Gloucester director of rugby George Skivington hailed his side’s ability to keep Marcus Smith quiet for 80 minutes.

“Our defence was outstanding, to nil any Premiership team is massive,” he said. “To nil Harlequins with Marcus Smith and players like that on the pitch is huge.
“The first defensive set of the game set the tone. The boys were brutally physical and the first 10 minutes of the second half was a very similar story. Those are the moments you find out what you’re about as a team.
“Scoring nice tries is important and the boys are doing that in abundance, and probably left four or five...