Harlequins 15-7 Newcastle | Premiership match report

Harlequins 15-7 NewcastleWhen you are nine points adrift of the play-off spots you have grown accustomed to, you take the points any which way. This Harlequins did, but after their heroics against Leinster over the past fortnight the drop-off in their performance levels was marked. It is not stretching it to say that Newcastle looked the better side for most of this game, but a lack of composure and an alarming penalty count in the second half enabled Quins to deprive them of even a bonus point without threatening their 22, let alone tryline. Tim Swiel, recently recruited to cover an injury cr…