Overview

• The Stormers routed reigning champions Leinster 35-0 in Cape Town, turning a 6-0 halftime edge into a bonus-point shutout.
• Leinster were down to 13 at one stage as John Dobson’s side pulled away with second‑half tries by Stefan Ungerer, Evan Roos, Ruan Ackermann and Jurie Matthee.
• The Bulls beat Ospreys 53-40 at Loftus under new head coach Johan Ackermann, with hooker Johan Grobbelaar scoring a hat-trick in a 15-try match.
• The Sharks lost 35-19 to Glasgow after late yellow cards preceded three tries and a penalty try for the hosts, despite scores from Edwill van der Merwe, Vincent Tshituka and Lukhanyo Am.
• The Lions fell 33-20 to Cardiff after failing to cash in on Ben Thomas’s red card, and the next fixtures are Stormers v Ospreys, Sharks v Dragons, Bulls v Leinster and Lions v Zebre Parma.