Quins coach Tabai Matson was relieved to get an opening win under his belt.
He said: “It might be the first weekend but it feels really important, with 15 minutes to go it wasn’t looking great but to go way with five points was good. I’m pleased with the tries we scored and the opportunities we made but the 31 points we conceded will be the main focus on Monday morning. They punished us with turnover ball and of course there were two tries against us from rolling mauls. We need to look at that.”
Falcons coach Dave Walder was keen to highlight the positives. “We were our own worst enemy but ...