This was an emphatic and efficient performance. With first half tries from Tom Sargeant, Waisea Luveniyali and Sam Smith, and another three in the second half from Ollie Kohn, De Wet Barry and Tosh Masson, Quins cut through the Bristol defence time and time again.

This became a rather one-sided match, with Quins demonstrating intention to attack at every opportunity, moving the ball through the hands with skill and invention. In contrast, Bristol never threatened to cross the Quins' line and lacked penetration in midfield and out-wide. Their only three points came from an Adrian Jarvis penalty kick after eight minutes, and thereafter they never looked like scoring.

For Quins, there were good performances from Barry, Seb Stegmann and Tom Guest among others. The two late tries in two minutes, from Barry and Masson, emphasised the gap between the two teams.

The semi-final will be the subject of a draw by Premier Rugby and played on 30th March 2009.

There are still tickets available for this weekends crucial final Heineken cup pool game against Scarlets. With Quins wanting to get back into winning ways, and facing a resurgent Scarlets team, this promises to be a cracker of a match! Call the ticket office now on 0871 527 1315 or visit the Quins online ticket office to make sure you dont miss out!

Quins v Scarlets, Heineken Cup Round 6, Saturday 24th January, the Stoop, Kick-off 1.35pm