Overview
- South Africa beat Argentina 21-19 in the Cape Town Sevens final, overturning a 19-7 deficit with tries from debutant Sonwabo Sokoyi and Christie Grobbelaar to complete an unbeaten weekend.
- The hosts reached the decider by edging France 22-17 after Ryan Oosthuizen’s late winner, having topped their pool with victories over Fiji, New Zealand and Great Britain.
- Bath opened their Champions Cup campaign with a 40-14 bonus‑point win over Munster after racing 28-0 ahead inside 19 minutes at a rain-soaked Recreation Ground.
- A penalty try and Tadhg Beirne’s sin‑bin fueled Bath’s fast start before further scores from Miles Reid, Henry Arundell, Tom Dunn, Beno Obano and a late Ted Hill try sealed the result.
- Elsewhere in Europe, Saracens crushed Clermont 47-10, Leinster pulled away to beat Harlequins 45-28, Bristol edged Scarlets 17-16, and holders Bordeaux‑Bègles won 46-33 at the Bulls.