Harlequins lose discipline but do enough to beat London Irish

London Irish 15 Harlequins 20

Joe Marler was sin-binned for a dangerous tackle on his debut as Harlequins
captain but his side survived an undisciplined performance to open their
season with a victory over London Irish in a forgettable game at Twickenham.



Harlequins were briefly down to 13 men in the second half when Kyle Sinckler
followed Marler into the sin bin and they did not score a point after the
interval but they had done enough before it lay the foundations for the win.



Ugo Monye scored a try to put them 10-0 ahead early in the match.

The former
England wing tweaked his