Wales star Tommy Reffell wrecked Joe Marler’s big day and left Tabai Matson cursing his darkest hour at Harlequins.
The Leicester flanker scored two tries and denied Luke Northmore one back for Quins with a superb tackle as Tigers rediscovered their champion selves.
It was a performance of such dominance that the Londoners, aka rugby’s great entertainers, were 10 minutes from becoming the first Premiership team this season to fail to score a point.