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Bath's Michael Lipman

Bath 3-3 Toulouse: Flanker Michael Lipman is knocked cold after 16 minutes in filthy conditions at the Recreation Ground

Bath's Nick Abendanon

Bath's Nick Abendanon evades Patricio Albacete and Fabien Pelous. Both sides earn away quarter-final ties after an attritional draw

Serge Betsen and Lionel Nallet

Castres 21-15 Wasps: Wasps flanker Serge Betsen is wrapped up by Lionel Nallet. Wasps needed to win to have a chance of progressing

Danny Cipriani

However, England fly-half Danny Cipriani is unable to orchestrate a win as Wasps fail to progress from the group stages again

Munster's Paul O'Connell (left) and Scott Murray

Montauban 13-37 Munster: Munster captain Paul O'Connell puts the squeeze on opposing lock Scott Murray in France

Munster's Lifeimi Mafi (centre), Brice Mach (left) and Matthieu Clarkin

Munster's Lifeimi Mafi (centre) scores two tries as the defending champions make sure of a home quarter-final tie

Ospreys' James Hook

Ospreys 15-9 Leicester: Ospreys fly-half James Hook bursts through the Tigers defence. He slotted two penalties in the first half.

Shane Williams

Shane Williams is scragged by Tigers fly-half Toby Flood but the Ospreys are unable to score a try as Leicester top the group

Leicester's Martin Corry

Martin Corry takes a tumble, but his side win the war despite losing the battle. However, the Ospreys are still likely to go through

Sale's Nick McLeod (left) and Napolini Vonowale Nalaga

Sale 26-17 Clermont Auvergne: Sale full-back Nick McLeod is hit by Napolini Vonowale Nalaga, who is a first-half scorer for Clermont

Dwayne Peel (right) and Lo�c Jacquet

Scrum-half Dwayne Peel, dropped by Wales for the Six Nations, scores a second-half try as Sale end Clermont's Cup interest

Harlequins 29-24 Scarlets: Chris Robshaw crashes over first for the home sidHarlequins 29-24 Scarlets: Chris Robshaw crashes over first at The Stoop as Quins chase a home quarter-final

Harlequins 29-24 Scarlets: Chris Robshaw crashes over first at The Stoop as Quins chase a home quarter-final

Stephen Jones hoists a kick over Quins' Will Skinner

Quins score again through lock George Robson, while Stephen Jones slots a penalty for Scarlets, who trail 15-3 at the break

James Percival

James Percival rumbles over for a third for Quins before Scarlets hit back with tries from Morgan Stoddart and Matthew Rees

Tom Williams

But Tom Williams scampers over in the corner for the bonus-point try before Gavin Evans's late consolation

Stade Francais 24-19 Ulster: Paul Steinmetz races over to give the visitors an 8-6 lead at the break

Stade Francais 24-19 Ulster: Paul Steinmetz races over to give the visitors an 8-6 lead at the break

Mark Gasnier breaks clear for Stade Francais

But Juan Manuel Leguizamon's try helps Stade move 17-11 ahead and Mark Gasnier's score seals the win despite Nigel Brady's late try

Gareth Thomas

Blues 62-20 Calvisano: Gareth Thomas is held up by the Calvisano defence, but the Cardiff centre is the scorer of their first try

Leigh Halfpenny

Leigh Halfpenny gets in on the act with Cardiff's third try against the Italian side

Rhys Thomas

Rhys Thomas dives over the line for one of his two tries as Cardiff begin to turn on the style in their 62-20 win

Damien Traille

Biarritz 24-10 Gloucester: Damien Traille breaks the Gloucester line in an early attack for Biarritz

Gareth Cooper

Olly Barkley is tackled by Takudzwa Ngwenya as Gloucester endure a frustrating evening, losing 24-10 to crash out of the competition



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