Leeds bow out despite thrashing Cardiff

Leeds 48 Cardiff 3

The rout did not enable the Tykes to leapfrog eventual group winners Perpignan at the top of the table but it meant they climbed to 20 points and a try tally of 18 in the pool.

That surpassed the 16 tries scored in Pool Three by Stade Francais, who also finished second on 20 points, but Leinster’s win at Bath denied Leeds a last-eight berth.