Louis Rees-Zammit wasted no timing in confirming his fitness and form, coming off the bench twice for Gloucester to score a try after another stunning touchdown was scratched off.
The Wales winger, 22, was in action for Gloucester as they climbed to third in the Gallagher Premiership after beating play-off rivals Harlequins 28-26 at Kingsholm on Friday night.
It was the winger's first outing since Christmas Eve eight weeks ago, when he suffered an ankle injury, and his form was described as "ridiculous" by BT Sport's commentary team.
He announced his return by scoring Gloucester's bonus-point try four minutes from time, picking a superb line off the shoulder of fly-half Santiago Carreras to collect a superb offload to race clear from 30 metres and dive underneath the posts.
He featured for more than 30 minutes in two spells off the replacements' bench, emphatically proving his fitness ahead of Wales' Guinness Six Nations appointment with England next week.
Rees-Zammit made an early entry after Ollie Thorley went off following a collision with Murley, and Gloucester struck through a sixth-minute try. Thorley soon rejoined the action following a head injury assessment and Rees-Zammit returned to the bench. Thorley immediately made his presence felt, catching Carreras' superbly-placed kick and breaching Quins' defence for his team's second try inside the opening quarter.
The Welshman made a permanent entry at 57 minutes when he replaced Jonny May, and Rees-Zammit almost claimed a stunning solo score with his first touch in two months. He beat three defenders on a dazzling 30-metre run before touching down, but television replays showed a foot in touch and the try was disallowed.
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