Ice-cool Tuima completes Quins turnaround

HARLEQUINS centre Lagi Tuima had ice in her veins to slot a game-winning penalty kick three minutes from time to wrestle the points away from rivals Wasps.

In a battle of second versus fourth, it was Wasps who went ahead first against the run of play as they obliterated Quins’ own put-in to the scrum to win a penalty and kick to touch.

Harriet Millar-Mills claimed the ball at the back of the lineout to set up the rolling maul from which Elizabeth Crake was able to score.

The hosts struck back quickly and, just like their opponents, the maul was the means by which Amy Cokayne was able to score.

On the half-hour Wasps regained the lead through Maud Muir after Quins were penalised at the breakdown.

Wasps needed little time to extend their advantage in the second half as they won another scrum against the head to gain territory and sent the ball out wide to Kate Alder to finish.

But after Cokayne scored her second, Quins completed the turnaround as Chloe Edwards scored and Tuima kicked the winning points.