HARLEQUINS director of rugby John Kingston was upbeat despite the convincing defeat. He said: “At 26-0 down after 19 minutes, it was a long long way back.
“At half-time, we challenged an inexperienced side to have some pride and I ‘m proud at the way we conducted ourselves in the second half, which we lost only 9-7. “
His injury-ravaged side also picked up another two injuries during that disastrous opening period with both Marcus Smith and Charlie Matthews leaving the field. Kingston said: “Both had assessments, Marcus passed his but then felt dizzy so wasn &l...