– reacted quickest from a scrum as the ball went loose to win possession in Gloucester’s 22. As Quins moved through 11 phases, the ball was eventually shipped out wide for Murley to score. <\/span><\/p>\nRiley added Quins’ third try from close range but the night belonged to Gloucester, who had not beaten Quins since March 2019. <\/span><\/p>\nJack Clement made the first line break before passing inside to Carreras, who darted through a gap and under the sticks. <\/span><\/p>\nThe Argentine fly-half then provided his second assist, unleashing Rees-Zammit, who was making his return from an ankle injury off the bench after eight weeks out. <\/span><\/p>\nThe Wales wing almost scored a spectacular try seconds after coming on, sprinting down the blindside, palming off Murley and evading a tackle from Nick David before diving for the corner – only to see it scrubbed off for a foot just in touch.<\/span><\/p>\nBut Rees-Zammitt eventually got his name on the scoresheet five minutes from time, sprinting onto Carreras’ pass to touch down, a week before Wales’ Six Nations showdown with England. <\/span><\/p>\nDespite victory being out of reach, Quins doggedly pushed for a fourth try and Jurevicius crossed with the clock in the red to ensure they did not leave entirely empty-handed.<\/span><\/p>\nGloucester head coach George Skivington told BBC Radio Gloucestershire: <\/strong><\/p>\n“I was a little bit frustrated with 20 minutes to go because I thought we created a lot and Quins were very good at the defensive breakdown and got on top of us there. We were getting a bit frustrated because we were making some good breaks and not quite capitalising on them. <\/span><\/p>\n“That is an area we’re working on and I was really pleased to see some transfer from what we’ve done the last couple of weeks into the game. It’s not perfect by any means but I thought we created a lot.<\/span><\/p>\n“I back our lads to fight for 80 minutes all the time, that’s a big thing we set out to do and we’ve done for the last few years. <\/span><\/p>\n“It is an 80-minute game and we scored at the beginning and we scored at the end and in the middle – certainly that front end of the second half we didn’t get much action – you’ve just got to stay in the fight.”<\/span><\/p>\nHarlequins head coach Tabai Matson said:<\/strong><\/p>\n“They deserved the win, but we walk away with two points which I think are going to be critical at the end of the day. Any points are going to be really valuable. <\/span><\/p>\n“We scored four tries here, and they are one of the best defensive sides in the league. With 10 minutes to go, we had it in our sights, so there are lots of positives.<\/span><\/p>\n“It is great when the league table changes every weekend. It will definitely come down to the last weekend, and those two points could be very valuable.<\/span><\/p>\n“We are running out of runway. We have got six games to go, and now they become must-wins.”<\/span><\/p>\nGloucester: <\/strong>Evans, May, Harris, Atkinson, Thorley, Carreras, Meehan; Rapava-Ruskin, Blake, Gotovtsev, Clarke, Alemanno, Ackermann, Ludlow (c), Tuisue.<\/span><\/p>\nReplacements:<\/em> Walker, Elrington, Ford-Robinson, Jordan, Clement, Chapman, Seabrook, Rees-Zammit,<\/span><\/p>\nHarlequins:<\/strong> David, Murley, Beard, Esterhuizen, Bassett, Allan, Care; Marler (c), Musk, Louw, Lamb, Herbst, Chisholm, Wallace, Lawday.<\/span><\/p>\nReplacements: <\/em>Riley, Baxter, Kerrod, Hammond, Jurevicius, Steele, Edwards, Northmore.<\/span><\/p>\nSin bin: <\/strong>James Chisholm (4 mins)<\/span><\/p>\nReferee: <\/strong>Luke Pearce<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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