Apart from Mido's miss, Cole also had an opportunity to score but was unable to get enough control of the loose ball to test Sorensen after being put free following an errorfrom Robert Huth.
Certainly the Gallic flair served up by France against Scotland was a joy to watch, but that said, it was a far from error-free performance as their 25 missed tackles testify to.
Strettle recovered from his early error to break free and score in the final moments but, though Evans hastily converted, Quins ran out of time to catch their London rivals.