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Challenge Cup: Glasgow see off Perpignan comeback, Lions trounce Stade Francais and Connacht defeat Brive

Glasgow made it two wins from two as they defeated Perpignan 26-18 in the Challenge Cup on Friday night, while there were also wins for the Lions and Connacht.

Tries from Rufus McLean and Huw Jones helped establish a 14-5 lead for Glasgow at the interval; however, Perpignan hit back in the second half, edging ahead 15-14 after Lucas Dubois’ score in the 60th minute.

But a yellow card for Tristan Labouteley handed the advantage to the home side, and they retook the lead courtesy of a penalty try.

Another Dorian Laborde kick reduced the deficit but Sebastian Cancelliere, a minute from the end, safeguarded the result and secured a bonus point.

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Elsewhere, Connacht are in pole position for a place in the knockout stages after their 31-24 bonus-point win against 14-man Brive.

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First-half tries from David Hawkshaw, Tom Daly and Diarmuid Kilgallen – after Abraham Papali’i was sent off for a head-on-head collision after just 23 minutes – was followed by Shane Delahunt’s score to make it six wins from their last eight games in all competitions.

Earlier, winger Quan Horn scored a pair of tries in the Lions’ first victory – a 30-12 win over Stade Francais.

Horn dived over in the corner for his first try before breaking clear to crash over for a second and with Jordan Hendrikse converting both.

Scrum-half James Hall got the visitors on the scoreboard on the stroke of half-time to make it 20-5 at the break.

But Lions full-back Andries Coetzee crossed with 15 minutes remaining after latching onto a superb long pass to restore the 20-point advantage and Ruan Smith’s try made sure of the bonus point.