Gilmore says he expected difficult Quins start

Harlequins head coach Jason Gilmore says he expected a difficult start to the season following a summer of changes. Boss Jason Gilmore's Harlequins side have made a poor start to the season Quins are bottom of the Prem table after losing their first two matches. They produced a woeful performance in Saturday's 48-0 thrashing by Gloucester – the club's heaviest league defeat for 26 years. "We're certainly not going to be at our best early doors, but it won't be too far away," Gilmore told BBC Radio London. "There will be bumps here and there, but the weekend wasn't one we can accept. We've just got to stick to task." Having been in interim charge for six months after Danny Wilson left Harlequins to join Wales' coaching team, Gilmore was confirmed as permanent boss in March.

That was despite a miserable season in which Quins ended the campaign ninth in the table – their lowest finish for eight years. Robbie Deans was brought in as performance director and there were further changes, with Rob Hunter, formerly of Exeter Chiefs, coming in as forwards coach and Brad Cooper arriving as attack coach. Gloucester thrash sorry Quins to go top of the Prem Quins display one of worst I have ever seen – Monye Gilmore declared last month he had "no doubt"