Montpellier Dump Connacht Out Of Challenge Cup

Sam Gilbert kicked an early punishment to put Connacht up connected 3 minutes earlier Montpellier deed backmost erstwhile they were awarded a punishment effort 3 minutes later pursuing a five-metre maul.

Things went from bad to worse to Connacht erstwhile they were reduced to 13 men for a spell arsenic some Dylan Tierney-Martin and Shamus Hurley-Langton were shown yellowish cards.

Montpellier took afloat advantage and added a 2nd effort connected 14 minutes done Christopher Tolofua.

Returning to afloat complement, Connacht battled backmost and reduced nan shortage erstwhile Tierney-Martin vanished disconnected a free-flowing move successful nan corner.

Mohamed Haouas and Domingo Miotti past crossed earlier nan break pinch Shayne Bolton besides shown a yellowish paper for Connacht, arsenic Montpellier went successful pinch a comfortable half-time lead.

Sean Naughton past trim nan spread for Lancaster's broadside soon aft nan restart arsenic he crossed nether nan posts, but again Montpellier responded to re-establish their patient advantage.

Auguste Cadot scored nan prime of nan tries for nan hosts connected 52 minutes arsenic he weaved his measurement done a number of challenges earlier racing complete pinch Ali Price adding a sixth by diving complete nan statement from adjacent scope to each but unafraid nan win.

Jack Aungier scored a precocious consolation effort for Connacht earlier Valentin Welsch rounded disconnected nan scoring pinch a last-minute people for Montpellier.

Montpellier: Banks; Taofifenua, Cadot, Anyanwu, Echegaray; Miotti, Price; Erdocio, Tolofua, Haouas, Verhaeghe, DuGuid; Camara, Becognee, Vunipola (capt)

Replacements: Akrab, Forletta, Welsch, Tauleigne, Nouchi, Rates, T Vincent, A Vincent

Connacht: Gilbert; Bolton, Forde, Aki, Mullins; Naughton, M Devine; Bohan, Tierney-Martin, Illo; Joyce, Murray; Prendergast (c), Hurley-Langton, Boyle

Replacements: Victory, Dooley, Aungier, J Murphy, O'Brien, B Murphy, Carty, J Devine