Gloucester, who will have home advantage against their domestic rivals next Friday, chalked up four first-half tries through Louis Rees-Zammit (2), Chris Harris and Santiago Carreras.

The two-time Challenge Cup winners added six more in the second half, with Ben Morgan, Mark Atkinson, Lewis Ludlow, Ben Meehan, Jamal Ford-Robinson and Matias Alemanno touching down. Adam Hastings finished with seven conversions.

Saracens were also in domestic action on Saturday and they won as well, cruising home 38-16 at Worcester Warriors.

Max Malins was the star of the show with four tries – one in the first period and a hat-trick in the second – while Ben Earl and Rotimi Segun also got on the scoresheet before the break.

In the TOP 14, Lyon, who finished the Challenge Cup pool stage as the top seeds and the only team to win four games from four, prepared for their home quarter-final against Glasgow Warriors on May 7 with a 43-20 home win over Heineken Champions Cup quarter-finalists Montpellier Hérault Rugby.

Lyon, who are seeking a maiden European honour, notched five tries, Charlie Ngatai, Dylan Cretin, Demba Bamba, Clément Laporte and Baptiste Couilloud dotting down. Léo Berdue contributed a further 18 points from the tee.

In the United Rugby Championship, Edinburgh Rugby fell to a 16-10 home defeat at the hands of Ulster Rugby prior to their Challenge Cup quarter-final against Wasps on May 7 at the DAM Health Stadium.

Edinburgh notched a single try through Mark Bennett, while Challenge Cup leading scorer Emiliano Boffelli added a conversion and a penalty.

Gloucester Rugby prepared for their EPCR Challenge Cup quarter-final against Saracens with a 10-try, 64-0 demolition of Bath Rugby at Kingsholm in the Gallagher Premiership on Saturday.