Exeter clobber Harlequins into a humbling 62-24 defeat

Harlequins 24-62 Exeter Chiefs, Twickenham Stoop
Scorecard

Exeter Chiefs ran 10 tries in the game with a terrific second-half performance to hand out a humiliating 62-24 defeat to Harlequins at Twickenham Stoop.

England Wing Jack Nowell scored a hat-trick of tries for the Chiefs as they denied Quins a top six place finish following wins by Northampton and Sale.

Dave Ewers (21'), James Short (9', 50'), Jack Nowell (13', 43', 54'), Phil Dollman (59'), Will Chudley (65'), Henry Slade (67') and Julian Salvi (74') crossed the line for Exeter with fly-half Gareth Steenson successfully, kicking six conversions.

Danny Care (41'), Kyle Sinckler (55') and Winston Stanley (72') scored tries for Quins as Nick Evans successfully kicked a conversion and a penalty with Ben Botica making two conversions.

Things were pretty much under control for Quins at the half-time break with Chiefs acquiring only a seven point lead.
The second-half collapse of Quins will surely concern director of rugby Conor O'Shea with the European Challenge Cup final lined up against Montpellier on next Friday.

The match presents Quins with a 'Hail Mary' to secure a spot in the next season's European Champions Cup if they succeed in defeating Jake White's men on 20th May.