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Scarlets seal top spot

MATCH REPORT: Scarlets sealed top spot in Challenge Cup Pool B and a home match in the Round of 16 as they romped to a 20-7 win at Aviron Bayonnais in Round 4 on Saturday.

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Tries from Jonathan Davies, Joe Roberts and Steff Evans got the job done – with one penalty and one conversion coming from the boot of Leigh Halfpenny.

The Welsh region have now won all four of their matches in the competition thus far this season – and had qualified for the knockout stage ahead of their trip to Bayonne.

The hosts did get on the scoreboard with a try from Bastien Pourailly, converted by Jason Robertson, on 65 minutes.

But there would be no turnaround for the TOP 14 outfit though as they ended their pool stage campaign without picking up a point in Pool B.

The scorers:

For Scarlets:
Tries: J Davies, Roberts, S Evans
Cons: Halfpenny
Pen: Halfpenny

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For Bayonne:
Try: Pourailly
Con: Robertson

Yellow cards: Orabe (Bayonne, 49’),

Bayonne: 15 Yohan Orabe, 14 Marland Yarde, 13 Peyo Muscarditz, 12 Guillaume Martocq, 11 Bastien Pourailly, 10 Thomas Dolhagaray, 9 Maxime Machenaud (captain), 8 Mateaki Kafatolu, 7 Esteban Capilla, 6 Jean Monribot, 5 Manuel Leindekar, 4 Geoffrey Cridge, 3 Chris Talakai, 2 Torsten van Jaarsveld, 1 Pieter Scholtz.
Replacements: 16 Thomas Acquier, 17 Swan Cormenier, 18 Badri Tsikhistavi, 19 Aïtor Hourcade, 20 Denis Marchois, 21 Guillaume Rouet, 22 Jason Robertson, 23 Eneriko Buliruarua.

Scarlets: 15 Leigh Halfpenny, 14 Johnny McNicholl, 13 Joe Roberts, 12 Jonathan Davies (captain), 11 Steff Evans, 10 Sam Costelow, 9 Gareth Davies, 8 Carwyn Tuipulotu, 7 Dan Davis, 6 Aaron Shingler, 5 Sam Lousi, 4 Vaea Fifita, 3 Javan Sebastian, 2 Ken Owens, 1 Wyn Jones.
Replacements: 16 Shaun Evans, 17 Kemsley Mathias, 18 Sam Wainwright, 19 Morgan Jones, 20 Sione Kalamafoni, 21 Kieran Hardy, 22 Rhys Patchell, 23 Ioan Nicholas.

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Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi (Italy)
Assistant Referees: Filippo Russo (Italy), Riccardo Angelucci (Italy)
TMO: Stefano Roscini (Italy)

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