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Published 12:06 9 Oct 2021 BST
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And that was that. From 24-7 down to winning 52-24.
Anyone that wants to take the title off Harlequins had better come with a serious game-plan, a deep bench and an 80-minute performance. At the end, all Bristol boss Pat Lam could do was puff out his cheeks and say he hoped the neutrals enjoyed the carnage.
"We know they're a good attacking side. We talked about it at half-time - and how they were going to come back - to keep the ball we've got to win the breakdown... We were destroyed at the breakdown," admitted Lam, the former Connacht coach. "We've just got to get ourselves back together and go to Newcastle."We know that England coach Eddie Jones does not appreciate the media nudges for Test selection - just look at Sam Simmonds - but even he must be looking at this vibrant Harlequins side and thinking what they could do for his team. What a shot in the arm many of these lads would be. Many in the Quins set-up, like Dino Lab, Joe Marchant and Cadan Murley, will be pressing for November internationals squad selection. Others from Quins - Alex Dombrandt, Marcus Smith and veterans Joe Marler and Danny Care - are screaming out for starts. Should Jones really wish to mix power with panache for the Test season ahead, he can surely look no further than what Harlequins are serving up each weekend.
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