Montpellier beat Connacht 35-22 in a battle of the also-rans in Pool Four of the European Challenge Cup on Friday night.
Neither side have a chance of making the quarter-finals, but the French club do not like losing at home and they kept the visitors at bay - despite losing outside-half Francois Trinh Duc to a red card that cost him a two-week suspension.
Georgia's international flanker Mamuka Gorgodze scored a brace of tries for the home side, but it was the boot of Regis Lespinas (20 points) that proved the difference on the night.
Connacht's Daniel Riordan bagged a brace of his own, and his side outscored the Frenchmen four tries to three, but they now have two games to avoid bottom place in the pool.
