Pearce missed lots of stuff. He didn't referee the breakdown at all, missed knocks even when told about them (told Quins player to "be careful"), allowed one of the most ridiculous line out throws I've seen and generally missed people off feet, in at the side, offside and tackling high. He was a shambles and needs to be pulled up about it. He wasn't the reason we lost, but he was awful.
The one that got me was when Marchant caught the ball outside the 22, was tackled inside, and at the next breakdown he called "Inside
obviously", when it was anything but obvious. A small mistake in the grand scheme of things, but the fact that he felt the need to tell Care it was obviously inside compounded it. I also thought Care was held up for his try and was given too long to get the ball down, but that one is open to debate/interpretation.
However, as others have mentioned, Pearce is
not the reason why we lost, but when things aren't going your way...