London Irish 15 Harlequins 20: England players fail to shine in dire contest

It was clearly going to be difficult to live up to the tension and quality of
the match that preceded it, but this was a dire spectacle, full of niggle,
ill-discipline and errors.




In a way London Irish, with Blair Cowan and Ofisa Treviranus especially
prominent in the back row, did an admirable job in upsetting Harlequins
because the opening exchanges had suggested that Quins might run away with
this match.




But that simply did not happen, with it being most disappointing that England
players like Chris Robshaw, Joe Marler, Danny Care and Mike Brown could not
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