Harlequins (22) 23
Tries: Jones-Bishop, Clubb 2, Howell Goals: Orr 3
Drop Goal: Gale

Wakefield (10) 16
Tries: Blanch, Kirmond, George Goals: Cooke 2

Super League bottom club Harlequins earned only their second win of the season as they put five-time winners Wakefield out of the Challenge Cup.

Four first-half tries from Tony Clubb (2), Ben Jones-Bishop and David Howell earned the home side a 22-10 lead at the break.

Luke George got the visitors to within a score, adding to first-half tries by Damien Blanch and Danny Kirmond.

But Quins hung on, Luke Gale's last-minute drop goal sealing victory.

Quins were not helped by losing Luke Dorn when he was sin-binned on his first start of the season midway through the second half.

Harlequins RL: Jones-Bishop, Melling, Clubb, Howell, Sharp, Gale, Randall, McCarthy-Scarsbrook, Orr, Ward, Williamson, Purdham, Bryan.
Replacements: Wilkes, Temata, Dorn, Esders.

Wakefield: Murphy, Gleeson, Demetriou, George, Blanch, Cooke, Jeffries, Moore, Davey, King, Johnson, Ferguson, Kirmond.
Replacements: Millard, Obst, Korkidas, Gledhill.

Att: 2,355.

Referee: Phil Bentham (Warrington).

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