Cadan Murley gives Quins a summer buzz to shatter Gloucester's playoff dream

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• Harlequins 38-19 Gloucester
• Murley scores hat-trick of tries and Rodrigo Isgro two

Harlequins went down by 40 points in the last round at Welford Road, barely playing a shot. So it was inevitable they would burst into this one in front of a big house at the big stadium across the road for their now traditional "Big Summer Kick-Off" game. Likewise, Gloucester played the rugby of the gods last time out, one shy of 80 points against Exeter, so it stood to reason they would flop painfully here. And, boy, did they.

These vagaries should not happen to any professional outfit, of course, but the fact is they do, time and time again, particularly when the sides in question are, shall we say, of a flaky temperament. These two are nothing if not that.