Saints in heaven after Dragons thrashing
LUTHER Burrell and Taqele Naiyaravoro each crossed for a pair of tries as Northampton Saints coasted to a 48-14 European Challenge Cup win over Dragons.
Api Ratuniyarawa, James Fish, Alex Mitchell and Ollie Sleightholme also went in as the Saints ran in eight tries to move in the second place in Pool One.
Dan Biggar kicked four conversions, while Adam Warren and Nic Cudd scored tries for the visitors.
Clermont Auvergne continued to control the pool as they maintained their 100 per cent record with a 47-14 win over Timisoara Saracens.
Fijian winger Alivereti Raka scored a try in each half, while Yohan Beheregaray, Loni Uhila, Judicael Cancoriet, George Moala and Paul Jedrasiak also breached the Romanians’ defence.
Bristol Bears ran in four tries but still went down to a 35-22 defeat to Pool Four leaders La Rochelle, who also hold a 100 per cent record.
Harry Thacker, Jake Heenan, Tom Pincus and Charlie Powell crossed the whitewash but the Bears drop to third place in the pool. Zebre climbed above them into second as two tries from Guglielmo Palazzani helped them to a 3-14 win over Enisei-stm.
A last-minute try from Monty Ioane led Pool Five pacesetters Benetton Rugby to a 26-21 win over Harlequins. Alex Dombrandt scored a pair of first-half tries for Quins and was matched by Luca Sperandio for the home side. Marcus Smith’s third penalty brought the scores level with five minutes remaining before Ioane decided it.
Ospreys moved back to the top of Pool Two with a comfortable 51-20 win over Stade Francais. Dan Evans, Cory Allen, Rhodri Jones, Luke Morgan and Owen Watkin crossed for tries in the bonus-point win.
In Pool Three, tries from Darragh Leader, Bundee Aki and Kyle Godwin helped Connacht beat Perpignan 22-10.