• Harlequins 23-19 Gloucester• Billy Twelvetrees misses penalty at 20-19 downIt was a match Harlequins could not afford to lose and, thanks in no small part to a shocking missed penalty from Gloucester’s Billy Twelvetrees late on, they crept to a welcome victory. Alex Dombrandt must also take plenty of credit – he excelled on his return from injury and scored what ultimately proved the decisive try – but it probably should have been in vain given Gloucester’s golden opportunity with less than 10 minutes remaining.
Harlequins were leading 20-19 when Twelvetrees pushed his kick wide from just outside Quins’ 22. He had only just come on and the wind was a mitigating factor, with Lewis Ludlow required to hold the ball in position, as was the howling Harlequins crowd, but he can expect some extra kicking practice in the coming days.