Biarritz keep hopes alive

Published: Friday, 16. December, 2011 in category Heineken Cup
Balshaw: Try sparked Biarritz comeback

Tries in the final 10 minutes from forwards Wenceslas Lauret and Arnaud Heguy took the French side to an ultimately comfortable win over 14-man Treviso.

The visitors were a man down from the 24th minute, when flanker Francesco Minto was shown the red card with his team leading 6-0 through two Kris Burton penalties.

Burton split the posts twice more before Julien Peyrelongue cut the deficit to 12-3 at the interval, but Iain Balshaw's 44th-minute try brought Biarritz back into contention.

Replacement Dane Haylett-Petty put the French side ahead for the first time at 15-12 and flanker Lauret and hooker Heguy saw them to a bonus-point victory.