Montpellier Hérault Rugby secured the top spot in Pool 2 with a win over Newcastle Falcons at Kingston Park.
Montpellier Hérault Rugby got the perfect start against Newcastle Falcons, breaking down the right with scrum-half Alexis Bernadet on hand to cross in the corner, with Thomas Darmon converting.
Just after the half-hour mark, Falcons got on the board through Alex Hearle following a few great breaks, with Kieran Wilkinson levelling the score sending them into the break at 07-07.
Having scored in the opening minutes through Alexis Bernadet, the French side started the second half in the same manner, with Jan Serfontein getting over.
Lyam Akrab and Nicolas Martins added two more tries, and the Falcons had no response, leaving it 26-07 at full-time.
Scorers:
Newcastle Falcons: Try: Alex Hearle. Conversion: Kieran Wilkinson.
Montpellier Hérault Rugby: Tries: Alexis Bernadet, Jan Serfontein, Lyam Akrab, Nicolas Martins. Conversions: Thomas Darmon, Aurelien Barreau.
Teams:
Newcastle Falcons: 15 Louis Brown, 14 Ben Redshaw, 13 Alex Hearle, 12 Oli Spencer, 11 Max Pepper, 10 Kieran Wilkinson, 9 James Elliott, 8 Freddie Lockwood, 7 Ollie Leatherbarrow, 6 Reuben Parsons, 5 John Hawkins, 4 Philip van der Walt (c), 3 Murray McCallum, 2 Bryan Byrne, 1 Mike Rewcastle. Replacements: 16 Jamie Blamire, 17 Connor Hancock, 18 Callum Hancock, 19 Kiran McDonald Seran, 20 Callum Chick, 21 Joe Davis, 22 Brett Connon, 23 Max Clark.
Montpellier Hérault Rugby: 15 Julien Tisseron, 14 Pierre Lucas, 13 Thomas Darmon, 12 Jan Serfontein, 11 Gabriel N'Gandebe, 10 Domingo Miotti, 9 Alexis Bernadet, 8 Sam Simmonds (c), 7 Alex Becognee, 6 Romain Delemarle, 5 Marco Tauleigne, 4 Youssouf Soucouna, 3 Mohamed Haouas, 2 Christopher Tolofua, 1 Baptiste Erdocio. Replacements: 16 Lyam Akrab, 17 Nika Abuladze, 18 Wilfrid Hounkpatin, 19 Florian Verhaeghe, 20 Nicolas Martins, 21 Aurelien Barreau, 22 Auguste Cadot, 23 Anthony Bouthier.