Trailing after five minutes of play and a try from Chapman (0-7), Grégory Patat's players returned to the game with a try from Baptiste Germain, before letting go of the pottoks before half-time by Martin then a number from soloist on Lopez's wing (22-10, 40th). The second period was one-way with 4 new Bayonnais tries from Mori, Bosch, Tiberghien twice and Habel-Küffner.
This large improved victory ensures Aviron second place in the group and therefore a round of 16 at home. It will be against the Pretoria Bulls on the weekend of April 5.
Bayonne 55 – 17 Gloucester
Lieu Bayonne (Jean-Dauger stadium) Spectators 13 219 Arbitrator M. Breakspear (GAL) Half time 22-10
Bayonne 8 Essais de B. Germain (10e), Martin (34e), Lopez (39e), Mori (44e), Bosch (59e), Tiberghien (68e, 70e), Habel-Küffner (76e) ; 5 transformations de Lopez (34e, 39e, 44e), Segonds (68e, 70e, 76e) ; 1 penalty for Lopez (31e)
The team Spring (Tiberghien 51e) – Megdoud, Martocq, Mori, Erbinartegaray – (o) Lopez © (Segonds 59e), (m) B. Germain (Rouet 59e) – Heguy (Cassiem 68e), Cassiem (Habel-Küffner 58e), Traversier – Paulos (Moon 59e), Marchois – Schlotz (Cotet 51e), Martin (Bosch 51e), Villar (Cormenier 51e)
Gloucester 2 tries from Chapman (5th), Jordan (79th); 2 transformations from Barton (5th), Atkinson (79th); 1 penalty from Barton (24th)
The team Barton (Englefield 47e) – Hillman-Cooper, Butler, Knight (R. Taylor 54e), Morris – (o) Atkinson, (m) Chapman (Cotgreave 59e) – H. Taylor ©, Tuisue (James 67e), Eite (Gwynne 59e) – Jordan, Clarke – Petch (Benz-Salomon 56e), Nelson (Singleton 56e), Ford-Robinson (McArthur 64e)
