Adam Radwan hat-trick all but ends Quins' play-off hopes

Adam Radwan pressed his claims for an England place to Argentina this summer with a fine hat-trick as Leicester cruised to a 40-7 victory over Harlequins and boosted their hopes of a home play-off.

The wing plus fellow wide man Ollie Hassell-Collins, who grabbed a brace, put Quins to the sword and all but ended the Londoners’ own hopes of making the top four.

It was a bad day all-round for Quins who had wing Cameron Anderson sent off after he twice took Freddie Steward out in the air with dangerous hits.

He received two yellow cards and then a red having been knocked out cold on the ground from his second collision with Steward.

Fixture

Gallagher Premiership

Leicester

40 - 7

Full-time

Harlequins

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Tigers never looked back once Radwan raced over for his first try after Jack van Poortvliet’s long pass out wide right stretched the visitors.

Quins were soon down to 14 men for 10 minutes when Anderson sent Steward tumbling to the ground the first time trying to grab his own side’s high punt.

Anderson was waiting on the sideline to come back on the field having finished his sin bin when Tigers moved the ball across their back line and Ollie Hassell-Collins side-stepped his way over for the second try.

Luke Northmore saw his chance to pick a pocket on the stroke of half-time when he intercepted near his own 22, and raced down the field for a much needed response for Quins with Marcus Smith adding the extras.

Anderson had not learned his lesson, leaping to try and catch the ball and again crashing only into Steward and this time was left out cold on the ground.

He was quickly treated on the field with oxygen and laid on his side as the medics were on within four seconds taking care for several minutes to ensure the player was comfortable and not seriously injured before being helped off.

He received his second yellow – and then red – as he was carried off the field to warm applause from the crowd.

Quins fortunes worsened with full-back Tyrone Green sent to the sin bin for a deliberate knock on when Steward tried to spread the ball wide and Tigers on the prowl for another try.

Radwan raced over for his second try and Hassell-Collins’ completed a brace in the left corner from Woodward’s final pass and the floodgates had opened.

Radwan scorched through tacklers for another try and he could finally celebrate his hat-trick for the afternoon as Quins melted. Hanro Liebenberg’s final try finished the crushing win.