Apart from the opening five minutes, the half belonged totally to the home side and it came as no surprise when they added a third try with Reuben Morgan-Williams sending Keiran Williams over. Head coach Wilson felt that had Harlequins not produced their first home win since October, their chances of reaching the play-offs would have suffered a serious blow.
There were some great performances out there. Cleaves showed his finishing skills with two well-taken tries, although the year-old wing might have had a hat-trick had he dived on approach to the line near the start of the game. Because of the salary cap, the more we can produce from within the more we can be consistently successful.
Chisholm is to undergo a scan on the damage. While Harlequins rocketed up the table, champions Northampton are facing an uphill task to reach the top four and are stuck in eighth place. Watch now on RugbyPass TV.
The data can give us an indication which squad is best prepared for a period of success and English and Italian fans should be happy. Simon Easterby's men are joint-favourites with France to retain their trophy but there are problems to solve in Ireland.
Six swashbuckling Bordeaux backs have made the French squad, bringing their unique flair to the Six Nations. I actually disagree with this. First, while France have a complete dearth of highly experienced veterans, their median number of caps isn't that much lower than most other sides, and this year is higher than Wales, and possibly equal to England.
