Viadana 20 - 59 Clermont

CLERMONT Auvergne booked their place in the last 16 of the Heineken Cup with an emphatic win in Italy.

The French side, who registered a 27-6 win against Ospreys last week, knew that only a bonus-point win would see them through to the quarter-final and were 7-0 ahead within two minutes thanks to a converted Morgan Parra try. The away side had picked up the four tries required for a bonus point by half-time, with Napoleoni Nalaga and Aurelien Rougerie (twice) touching down. Vern Cotter's team then moved into a 52-6 lead thanks to tries from Julien Malzieu, Elvis Vermeulen, Nalaga and a penalty try, while Brock James kicked six conversions. Julio Garcia's try gave the home side some hope but Clermont soon hit back to open up a 59-18 lead with a try from Anthony Floch. Viadana grabbed another a try through Gareth Krause.

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