Overview
- Stormers overpowered La Rochelle 42-21 in Gqeberha with six tries, as Ronan O'Gara served a touchline ban following a recent Top 14 red card.
- Sharks marked JP Pietersen’s first game in charge with a 28-23 bonus-point win over Saracens in rain-hit Durban, surviving a last-play lineout to close out the result.
- Holders Bordeaux-Bègles stayed perfect by routing Scarlets 50-21, with Matthieu Jalibert scoring two tries and 16 points to keep them atop their pool.
- Leinster edged Leicester 23-15 despite losing Tadhg Furlong pre-match and Jack Conan to a failed HIA, with Harry Byrne’s kicking proving decisive.
- Glasgow roared back from 21-0 down to beat Toulouse 28-21, and Sale shocked Clermont 35-14 away, results that tightened Pool 1 and underlined the weekend’s volatility.