Hooker Sam Riley scores a late try as Harlequins defeat Glasgow Warriors in a thriller to book their spot in the Investec Champions Cup quarter-finals.
Hooker Sam Riley scored a late try as Harlequins defeated Glasgow Warriors in a thriller to book their spot in the Investec Champions Cup quarter-finals.Andre Esterhuizen, Marcus Smith and Cadan Murley crossed for a 21-7 lead.
This was Quins' first knockout win in Europe's top-tier competition in their history, with the prize a quarter-final against Bordeaux Begles or Saracens next weekend.by Bordeaux during the pool stages, would mean a home tie for Harlequins in their first quarter-final in 11 years.Franco Smith's starting XV contained 11 Scotland internationals and it did not take them long to show their class, with lock Cummings powering his way over to reward Glasgow's fast start in attack.
Their bravery finally resulted in points, as Marcus Smith's cross-field kick was brilliantly picked up by Esterhuizen on the wing. Added to his touches in attack Smith was impeccable off the kicking tee, with three conversions in the first half and the fourth with minutes remaining, keeping Glasgow out of three-point range.Player of the match Smith, speaking on TNT Sports about relinquishing a 14-point half-time lead:"We're still not where we want to be, but we've got another European knockout now, which is exciting.
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