Leeds sign off in style
Leeds completed their Amlin Challenge Cup campaign with a 26-6 victory against Bucharest at Headingley on Sunday.
Last Updated: 23/01/11 7:16pm
Leeds completed their Amlin Challenge Cup campaign with a 26-6 victory against Bucharest at Headingley on Sunday.
Despite a try from centre Semi Tadulala, the Aviva Premiership side trailed 6-5 at half time due to a pair of penalties from Florin Vla.
However the hosts hit back after the break, scoring three further tries to run out comfortable winners over the Romanians in the Pool Four fixture.
Leeds captain Marco Wentzel led the fightback, touching down on the hour mark before Miguel Alonso scored his first try for the club.
Chris Lewis-Pratt converted both to extend Leeds' advantage and also landed the extras after Luther Burrell grabbed the bonus-point score.
Perfect Stade
Carnegie end up finishing second in the group behind Stade Francais, who beat Crociati Rugby 34-17 to become the top seeds in the quarter-final draw.
Djibril Camara crossed for an early brace for the Top 14 side and Quentin Valancon also touched down inside the opening quarter in Italy.
A Lome Fa'atau try and six points from Tommaso Iannone's boot kept the home team in touch, though they still trailed 22-11 at the break.
The first of two Marco Anversa penalties closed the gap even further before Stade moved through the gears to seal a sixth straight win in the competition.
Captain Pierre Rabadan went over shortly before the hour mark to seal the bonus point and Hugo Bonneval put the icing on the cake with a fifth try 10 minutes from time.
Meanwhile, Bourgoin's clash with Newcastle was postponed for a second time in as many days due to a frozen pitch. The outcome of the fixture will now be considered by the European Rugby Cup board.
