Perpignan stay on course
Perpignan are poised to qualify for the quarter-finals after a recording a convincing 55-13 bonus point victory over Treviso.
Last Updated: 12/01/08 8:20pm
Perpignan are poised to qualify for the quarter-finals after a recording an ultimately convincing 55-13 bonus point victory over Treviso.
Hooker Guilhem Guirado led the rout for the French outfit as he claimed a hat-trick of second-half tries, while Gerrie Britz, Nicolas Durand, Chris Cusiter, Jean-Pierre Perez and Rimas Alvarez also touched down.
However, the final scoreline did not reflect a rather shaky first-half showing from the hosts who went in at the interval just 15-13 to the good.
Second-rower Britz and scrum-half Durand both crossed the whitewash in the first period, but Treviso kept in touch with a try from Cornelius Van Zyl and a conversion and two penalties from Marius Goosen.
It proved a different story after the break, though, as Perpignan found their rhythm to run in six further tries to the delight of their fans.
The triumph means the French outfit look well-placed to make the quarter-finals as one of the best runners-up at the very least, with their final game in Pool 2 a trip to face the Newport-Gwent Dragons.
