Elsewhere, there have been some very close games, several being decided by a single score. Perhaps the biggest upset was Treviso's win over the often unpredictable Biarritz with a 30-26 scoreline. In fact, it's been a mixed weekend for the French teams, with Racing Metro continuing their poor form by losing at home to London Irish (14-34) and Montpellier losing to a spirited Glasgow Warriors performance at Firhill in a 20-15 score. On the flipside, 4 time winners Toulouse won at Harelquins (10-21) and the aforementioned Castres beat the poor Northampton (41-22).
Mixed fortunes for the English clubs as well. As well as those mentioned, Saracens won a tight game against the Ospreys at Wembley (31-26) leaving Pool 5 very open between all 4 clubs, and Gloucester won at Connacht (10-14) to stay within touching distance of Quins in Pool 6.
Dan Parks - Settling in nicely at the Blues
Edinburgh had the chance to stake a solid claim for the quarter finals by winning at Cardiff Blues, but their poor record against the Welshmen continued as they fell to a 25-8 loss. Meanwhile, Munster won a tight contest against Rhys Priestland and the Scarlets (13-18), Ulster got a valuable bonus point victory at Ravenhill to Italian outfit Aironi (31-10) and the ill-disciplined Leicester lost at Clermont Auvergne (30-12) with Morgan Parra teaching Ben Youngs a few lessons in how to play rugby.
All-in-all, lots yet to play for at this halfway point of the group stage.
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