Rugby Union: Peerless Woods caps Best Irish day London Irish 62 Harlequins 14 From: The Independent - London | Date: April 26, 1998| Author: David Llewellyn | Copyright 1998 The Independent - London. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

REVENGE is a dish best tasted hot. And Dick Best was able to do just that as his temporary charges, London Irish, inflicted a humiliating defeat on his old team, Harlequins - the heaviest they have suffered in the league's 11-year history.

It was also a record day for London Irish as they ran up their first ever half-century. It may not have solved their relegation problems but it took them to five wins out of seven games since Best took charge.

And after watching the eight-try r...

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