Final Quarter Collapse Does for Edinburgh Against Harlequins

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Edinburgh 16 Harlequins 33

SECOND in the Magners League lost to the second placed team in last season's Guinness Premiership in the battle of the booze brands. While there were plenty of extenuating circumstances, Rob Moffat tried out David Blair, Greig Laidlaw and Ben Cairns in the playmakers role, the home side will be unhappy at losing the try count by five to one and even more upset by their collapse in the final quarter. It was a two-point match going into the last 15 minutes but two late tries from Gonzalo Tiesi and Sam Smith gave the score board a lopsided look that will cause Moffat some sleepless nights.

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Final Quarter Collapse Does for Edinburgh Against Harlequins

"We would have liked to have been better," said the head coach afterwards, "but we are where we are. We haven't played much rugby yet and, while I don't want to make excuses, the Scotland training camp thi...

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