Overview
- Stormers thumped La Rochelle 42-21 in Gqeberha, running in six tries for a bonus-point win that put them top of Pool 3 ahead of Leinster.
- Sharks edged Saracens 28-23 in Durban in JP Pietersen’s first game as interim head coach, securing a four-try bonus and surviving a last-play lineout.
- Glasgow rallied from 21-0 down at half-time to beat Toulouse 28-21, a comeback that lifted the Warriors to the summit of Pool 1.
- Sale Sharks stunned Clermont 35-14 at Stade Marcel-Michelin, scoring five tries to ignite their campaign with a rare away victory in France.
- Holders Bordeaux-Bègles crushed Scarlets 50-21, with Matthieu Jalibert contributing 16 points to keep their perfect start intact.