You might expect a feast of attacking rugby when two of Europe’s great entertainers lock horns but this was a famine – played out in a flood.
Harlequins will not care, for this was a gritty victory, delivered by André Esterhuizen’s second-half try and founded on defensive resilience, against a thoroughly disappointing Racing 92 side. Equally, however, it was the sort of evening that makes you long for spring.
