Red for Ashton as Quins hold on

By ROB WILDMAN

Leicester ...........................17pts
Tries: Montoya 15, Reffell 76
Conversions: Pollard 15, Gopperth 76
Penalties: Pollard 45

Harlequins ........................20pts
Tries: Penalty 12, Murley 21
Conversions: Smith 21
Penalties: Smith 40, 70
Chris Ashton’s illustrious career looks to be over after he was sent off for a dangerous tackle in this niggly tussle which saw Harlequins hold on in a desperate finish.
The prolific try-scoring wing was given his marching orders by referee Ian Tempest just before halftime for a shoulder-led tackle into the neck of Quins wing Ca...

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