Springbok prop Thomas du Toit scored a brace of tries as South Africa’s foreign legion impressed across Europe and Japan.
French Top 14
Flank Sikhumbuzo Notshe and centre JT Jackson started for Montauban in their 61-16 loss to Racing 92.
Arno Botha started at lock for Lyon in their 36-22 defeat to Castres at the Stade Pierre-Fabre.
Former Sharks centre Jeremy Ward dotted down for Stade Francais in their 35-34 defeat to ex-Stormers scrumhalf Herschel Jantjies‘ Bayonne.
Prop Carlu Sadie and flank Tiaan Jacobs started for Bordeaux Begles in their 34-19 loss to Clermont at the Stade Marcel-Michelin.
Former Stormers winger Dillyn Leyds started in La Rochelle’s devastating 60-14 defeat to Toulouse.
English Premiership
Six South Africans featured in the Sale Sharks’ 43-17 win against Harlequins in Salford – lock Hyron Andrews, flanks Jacques Vermeulen (who scored two tries) and Ernst van Rhyn, centres Marius Louw and Rob du Preez, and on-loan Griquas winger Gurswin Wehr, who featured off the bench.
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Lock Sebastian de Chavez started for the Newcastle Red Bulls while Boeta Chamberlain came off the bench at flyhalf in their 36-27 loss to the Bristol Bears.
Scrumhalf and captain Ivan van Zyl scored a try in Saracens’ 30-21 win against Gloucester, who had James Venter at flank.
Johann van Graan’s Bath were outclassed 41-21 by the Northampton Saints at the Recreation Ground. Bok prop Thomas du Toit powered over twice for the hosts, who brought another Saffa front-rower, Franz van Wyk, off the bench.
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Former Stormers hooker Joseph Dweba started for the Exeter Chiefs in their 24-10 win against the Leicester Tigers.
Japan Rugby League One
Springbok Franco Mostert started at flank for the Honda Heat in their 32-28 loss to the Tokyo Black Rams. Prop Matthys Basson, lock Janko Swanepoel and centre Dawid Kellerman ran out for the Heat.
Six South Africans featured for the Kubota Spears in their crushing 79-20 win against Springbok winger Cheslin Kolbe‘s Suntory Sungoliath – hooker Malcolm Marx, locks Ruan Botha and Dawid Bullbring, flanks Tyler Paul and Merwe Olivier, and centre Rikus Pretorius. Pretorius and Paul dotted down for the Spears, while Kolbe kicked eight points for Suntory.
Pieter-Steph du Toit started at lock for the Toyota Verblitz in a 49-29 defeat to the Kobe Steelers.
Springbok loose forward Kwagga Smith captained the Shizuoka Blue Revs in a 34-21 loss to Jasper Wiese‘s Urayasu D-Rocks.
Former Sharks flank Jeandre Labuschagne featured off the bench in the Canon Eagles’ 41-19 defeat to the Toshiba Brave Lupus.
Springbok centre Lukhanyo Am started for the Sagamihara Dynaboars in a 33-3 loss to the Saitama Panasonic Wild Knights. Locks Friedle Olivier and Ockie Barnard featured for the Wild Knights.
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