**Cardiff Blues kept alive their hopes of Heineken Champions Cup qualification after fighting back to beat Guinness PRO14 strugglers Benetton 29-14 in Italy.** The Blues’ bonus-point success put them three points behind third-placed Scarlets in Conference B with one game left. But they were given a tough battle by Benetton before their hosts ultimately subsided to a 13th successive league defeat this season. The Blues trailed by 11 points approaching half-time following Benetton tries for powerful wing Ratuva Tavuyara and prop Ivan Nemer, with Italy international Tommaso Allan converting both scores. The visitors, though, responded through a Keiron Assiratti try after an early Ben Thomas penalty, and they took charge after the break. Further tries followed for wing Aled Summerhill, prop Corey Domachowski and centre Rey Lee-Lo, with Jarrod Evans kicking three conversions.
