And referee, Philips, sounds his whistle bringing this thrilling encounter to a close at the Stadio Comunale Di Mongio. Montpellier emerge as worthy winners by 27 points to 10. The game was dominated by ill-discipline with four players spending 10 minutes in the bin. In the end, Montpellier proved to be much too strong for the hosts and really dominated the last 15 minutes of the game with a man advantage. There were solid performances from individuals on either side, most notably from Brendan Williams for Treviso and scrum-halves Pelissie and Paillague for Montpellier. Paillauge, with a 100% with the boot, was crucial in ensuring an early Montpellier lead in a tense opening 30 mins. And his successor, Pelissie was vital in securing the win with that late try coupled with some consistent kicking. It was too little too late for Montpellier however, but they will evidently be quite relieved with a much sought after win. But that concludes Ultimate Rugby's coverage of this opening round fixture of the Heineken Cup - hope you all enjoyed it!

Try for Treviso! The home side, without a point in just under 50 mins of play, finally get their first try of the match. Winger Christian Loamanu touches down for Treviso. Botes steps up and is successful with the attempt at goal to reduce the margin to 10-27. In the subsequent play, Bustos is sent to the bin following a collapsed scrum.

Try for Montpellier! The floodgates are really beginning to open here as Montpellier crash over for their second try of the afternoon after a well-worked move within the Treviso 22. Combezou with the try. Uncharacteristically, Pelissie misses the conversion with a rather rushed drop-goal attempt. Montpellier beginning to look hungry for that bonus point.

Try for Montpellier. The French side are really starting to assert their authority on the match! From wave after wave of Montpellier pressure, sub scrum-half Pelissie takes a quick tap penalty to crash over the Italian line. He quickly converts the try to extend the lead to 19 points. What an impact he has had since coming on. With 14 mins left on the clock and Montpellier seeking another 3 tries, surely it's too late?

Problems for the home side mount as No. 8 Barbieri is shown yellow and is sent to the bin. Pelissie makes no mistake with the resulting penalty to extend Montpellier's lead to 9 points. 3-15 to the visitors.

Scorer of all 12 Montpellier points, Paillaugue, exits the field of play to loud cheers from the travelling supporters. Pelissie is the replacement.

Although a man down, the powerful Treviso pack find away to still dominate the scrum and force a penalty. Botes however, is unsuccessful with the attempt at goal and sees the ball strike against the upright. The scores remain at 3-12.

Yellow card for Treviso! Ceccato is given 10 mins in the bin by Dudley Philips for cynically coming in the side from a promising Montpellier attack. Paillaugue picks up where left off in the first half from the subsequent penalty in slotting the ball right between the uprights! 3-12 to the visitors!

And referee, Dudley Philips, blows his whistle bringing this tightly-fought opening 40 mins of rugby to a close here at the Stadio Comunale Di Mongio. Both sides will go in at the break somewhat disappointed in failing to capitalize on several try-scoring opportunities. Hosts, Treviso, however have a lot of positives to take in from the first half with regards to complete domination of both territory and possession in the final 20 mins of the half but will evidently be ruing the failure of converting all that pressure into points. Montpellier will be counting themselves rather fortunate to still be in the lead after the relentless Treviso pressure. But with a 6 point margin, it is still very much to play for here so be sure to stay tuned for what should be a thrilling final 40 minutes of rugby!

Penalty to Montpellier! Completely against the run of play, Montpellier turn over the ball, deep in their 22, to advance almost 80m up the pitch. Back-row, Bias, squanders a clear-cut try-scoring opportunity in failing to capitalize from a 3-on-1. Treviso however are pinged at the subsequent breakdown for Pallauge to step up and make it 3 from 3 for the afternoon! 3-9 to the visitors.