Follow live text updates as Harlequins face Bordeaux-Begles, Leinster host defending champions La Rochelle and Northampton Saints take on the Bulls for a place in the semi-finals.
Find out moreCourtney Lawes captains Saints with Lewis Ludlam on the benchHere come Quins again, with Oscar Beard brought down just shy of the line. They spin it right, and Smith's pass looks to have been deliberately knocked on. The ref is having a chat with upstairs...Quins were talking about giving it a go in the preamble this week, and they have certainly done that so far.
But the hosts break out of defence with Romain Buros getting to halfway until he loses the ball in contact.Marcus Smith pots the conversion but doesn't look happy with how he connected with it. No matter, it's a great start for the English side."Bordeaux have had the biggest average crowd in the Top 14 for years,.
"It has just taken them a bit of time for them to get their recruitment right and the blend of the team to make everyone happy, pushing in the right direction."There's a big, bright yellow hot thing in the sky over Bordeaux. I haven't seen the sun myself for weeks, maybe it's been locked over France.
Anyway, that it is 29 degrees down there might that have an effect on today's game. We'll find out quite soon.HarlequinsGood afternoon, and what a few hours of mouthwatering European rugby we have coming up.
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