David hat-trick seals Harlequins knockout spot

Investec Champions Cup

Harlequins (33) 61

Tries: Kenningham, Murley, Dombrandt, Cunningham-South, David 3, Carr, Evans Cons: M Smith 8

Stormers (0) 10

Tries: Khan, Maart

Nick David scored a hat-trick to help Harlequins book their spot in the Investec Champions Cup last 16 by thrashing a much-changed Stormers side at Twickenham Stoop.

Quins now sit second in their pool and will seal a home knockout tie with a bonus-point win over La Rochelle next Sunday.

Flanker Jack Kenningham, Cadan Murley and Alex Dombrandt all crossed in a dominant first quarter for the hosts.

Stormers, who came into the game undefeated this season, opted against playing a large number of their star Springboks.

Jason Gilmore's side ended their poor run of form by bagging five first-half tries, with Chandler Cunningham-South and David also getting over.

Two more David scores were followed by a fine finish by Zach Carr, before Jarrod Evans finished the scoring.

Stormers, who managed two tries through Imad Khan and Dylan Maart, will hope a victory on Saturday at home to Leicester Tigers will be enough for a home last-16 place.

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Harlequins: Green; David, Northmore, Bradley, Murley; Smith, Friday; Kerrod, Walker, Delgado, Petti, Kieran Treadwell, Cunningham-South, Kenningham, Dombrandt (capt).

Replacements: Turner, Hobson, H Williams, E Williams, Carr, Lawday, Green, Evans.

Stormers: Gelant; Maart, Hartzenberg, Willemse (capt), Burger; Matthee, Duvenage; Kebble, Vokozela, Porthen, Evans, Van Heerden, Nel, Dixon, Theunissen.

Replacements: Ntubeni, Matongo, Van Wyk, Groves, Mlaba, Khan, Swart, Ndhlovu.

Referee: Nika Amashukeli (Geo)

Assistant referees: Shota Tevzadze (Geo), Amber Stamp-Dunstan (Wal)

TMO: Ben Whitehouse (Wal)