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Wasps comprehensively beat Harlequins to return to the top of the Premiership and maintain their 100% record
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Wasps secured a bonus point by the break as Ashley Johnson, Guy Thompson, Dan Robson and Elliot Daly all crossed
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Three more tries in the second half from Christian Wade, Kyle Eastmond and Josh Bassett secured the win
Wasps retained their unbeaten status and remain top of the Aviva Premiership after notching a deserved 47-18 victory over Harlequins at the Ricoh Arena on Sunday.
Seven different try scorers secured the emphatic victory for the Coventry side with the visitors feeling hard done by in the heavy defeat, having shown moments of class, particularly in the first half.
Wasps secured a bonus point within 32 minutes as Ashley Johnson, Guy Thompson, Dan Robson and Elliot Daly crossed for the hosts.
Jamie Roberts and James Chisholm’s tries kept Quins in touch at half-time.
But three more tries in the second half from Christian Wade, Kyle Eastmond and Josh Bassett extinguished any hopes of a shock away win for Harlequins.
Wasps: 15 Rob Miller, 14 Christian Wade, 13 Elliot Daly, 12 Jimmy Gopperth, 11 Josh Bassett, 10 Danny Cipriani, 9 Dan Robson, 8 Nathan Hughes, 7 Guy Thompson, 6 Sam Jones, 5 Kearnan Myall, 4 Matt Symons, 3 Jake Cooper-Woolley, 2 Ashley Johnson, 1 Matt Mullan (c)
Replacements: 16 Tommy Taylor, 17 Simon McIntyre, 18 Marty Moore, 19 James Gaskell, 20 Thomas Young, 21 Joe Simpson, 22 Kyle Eastmond, 23 Frank Halai
Harlequins: 15 Mike Brown, 14 Marland Yarde, 13 Alofa Alofa, 12 Jamie Roberts, 11 Tim Visser, 10 Tim Swiel, 9 Karl Dickson, 8 James Chisholm, 7 Luke Wallace, 6 Chris Robshaw, 5 James Horwill (c), 4 George Merrick, 3 Will Collier, 2 Joe Gray, 1 Mark Lambert
Replacements: 16 Dave Ward, 17 Joe Marler, 18 Kyle Sinckler, 19 Sam Twomey, 20 George Naoupu, 21 Charlie Mulchrone, 22 James Lang, 23 Winston Stanley
