Quins go top as Wasps fold

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Wasps, Premiership title winners four times in the last six seasons, subsided following a poor goal-kicking display from fly-half Danny Cipriani who missed four of his six shots at goal.

In Wednesday's other clash, Nick Easter scored a 12-minute hat-trick as Harlequins surged top of the table for the first time since autumn 2003 with a 60-14 demolition of struggling Worcester.

Wasps' latest away league defeat - they have not won on the road in the Premiership since late November - means they have no chance of making the play-off places.

South African World Cup winner Butch James booted 17 points, including the conversion of a second-half try by number eight Jonny Faamatuainu.

And in stark contrast to Cipriani, James slotted six of his seven kicks as Bath climbed into third spot ahead of a mouth-watering home clash against new Premiership leaders Harlequins on Saturday.

The match was held up for nine minutes in the second half when Bath captain Michael Lipman suffered what appeared to be a serious neck injury. England international Lipman, who has suffered more than one bout of concussion this season, was carried off on a stretcher with his neck in a brace after requiring oxygen.

Quins meanwhile, who started the evening in fifth place, needed to win by a 30-point margin to overtake Leicester on top of the pile and they raced into a 19-7 half-time lead with tries from Tani Fuga, Danny Care and Chris Robshaw.

Jordan Turner-Hall secured the bonus point after just 47 minutes before Ugo Monye, Mike Brown, Tom Williams and Easter's hat-trick secured Quins their biggest victory over the season.

Worcester scored a try in each half from winger Charlie Fellows and prop Shaun Ruwers but they could not live with Quins' dominance up front, power through the middle or pace out wide.