Harlequins vs Bristol LIVE rugby: Latest updates as visitors run riot after Joe Marler bows out

Harlequins are then pinged at a midfield breakdown. Bristol work away to the right from a lineout on the left with Gabriel Ibitoye used as a roaming receiver, his transfer fast and accurate as Jack Bates again makes metres. That’s good from Quins, though, Alex Dombrandt over the top in a picture-perfect jackal to earn a penalty.

A couple of penalties allow Harlequins to foray down towards the Bristol 22, but an inefficient lineout drill costs them 20 metres.

The attacking play is spritely and Tyrone Green scurries for a gap, though it is soon cut off as Bristol scramble well. Green ambitiously tosses off his chest straight into touch.

He has! An offload was knocked back by the hands of Bristol’s Kalaveti Ravouvou and Tyrone Green was sharpest to react. He toes the ball beyond Kieran Marmion like a football winger aware he’s got the beating of his marker for pace, rounding the retreating scrum half in pursuit of the ball and holding off the Bristol tackler to ground emphatically. Over goes the conversion – now then?….

Has Tyrone Green managed to get that down? A friendly bounce and hack ahead might just have allowed the full-back to score…

A vital turnover in the shadow of their own posts spares Harlequins from another score.

Changes for both teams. Jack Walker is replaced by Nathan Jibulu at hooker for the hosts; Max Lahiff and Viliame Mata take leave for Bristol as Lovejoy Chawatama and Benjamin Grondona come on.

A Harlequins fan reminds the side of the remarkable Premiership semi-final comeback in 2021, though I think this is a situation that even the boys of “Bris-tanbul” would admit is beyond them. Besides, Bristol look capable of adding plenty more to their current tally.

Newcastle, by the way, still lead Saracens 17-5 up at Kingston Park.

Seven more! More gorgeous handling from the Bears up the left and Santiago Grondona has the toe to zoom into the corner. Well well well. This is becoming a proper pasting.

Things are threatening to unravel for Harlequins here. Simon Kerrod’s return restores them to full complement but that yellow card period cost them 17 points.

Another Bristol pearler – created and scored by Benhard Janse van Rensburg!

Ooh, this is tasty. A delectable pass off the left hand from the Bristol centre is perfectly weighted for Jack Bates to scamper on to, the wing collecting the pot of gold at the end of a most beautiful rainbow. Bates returns to his colleague, who gambols away in delight. A serious score to leave Harlequins in a serious hole.

With that out of the way, Harlequins turns their attentions to sparking a turnaround, though they are on the defensive, struggling to escape their own territory and unable to contest for a shallow kick. The danger sirens sound…