Home win looks certain but bonus point is another matter

Heineken Cup Pool 4

Had it not been for their careless defeat to Northampton before Christmas, Mark Anscombe’s side would be looking to this one knowing a win would seal qualification and a home quarter-final to boot.

That should at least guard against a repeat and, though there has been talk of a five-point haul that would leave them needing no more than a losing bonus point in Castres next weekend to top the pool, it may not be quite so simple.