Full-back Jean-Baptiste Peyras bagged a hat-trick of tries as Bayonne shrugged off the claims of their Italian visitors.

The home side secured a match-winning 27-6 lead at half-time, but Petrarca fly-half Silao Leaega made the return match interesting with a second-half try and a conversion on his way to 15 points for the match.

Bayonne: 15 Jean Baptiste Peyras, 14 Vincent Inigo, 13 Henri-pierre Vermis, 12 Craig Gower, 11 Benjamin Lhande, 10 Daniel Larrechea, 9 Anthony Salle-Canne, 8 Jacques Deen, 7 Louis Massabeau, 6 Guillaume Bernad, 5 Cédric Bergez, 4 Andrew Springgay, 3 Avtandil Kopaliani, 2 Arnaud Heguy, 1 Jean-Marie Usandisaga.
Replacements: 16 Julian Fiorini, 17 Augustin Loprestti, 18 Dwayne Haare, 19 Jean-Jo Marmouyet, 20 Julien Tilloles, 21 Sam Gerber, 22 Benoît Marfaing.

Petrarca Padova: 15 Luca Martin, 14 Mike Palefau, 13 Fabio Faggiotto, 12 Martin Acuna, 11 Alvaro Lopez Gonzalez, 10 Silao Leaega (c), 9 Stefano Canale, 8 Sisa Koyamaibole, 7 Alberto Saccardo, 6 Nicola Bezzati, 5 Agustin Cavalieri, 4 Chresten Davis, 3 Michele Matteralia, 2 Lorenzo Giovanchelli, 1 Michele Rizzo.
Replacements: 16 Andres Rondinelli, 17 Nicola Gatto, 18 Mariano Gastaldi, 19 Lorenzo Innocenti, 20 Emmanuel Billot, 21 Gonzalo Padrò, 22 Bruno Doglioli.