"Harlequins secured an easy bonus-point victory as they hammered Newcastle Red Bulls in a meeting of The Prem's bottom two. Quins collected the five points to close the gap on Gloucester in eighth, and the final Champions Cup spot, to just four points. They ran in 12 tries, including seven by half-time as the home side were powerless to stop them."
"Jamie Benson scored a hat-trick, Bryn Bradley got two and there was one apiece for Alex Dombrandt, Cadan Murley, Sam Riley, Marcus Smith, Will Hobson, Jamie Northmore and Jimmy Staples - who was making his debut. Defeat for Newcastle leaves them 14 points adrift of their opponents and almost certain to finish last for a fourth straight season."
"Dombrandt scored from Quins' first attack as he went over by the sticks and while Newcastle were a man down after a yellow card was shown to Ben Healy for a deliberate knock-on, Benson and Bradley added further tries. Home prop Brocklebank got his side on the board, but it was a brief respite as Murley jogged in at the corner to wrap up the extra point after 24 minutes."
"Hodge went over after Benson had been sin-binned, but the second half followed a similar pattern. Northmore went clear from halfway, two tries in three m"
Harlequins secured a bonus-point victory over Newcastle Red Bulls in a match between the bottom two teams. The win featured 12 tries, with seven scored by half-time, leaving Newcastle unable to stop the home side’s attack. Jamie Benson scored a hat-trick, Bryn Bradley added two tries, and Alex Dombrandt, Cadan Murley, Sam Riley, Marcus Smith, Will Hobson, Jamie Northmore, and Jimmy Staples each scored once. Newcastle managed only two tries, with Adam Brocklebank scoring and Josh Hodge adding a double. The defeat leaves Newcastle 14 points behind and almost certain to finish last for a fourth consecutive season.
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