Sunday 28 February 2016 18:38, UK
Wasps continued their fine Aviva Premiership form with a 42-10 victory over Harlequins at the Ricoh Arena.
Three tries in each half, alongside some fine strikes from the boot of Jimmy Gopperth, saw the home side continue their winning ways.
The win means Wasps finish the weekend in third spot, two points ahead of fourth-place Tigers, and seven adrift of Exeter in second. Harlequins on the other hand are three points off the play-off spots.
Both sides made a nervy start to the match with unforced handling errors hampering potential try-scoring opportunities, but Wasps began to exert pressure onto Harlequins and swing momentum their way through a series of lineouts deep in the visitors' territory.
The continued pressure paid off for Wasps when Jake Cooper-Woolley picked the ball up deep in Quins' territory and crossed the line for the first score of the game.
David Young's men punished Quins again straight from the kick-off when, after a series of phases and some neat handling, Christian Wade scorched his way around the defence to score and Gopperth made no mistake with the conversion.
Harlequins needed a response and they got that moments later, as Luke Wallace forced himself over the whitewash on the end of a driving maul. After deliberating, the video referee confirmed the try, but the extra points were missed.
No sooner had Conor O'Shea's men got themselves into the game, Wasps responded with their third try of the afternoon.
Wade's speed once again caused issues for Wasps as he broke into the opposition half, and the momentum allowed Wasps to stay on the front foot which allowed Nathan Hughes to touch down, sending Wasps into the break with a 21-5 lead.
Errors early in the second half cost Harlequins chances in attacking areas, but the Londoners finally got back in the game when the ball was played across the Wasps 22 where Charlie Walker was waiting to pile over in the corner for an unconverted try.
Wasps comfortably dealt with anything their opposition threw at them and extended their lead further when Thomas Young went over for a try just after the hour.
Gopperth added the extra points to maintain his 100 per cent record with the boot as the home side edged 18 points in front at 28-10.
Wasps put the game to bed when Siale Piutau raced clear to add their fifth try, as a shell-shocked Quins were looking to avoid a thrashing, and Gopperth piled on the points with another conversion.
Wasps pressure continued in the dying moments despite a number of replacements taking to the field, and the sixth try duly came as a Frank Halai break saw the ball offloaded to Brendan Macken who went over to finish off a clinical performance from Wasps.
