Care was replaced by Steele soon after but Quins, aided by a dominant scrum who won frequent penalties, were now a different proposition and increasingly Wasps were placed on the back foot. It therefore came as no surprise that Quins scored next when a half-break from Esterhuizen sent Northmore over. The misfiring champions trailed 16-0 at the interval at the Coventry Building Society Arena but it was one-way traffic afterwards as they picked up five points with a bonus-point 26-16 victory. Farrell's men did not look to be unduly affected by the previous day's Covid-19 episode and began like a team intent on building on last weekend's impressive demolition of Japan. Mo Salah (29 years old), Sadio Mane (29) and Roberto Firmino (30) see their contracts up in 2023; Joel Matip and Virgil van Dijk are 30, while Jordan Henderson is 31.