Harlequins claimed an entertaining 66-19 victory over partner club London Scottish this weekend in the club's first pre-season outing ahead of the 2022/23 Premiership season.
A starting back row trio of Jack Kenningham, Will Evans and Tom Lawday all dotted down for scores in the first half an hour, with Kenningham gracing his return from a long spell on the sidelines following neck surgery in fine fettle, claiming a second try just before the hour mark.
Centre Luke Northmore added to the backrow's treble with a seventh minute score.
Summer signing Iren Herbst was another standout in Richmond this weekend, displaying brutal physicality on both sides of the ball in what promises to be a fine addition to the Quins squad.
Lennox Anyanwu was given his marching orders for kicking the ball away after Scottish were awarded a penalty.
The home side made the visitors pay for their indiscretion, seeing Austin Willis bundle over from the back of a driving maul for a first try of the day for his side.
With many changes to both sides for the second 40, Quins found their rhythm with three unanswered tries via Italian fly-half Tommy Allan, experienced full-back Ross Chisholm and fit-again second row Dino Lamb.
Hayden Hyde impressed and in the final ten minutes, picked off an intercept and broke into the Scottish half before releasing fellow academy man Conor Oresanya for the side's ninth try of the day.
Flashy footwork from reserve hooker Jack Musk saw Harlequins claim a tenth and final try of the afternoon.
The front row peeled off the back of a driving maul before bamboozling the last defender and scurrying over for the score.
Pressuring Quins at the set-piece, the home side forced a yellow card from Quins prop Simon Kerrod just after the hour mark, seeing Quins concede a penalty try. A third and final score saw Scottish have the final word of the day.
Finding success for a third time at the maul, reserve Cameron Terry crashed down for a third and the final try of the day to bring to an end an entertaining first hit out of the season.
