Yachvili the ace for Biarritz

BIARRITZ maintained their unbeaten start in Pool Four of the Heineken Cup with an emphatic bonus-point home victory over Ulster.

Scrum-half Dimitri Yachvili was the architect for last season’s finalists with a 15-point tally, including three penalties and three conversions. Wing speedster Takudzwa Ngwenya grabbed a brace of second half-tries while Manuel Carizza and Sylvain Marconnet also crossed to seal maximum points for the French giants.

The result left Ulster empty-handed despite late consolation scores from Andrew Trimble and Stephen Ferris. The contest in the south-west of France had been billed as the biggest match in Ulster’s recent history since lifting the trophy against Colomiers in 1999.