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Ospreys battle back to beat Pau and claim home Challenge Cup last-16 tie

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Luke Davies of Ospreys during the EPCR Challenge Cup match between Pau and Ospreys at Stade du Hameau on January 18, 2025 in Pau, France. (Photo by Loic Cousin/Icon Sport via Getty Images)

Ospreys produced a superb fightback to claim a home tie in the last 16 of the Investec Challenge Cup with a dramatic 31-28 win at Pau on Saturday.

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The Welsh outfit had trailed 28-19 with 10 minutes of the Pool Two encounter remaining but rallied brilliantly with tries from Dan Edwards and Luke Davies snatching victory in the closing stages.

The hosts had built up their advantage after tries from Theo Attissogbe, Fabien Brau-Boirie, Eliott Roudil and a penalty try.

Ryan Conbeer claimed Ospreys’ opener in the first half while Evardi Boshoff and the inspirational Jac Morgan also crossed after the break. Edwards converted three tries.

The bonus-point win secured second place in the pool but while they could celebrate, group rivals Dragons missed out on a place in the knock-out stages as they were hammered 60-10 by Lions in Johannesburg.

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Francke Horn and Ruan Venter led the way with two tries apiece for the rampant South African side. Sam Francis, Tapiwa Mafura, Gianni Lombard, Jaco Visagie and Manuel Rass also touched down.

Dragons did register a try through Paula Latu, with Will Reed converting and landing a penalty, but it was Lions who went through.

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Scarlets qualified from Pool Three as they held on for a 38-28 win over Vannes after a blistering first-half display in Llanelli.

Josh Macleod touched down twice and Blair Murray, Gareth Davies and Tom Rogers also scored as Scarlets raced into a 31-0 half-time lead.

Marnus van der Merwe added another after the break, with Ioan Lloyd landing a fourth conversion, but Vannes showed some fight with Romaric Camou, Matthieu Uhila, Paul Surano and Leon Boulier scoring tries.

Yet it was too little too late as Scarlets completed the job.

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