Saturday 10 December 2016 20:13, UK
Cardiff Blues stamped their authority on Challenge Cup Pool Four after a 28-3 win over closest rivals Bath.
Full-back Matthew Morgan, wing Alex Cuthbert and replacement Scott Andrews scored tries for the Guinness PRO12 side, with Steven Shingler adding two conversions and three penalties.
Tom Homer's 12th-minute penalty provided the only points of the day for Bath, as pool leaders Cardiff extended their advantage to five points in the standings.
In Pool Three, Worcester defeated Newport Gwent Dragons 33-20 to leapfrog them into third place, despite being temporarily being reduced to 13 men in the first half.
Sam Betty and Christian Scotland-Williamson were both shown yellow cards within the first 20 minutes after Angus O'Brien gave the Dragons a 6-0 lead thanks to a drop goal and penalty.
However, a try from Val Rapava Ruskin, converted by Connor Braid, on the stroke of half-time gave Worcester a 7-6 lead at the break.
Dean Hammond and two penalty tries, both converted by Braid, saw Worcester pull clear and claim a bonus point while Newport had Leon Brown in the sin-bin.
Max Stelling added Worcester's fifth try in the 72nd minute before a late rally from the visitors saw Ashton Hewitt score two converted tries in two minutes, but it was too little too late for the Welsh province.
French Top 14 side Brive defeated Russian club Enisei-STM 43-8 after tries from Nicolas Bezy, Guillaume Namy, Guillaume Ribes and Benito Masilevu to go top of the pool on points difference.
Full-back Gaetan Germain added 21 points with his boot and Bezy also chipped in with a conversion, while Anton Rudoi's try and a Igor Kuashov penalty were the only scores for the hosts.
Earlier, Harlequins thrashed Romanian outfit Timisoara Saracens 42-3 after running in six unanswered tries.
Dave Ward, George Merrick, Aaron Morris, Charlie Walker (two) and Joe Marchant all crossed the whitewash, with Ruaridh Jackson slotting all six conversions.
Timisoara's points came thanks to a penalty by scrum-half Valentin Calafeteanu.
