Despite coming off second best in a mauling, galling apology of a game, the Tigers went home with a bonus point which keeps them at the top of their group.Stade were at their most bloody-minded and that, almost inevitably, resulted in the vanquished declaring: "J'accuse!" Pointing the finger, which is probably not the right thing to say under the circumstances, was the Tigers, Lions and England flanker Lewis Moody. Whether they can stay there is another matter.This was not entirely a lost cause for Leicester, even though they never looked like the side who had lifted the Heineken Cup on two occasions, once in Paris against none other than Stade in a 64-point thriller This rematch was quite the reverse. This was not as big a setback for Leicester, the pride of England, as it was for the Hein-eken Cup, which is supposed to be the flagship of European rugby. It was like a throwback to the bad old days, four penalties to two and tries rarer than the teeth of a cockerel diagnosed with avian flu. Stade, beaten finalists last season to Toulouse, were tackled to distraction last weekend when they opened with a shocking defeat to the Ospreys in Swansea Even then they managed to score a try Here they couldn't be bothered with such niceties. Only in Paris.
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It was the only accomplishment in a game that had everything bar skill, flair, ambition and a touch of joie de vivre.The cheerleaders were magnificent and the rest of it was a croque monsieur Stade Fran?s did what they had to do, which was win. Jackson converted and kicked two more penalties.The New Zealander got over the line in the dying seconds for what would have been the fourth try but knocked on, which was a pity since at that moment he was being announced as the man of the match.Treviso: B Williams; M Perziano (D Dallan, 78), S Legg, M Barbini (S Picone, 78), P Calanchini; M J Smith, A Troncon (capt; S Picone, 66-78); G Faliva (H Mazino, 57), F Ongaro (A Tejeda, 71), S Costanzo, E Pavanello (A Pavanello, 71), M Wentzel, S Garozzo, D Kingi, S Orlando (D Dal Maso, 57).Saracens: T Castaign?; D Scarbrough, K Sorrell, B Johnston (B J Russell, 19), P Bailey; G Jackson, A Dickens (M Rauluni, 78); K Yates (B Broster, 57-69), S Byrne (M Cairns, 62), C Visagie (Broster, 69), S Raiwalui, I Fullarton (K Chesney, 51), H Vyvyan (capt), B Skirving (B T Russell, 73), T Randell (D Seymour, 52).Referee: D Changleng (Scotland).. The second half was five minutes old when a wonderful passage of play, containing some 20 phases, saw Treviso work their way towards the line before Kingi was put over from close range with the defence in tatters. Smith's conversion levelled the scores.Saracens counterattacked, and although Simon Raiwalui's pass to Vyvyan looked very forward, the try was not disallowed.
The fly-half converted, then knocked over a penalty six minutes later.Then Kingi decided to make up for his earlier transgression. During the No 8's 10-minute spell in the cooler Saracens hit back, scoring 10 points without reply.They opened with the first of Hugh Vyvyan's two tries, when the Saracens captain followed up a delicate chip by Glen Jackson. If we keep winning we will go through anyway." He also paid tribute to Treviso "They are a good side here. They are proud and they make you work hard."They rattled Saracens early, first when Brendan Williams burst clear in the fifth minute, thrusting through a gaping hole between gawping Saracens defenders, and again when MJ Smith, who converted that try, thumped over a penalty to regain the lead after the home side had conceded a ninth-minute penalty try for collapsing a scrum once too often.Treviso suffered most shortly after losing Dion Kingi to the sin-bin. There were times when Saracens wobbled, but they always managed to keep their heads.Steve Diamond, their director of rugby, admitted afterwards: "The bonus point would have been nice, but really bonus points are for the home games. Although they could not quite get a bonus point for a fourth try, this was a gritty performance and a great result for the English club. They were made to work for it. Treviso might not have made it into the knock-out stages of the Heineken Cup, but they have managed to record at least one victory in the tournament every time they have appeared in it.