Quins book Premiership play-off spot I Tigers claim 19th win of season

Comeback kings Harlequins booked their place in the Premiership play-offs after another spectacular turnaround saw them beat Gloucester 28-24 at Twickenham.

The Premiership champions, renowned for turning seemingly lost causes into victories, did it again as they wiped out a 17-point interval deficit.

England centre Joe Marchant scored two second-half tries before wing Cadan Murley's 69th-minute touchdown completed the recovery mission.

Marcus Smith kicked all four conversions, including the extras following Alex Dombrandt's first-half try, to leave Gloucester crestfallen.

"Joe was phenomenal again today," Quins senior coach Tabai Matson said. "He does an amazing job for us.

"I thought [for England] against France [in the Six Nations], he was the best player on the field that day.

"For us, he is so reliable. He is one of our best. He is so versatile.

"He can be a world-class centre - he already is - you can put him on the wing, he can play full-back - don't tell him I said that! - so he is a really balanced, skilful player.

"Is he one of the top centres in the country? Yes, for sure."

For the entire opening 40 minutes, Gloucester did their utmost to gatecrash Quins' Big Summer Kick-Off in front of a 47,000 crowd.

The visitors raced into a comfortable interval lead after tries from impressive No 8 Ben Morgan, lock Freddie Clarke and centre Chris Harris, while Adam Hastings converted all three scores and dropped a goal.

There appeared only one winner at that point, but Quins rattled up 21 unanswered second-half points, leaving Gloucester with scant consolation of a losing bonus.

The West Country club remain fifth - level on points with Northampton - and in play-off contention ahead of their final regular-season game