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Saturday's Challenge Cup round-up

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Highlights from the third round of the Challenge Cup.

Wins for Irish and Dragons as,Harlequins sink Calvisano and Enisei -STM upset Brive.

London Irish 38-6 Edinburgh

London Irish went to the top of their European Challenge Cup pool with a bonus-point win over Edinburgh.

Winger Andrew Fenby scored a hat-trick as The Exiles ran in six tries.

The hosts secured the try-scoring bonus point before half-time, with Alex Lewington, Johnny Williams and Aseli Tikoirotuma all going over to seal an emphatic victory.

Greig Tonks kicked two penalties for Edinburgh's only points of the game.

Newport Gwent Dragons 22-0 Pau

Sarel Pretorious dives over for the Dragon's first try against Pau
Image: Sarel Pretorious dives over for the Dragon's first try against Pau

The Dragons boosted their chances of making the knockout stages with a comfortable 22-0 victory over Pau at Rodney Parade.

South African scrum-half Sarel Pretorius raced 80 metres for the opening try after Dorian Jones had kicked two penalties.

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Jones nailed two more three-pointers before breaking to cross after the interval.

The two teams meet again in Pau next Saturday.

Calvisano 10-50 Harlequins

Harlequins' Luke Wallace who crossed for two tries against Calvisano
Image: Harlequins' Luke Wallace who crossed for two tries against Calvisano

Luke Wallace scored two first-half tries as Harlequins eased past Italian side Calvisano to keep their perfect European Challenge Cup run intact.

Wallace and Mark Lambert went over inside six minutes before Agustin Cavalieri was sin-binned for the hosts. Jack Clifford and Ross Chisholm also touched down to make it 29-3 at the break.

Matt Hopper, Kyle Sinckler and Charlie Walker added further tries, while Matteo Minozzi claimed a consolation for Calvisano.

Victory restored Quins' five-point lead at the top of Pool Three after Cardiff Blues went level top on Friday following their bonus point win over Montpellier.

Enisei-STM 10-7 Brive

Enisei-STM Krasnoyarsk registered their first ever European Challenge Cup victory when beating the former European champions 10-7 in Sochi.

After a tense opening half-hour, hooker Nazir Gasanov touched down to give the hosts an unlikely lead.

Ten minutes later Iurii Kushnarev nailed a penalty to give the competition debutants a 10-0 lead going into the break. Brive got back into the game quickly thanks to a try from Thomas Acquier and the French side pushed hard through the final quarter but Enisei-STM held on for a famous win. 

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