Worcester Warriors ended their eight-match losing run as they finally earned their first Premiership win of 2020.

Scrum-half Francois Hougaard then broke to score his first try of the season to earn a bonus point before the break.

Quins rallied from their 26-0 half-time deficit with tries from England winger Chris Ashton and replacement Elia Elia, but it was not quite enough.

Fit-again England scrum-half Danny Care's return off the bench for his first appearance since the restart helped give Quins their second-half impetus.

But, even though Warriors finished with 14 men after a late yellow card for prop Callum Black, the visitors could not score again,

And stand-off Duncan Weir's penalty, to add to his three first-half conversions, had already given the hosts that extra cushion.

Warriors made 10 changes for the game, which came just five days after Friday's 32-17 loss at Wasps, while Quins made eight changes after Saturday's 38-24 defeat at Saracens.

Worcester Warriors: Pennell; Howe, Lawrence, Venter, Heward; Weir, Hougaard; Waller, Annett, Schonert, Bresler, G Kitchener, Hill, Kvesic, Du Preez.

Replacements: Cutting, Black, Palframan, A Kitchener, Lewis, Simpson, Searle, Beck.

Sin bin: Black (77).

Harlequins: Morris; Ashton, Northmore, Tapuai, Murley; Herron, Steele; Botta, Gray, Collier, Young, Cavubati, Lamb, Evans, Lawday (capt).

Replacements: Elia, Thomas, Van Dyk, White, Chisholm, Care, Lasike, Lang.

Referee: Jack Makepeace.