McClennan not getting carried away

My Account
Logout

Create an Evening Standard Account

Use your social network

Save time by using your existing account to sign in to Evening Standard

We'll never share your information or post anything to your account without your permission

Welcome! Sign in here

Use your social network

Save time by using your existing account to sign in to Evening Standard

We'll never share your information or post anything to your account without your permission

Forgot your password ?

Registration

* indicates fields that are mandatory

Email *

Password *

Confirm Password *

First name *

Surname *

Postcode *

Country *

Mobile phone number

Username *

Gender *

Year of birth *

When you sign up...

You will have access to all our online competitions, discounted offers and can post comments on our site.

You will also receive The Weekender newsletter sent every Thursday - it’s full of fantastic offers and ideas for the weekend. You can update your email preferences in your account page when you log in.

Other newsletters and emails

Homes & Property Newsletter - Yes I want to receive the weekly email with all the latest news on property in the capital

Occasionally we would also like to send you relevant emails detailing specific offers either from ourselves or carefully selected partners. If you would prefer not to receive these then please tick the appropriate boxes below. We will never pass on your details.

I do not want to receive additional offers and information from the Evening Standard

I do not want to receive additional offers and information sent by Evening Standard on behalf of carefully selected partners

Terms and Conditions

* I have read, understood and agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of Evening Standard

Registration

Mail Sent for Registration Confirmation.

A confirmation email has been sent. Please activate your account by clicking on the activation link sent in your mail box.

The Rhinos clicked into gear in the second half, swamping the hosts with some spectacular running rugby as they brought the Londoners' recent surge to a halt with a 48-14 defeat. Even so, McClennan still reckoned he had plenty of food for thought.

"I'm happy with the win, but I'm not totally happy with the performance," he said. "I thought we were very slow out of the blocks, and we were very hesitant in the opening quarter."

He added: "You have to create your own tempo in this game and we struggled to get going, but everything eventually clicked.

"But we're not kidding ourselves - this was not a flash performance by any means.

"But the boys were really keyed up for this - we knew how important this game was for us and we got the result we needed."

Quins coach Brian McDermott admitted his side had been bought crashing back to earth.

He said: "We have not been touched up like that for some time.

"We have been riding high lately and we will need to learn the lessons from this.

"This result really gives us a slap in the face and tells the players that perhaps they are not as good as they think they are, and it is up to us to respond."