscionable successful clip for nan autumn internationals. And if he wasn’t tearing Newcastle apart, location were plentifulness much who proved only excessively keen.

Jarrod Evans moved from fly-half to wrong centre to accommodate Smith, and nan beingness of 2 superb playmakers successful nan aforesaid midfield was excessively overmuch for nan Red Bulls. Their long, agelong hold for a triumph connected nan roadworthy stretches ever person to that three-year mark, contempt Teddy Leatherbarrow’s and Murray McCallum’s scores.

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