Toulouse And Saracens March On Towards Quarter-finals
Rukhshan Mir (@rukhshanmir) Published December 19, 2018 | 07:30 AM
Paris, Dec 15 (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 16th Dec, 2018 ) :Two tries from scrum-half Antoine Dupont and 17 points from the boot of full-back Thomas Ramos led Toulouse to a superb 42-27 win over Wasps on Saturday which all but guarantees the French club a place in the last eight of the European Champions Cup.
Saracens also strengthened their chase for the last eight with a hard-fought win in Cardiff.
Four-time champions Toulouse ran in five tries at the Stade Ernest-Wallon to collect an offensive bonus point and make it four wins from four in Pool 1.
Even if they finish second in the group behind Leinster, who play Bath later on Saturday, they are still likely to figure as one of the best two runners-up.
Defeat for Wasps means they can no longer qualify.
France wing Yoann Huget crossed for Toulouse in the opening two minutes as the game opened at a frantic rate.
Billy Searle, playing in his first European game, scored a penalty for Wasps and then converted Josh Bassett's try as the English side went in front.
Joe Tekori and Romain Ntamack hit back for Toulouse before Willie le Roux went over for Wasps' second try.
At half-time it was anyone's game as Toulouse led 22-20 but in the second half the gap in class began to show as Dupont took the match beyond Wasps.
-- Saracens inch closer -- Two-time champions Saracens also moved closer to the quarter-finals after coming from behind at half-time to beat Cardiff Blues 26-14 and make it four wins from four in Pool 3.
Saracens made the perfect start at Cardiff Arms Park when Scotland winger Sean Maitland crashed over in the corner in the eighth minute. Owen Farrell was on target with the conversion and then added a penalty to open a 10-point lead.
Cardiff came storming back though with tries from Rey Lee-Lo and Dan Fish to take a 14-13 lead at the break.
Farrell put Saracens back in front with two more penalties before Jamie George's late converted try sealed the win for the English Premiership leaders.
Saracens top the pool with 18 points but Cardiff Blues have no chance of reaching the last eight with three defeats and one win.
Glasgow Warriors maintained their last eight hopes after overcoming terrible weather conditions at home to beat Lyon 21-10, the French side's fourth straight defeat.
Winger Niko Matawalu dotted down after just 45 seconds and added a second try later in the half as Glasgow, spurred on by the unerring boot of fly-half Adam Hastings, opened up an 18-3 lead by half-time.
Lyon hit back early in the second half with a try from centre Pierre-Louis Barassi but later had Etienne Oosthuizen sent off for a forearm thrust into the face of Hastings.
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