Harlequins coach Conor O'Shea was a proud and happy man after his team's shock win over Northampton.
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Harlequins coach Conor O'Shea was a proud and happy man after his team pulled off a surprise but well-deserved 16-13 victory over Premiership leaders Northampton at Franklin's Gardens.
The Quins overcame the loss of John Andress and Nick Easter to the sin-bin as they became the first team to win at Northampton this season.
O'Shea said: "It was a tremendous result in adversity. It's as adverse as you could get, 10-3 down at Franklin's Gardens with only 13 players.
"You can't coach that, it is all down to the hearts of the players and I am so proud of them."
Harlequins had not won away from The Stoop in the Premiership all season, but ended that run in impressive style.
O'Shea added: "I am really pleased that we have broken our away day hoodoo and this gets us back in the mix in the Premiership. It's the most competitive one that I have known."
Plan
Northampton coach Jim Mallinder admitted: "We didn't play well enough, the Quins came here with a certain plan. They stopped our maul and stopped us getting into any rhythm.
"The first 10 minutes of the second half were crucial we didn't look after the ball during that time. We gave away three penalties and ran into touch twice."
Mallinder also commented on the Quins try, saying: "I am disappointed that we gave away a try from such a good scrum. We have to be more accurate that that.
"We lost the game here but it is not the end of the world and we are still in a really good position."
