Northampton became the first Gallagher Premiership side to win in this season's Investec Champions Cup, earning a hard-fought 28-12 victory over Cardiff at Franklin's Gardens.
After seven previous defeats from English clubs, the Prem champions were pushed by Cardiff, who threatened a comeback. A vital try from man of the match George Hendy restored control for Saints, who led 14-0 at half-time.
Cardiff scored through Harri Millard and cut the deficit to two points after Belleau was sin-binned. Despite being down to 14 men, Northampton extended their lead when Hendy juggled an off-load and scored. Josh Adams threatened another Cardiff try, but Hendy delivered a last-ditch try-saving tackle.
Leicester suffered a heavy 41-17 defeat to Pau in France. Ollie Chessum returned from injury with a try, and Archie van der Flier also scored, but Pau ran in bonus-point wins through Rodrigo Marta and Jon Zabala.
Marcus Smith overcame a first-half sin bin to guide Harlequins to a 57-19 bonus-point win over Vannes in the European Challenge Cup, contributing 22 points from two tries and six conversions.
Source: Sky Sports Champions League · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing