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Cardiff Blues, despite losing four players - Gareth Thomas, Bradley Davies, Paul Tito and John Yapp - to injury, were good value for their 20-6 Pool Five victory.

It was Quins' first European appearance since the 'Bloodgate' fake injury scandal led to bans for their former rugby director Dean Richards, ex-physio Steph Brennan and current wing Tom Williams.

Blues fans, though, were in a mood to forgive and forget last season's shameful business, applauding Will Skinner and his team on to the pitch.

Hard-nosed judges feel Quins should be nowhere near the competition this time around, but on the evidence of their opening game, this latest European adventure will be over well before the quarter-finals.

Fly-half Nick Evans, the injured goalkicker Richards tried to send on as replacement for Williams against Leinster six months ago, booted two penalties from four attempts.

Quins, though, offered little in attack - a mirror-image of their poor Guinness Premiership form this term - and the Blues were never seriously threatened.

Wings Tom James and Leigh Halfpenny scored tries that briefly illuminated a dire contest, while Blues full-back Ben Blair booted two conversions and two penalties.