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Quins' cup hopes hang by a thread
Toulouse fought back to defeat Harlequins 23-19 in the Heineken Cup on Saturday, while Leinster and Munster both recorded crucial wins.
Quins dominated the first half as Toulouse struggled to settle and three Nicks Evans penalties and Ugo Monye's try put them 14-0 ahead.
Toulouse levelled with tries from Yves Donguy and Shaun Sowerby but Monye crossed again to put Quins back in front.
However, Toulouse edged home with three penalties in the final 21 minutes to put a huge dent in the hosts' hope sin the competition.
An assured kicking display from Jonathan Sexton and two second-half tries drove Leinster to a deserved 36-13 win over Brive at the Stade Municipal.
The defending champions' first victory in Pool Six was founded on Sexton's kicking haul of 19 points, with the tries coming from Lions full-back Rob Kearney and young replacement Kevin McLaughlin, who bagged a late double.
England fly-half Andy Goode landed two first-half penalties for Brive, whose best moment came after the hour mark when their South African flanker Gerhard Vosloo scored a converted try.
Munster overcame a lacklustre first-half display to pull 41-10 clear of a battling Treviso outfit and register their first win in this season's competition.
Thomond Park fell eerily quiet as Treviso took a 10-0 lead thanks to tries from Australian winger Brendan Williams and England Sevens captain Andy Vilk.
Munster hit back with tries from Paul Warwick and Ian Dowling to take a 12-10 interval lead and Tony McGahan's men pulled clear in the second half as Denis Leamy, Denis Fogarty, David Wallace, Ian Dowling and Jean de Villiers took the try tally to a flattering seven.
Leicester got their European campaign back on track with a bonus-point 46-11 victory over Viadana in Pool Three.
The Tigers were held to a thrilling 32-32 draw against the Ospreys last weekend in the Pool of Death.
But a hat-trick from Scott Hamilton as well as tries for Johne Murphy, Tom Croft, Lucas Amorosino and a penalty try handed the Tigers a safe passage in Northern Italy.
Gloucester's hopes were dealt a heavy blow following a 42-15 defeat by Biarritz Olympique in Pool Two.
Takudzwa Ngwenya scored a hat-trick as Biarritz ran in five tries to secure a bonus-point victory at Parc des Sports Aguilera.
Tom Voyce and Jake Boer both went over in the second half to save Gloucester from a humiliating scoreline, but further tries by Ayoola Erinle and Valentin Courrent ensured Biarritz were rarely troubled.
Scarlets took command of Pool Six with a rollercoaster 27-25 triumph over London Irish that was sealed by Stephen Jones' last-gasp penalty.
Trailing 21-18 with 15 minutes to go, prolific Samoan winger Sailosi Tagicakibau ran in his seventh try of the season to give the Exiles sight of victory.
But with little over a minute remaining on the clock, substitute Peter Richards conceded a penalty in front of the posts and Jones landed the decisive kick.
Wales fly-half Jones was in commanding form, kicking magnificently throughout to finish with 17 points and showing composure to help Scarlets remain top of Pool Six.
Irish edged the try count three to two with Declan Danaher and Elvis Seveali'i also crossing, but victory could have gone either way in a compelling contest at the Madejski Stadium.
Late scores by Tim Visser and Phil Godman ensured Edinburgh claimed their first win of this season's campaign as they came from behind to secure a 17-13 victory over Ulster.
With just over 10 minutes remaining Visser went over for an unconverted try before Godman sealed victory with a last-minute penalty.
