Having dominated the both the territory and possession for the closing 15 mins of this first half, Treviso have worked their way deep into the French 22.

Treviso, with the extra man, are really beginning to dominate at scrum-time. Will undoubtedly be looking to convert this pressure into points in closing the gap, with Gorgodze in the bin.

From the subsequent penalty, Botes makes no mistake with the attempt at goal to reduce the deficit to 3 points. 3-6 to Montpellier.

Yellow card for Montpellier! Talisman, Mamuka Gorgodze, is sent to the bin for an evident high tackle. Treviso will certainly be looking to take advantage of the extra man!

In an opening 20 minutes, dominated by turnovers, Treviso are finally pinged by ill-discipline at the ruck only metres outside the 22. Pallaugue steps up to make it 2 from 2 and doubles his side's lead. 0-6, the score.

Fine running from veteran Brendan Williams dissects the French defence creating a promising 3-on-2 chance deep in Montpellier territory. McLean however lacks the clinical edge to capitalise on the overlap. Chance squandered for the hosts!

What a chance! Montpellier, with some excellent go-forward play, send No. 8 Kelian Galletier through to what looked like an almost certain try-scoring opportunity but a great covering tackle sees the ball fly forward upon impact. Scrum Treviso.

Penalty to Treviso! Great response from the hosts. After some consistent passages of play, Gorgodze is pinged at the breakdown for offside. Scrum-half Botes steps up but sees his attempt drift narrowly wide of the uprights. The scores remain at 0-3.

Penalty to Montpellier! Just the start that the visitors were looking for. After several phases of relentless Montpellier pressure, referee, Dudley Philips, is left with no other choice but to award the penalty. Scrum-half Pallaugue steps up and makes no mistake with the attempt at goal to put Montpellier in front by 0-3.

It’s that time of the year again! Hello all and welcome to Ultimate Rugby’s coverage of the opening round of the eagerly anticipated Heineken Cup 2013/14 campaign. We’re live here at the Stadio Comunale Di Mongio with underdogs Benetton Treviso playing host to the huge physical presence that is Montpellier.
Montpellier will certainly be looking to press on from last year’s highly successful campaign, having only narrowly lost to eventual runners-up, Clermont Auvergne, in the quarter final. Hosts, Treviso, will undoubtedly be looking to mark their opening match of the campaign with a win. But it looks like we’re just about to get underway here in Treviso so let’s hope it’s a cracker – be sure to stay tuned throughout the match for live updates and commentary!