Buccaneers continued their fine form under new coach Simon Allnutt to win this basement battle against Belfast Harlequins on Saturday.

Harlequins led 13-8 at halftime, thanks to two Paul Hancock penalties and a 19thminute try by Gerard O'Loan.

The turning point came just before the break when Robbie Lee touched down in the 41st minute to add to his earlier penalty. Thereafter it was all Buccaneers.

Lee brought them nearer with a 45th-minute penalty and Matty Walker scored a 60thminute try. Tries for Robinson, Paul Whittaker and Mike Devine followed to give Buccaneers a valuable bonus point.

Scoring sequence: 2 mins: pen Hancock 03; 7 mins: pen Hancock 0-6; 19 mins: try O'Loan, con Hancock 0-13; 25 mins: pen Lee 313; 41 mins: try Lee 8-13; half-time: 8-13; 45 mins: pen Lee 11-13; 50 mins: try Walker 1613; 59 mins: try Robinson, con Lee 23-13; 72 mins: try Whittaker 28-13; 75 mins: try Devine, con Lee 35-13.

Buccaneers: R Lee; M Devine, D Yapp, P Whittaker, M Walker; G Austin, T Robinson; J Screene, J McVeigh, capt, M Cahill, K Barrett, C Brownlie, I Dillon, E Brennan, C Rigney. Replacements: T Duignan for Cahill, C Keane for Robinson, A Hanley for Dillon, C Finn for Brennan all 74 mins.

Belfast Harlequins: N Malone; A Parke, S Coulter, S Dick, R Morrow; P Hancock, D Jack; C Boyd, R Weir, S Best, K Rabie, D Irwin, G O'Loan, capt, N Best, C McCarey. Replacements: G Jewhurst for Irwin 47 mins, M Higginson for Boyd 58 mins, D Scott for Best 58 mins, J Lowe for Morrow 72 mins, M Carruthers for Dick 72 mins.

Referee: L Mayne (Munster).