By PAUL REYNOLDS

Brive .................37
Cardiff ............ 24
CARDIFF ended the group stage on a downbeat note as defeat in Brive saw them miss out on a top-two place.
They came from 20-3 down to lead 24-23 with tries from James Botham, Rhys Priestland and Jason Harries, but Brive added two further converted scores to earn a last-16 visit to Scarlets.
Cardiff will have a home tie in the last 16, but missed the chance to host potential quarterand semi-finals. They leaked five tries in Brive having conceded only two in their first three games.
After an early Priestland penalty...