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Leicester, Leinster, Bordeaux record round two Champions Cup wins

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Solomone Kata of Leicester Tigers celebrates scoring his team's fourth try with teammate Josh Bassett (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

Leicester have coasted to a 56-17 victory against the Sharks in Pool One of the Investec Champions Cup at Mattioli Woods Welford Road. The South African visitors were without a number of Rugby World Cup-winning Springboks, including Siya Kolisi, Eben Etzebeth and Bongi Mbonambi, and Leicester tore them apart.

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Hooker Julian Montoya scored two early tries before wing Ollie Hassell-Collins and centre Solomone Kata crossed, with Tigers collecting a bonus-point after just 35 minutes. Fly-half Handre Pollard added a fifth try before the interval – he also kicked six conversions for a 17-point haul.

A Jack van Poortvliet touch down took Tigers past 40 points and forwards Charlie Clare and Emeka Ilione completed the rout, with Jamie Shillcock landing two conversions.

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Pool Two favourites Leinster backed up their impressive victory over Bristol Bears by beating Clermont Auvergne 15-7 at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium.

Garry Ringrose and Jordie Barrett scored first-half tries after Alivereti Raka claimed an early Clermont score, with Leinster fly-half Sam Prendergast adding a conversion and penalty.

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Ulster’s hopes of progressing from Pool One suffered another setback after they lost 40-19 against Bordeaux-Begles in Belfast. A week after conceding 60 points to Champions Cup holders Toulouse, Ulster led 19-14 at half-time following tries from Cormac Izuchukwu, Nick Timoney and Werner Kok.

Bordeaux, though, overwhelmed Ulster after the break as Damian Penaud, Guido Petti, Louis Bielle-Biarrey and Ugo Boniface claimed the tries that followed a first-half penalty try and a score for Tevita Tatafu.

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