Springbok prop Thomas du Toit was among the standout performers as South Africa’s foreign legion impressed across Europe and Japan.
French Top 14
Sharks-bound prop Nemo Roelofse and fullback Tristan Tedder featured for Perpignan in a 52-7 loss to Bayonne.
Prop Carlü Sadie started in Bordeaux Begles’ 34-31 home defeat to Clermont, which saw the back-to-back Investec Champions Cup winners miss out on the six-team Top 14 playoffs.
Former Bok Arno Botha started at lock for Lyon in their 28-25 loss to Montpellier.
Former Sharks centre Jeremy Ward‘s try wasn’t enough as Stade Francais fell 27-22 to La Rochelle.
English Premiership
Springbok prop Thomas du Toit ended the league stage on a high, scoring three tries from close range in Bath’s 24-22 win against the Leicester Tigers. Prop Franz van Wyk featured as a replacement for Johann van Graan’s side, while Hanro Liebenberg started at flank for the Tigers.
Former Stormers hooker Joseph Dweba and ex-Tuks prop Ethan Burger scrummed down in the Exeter Chiefs’ 32-12 win against Saracens, who utilised Sharks-bound scrumhalf Ivan van Zyl off the bench.
Flank James Venter crossed the whitewash in Gloucester’s 54-21 win against the Newcastle Red Bulls. Prop Dian Bleuler came off the bench in the third quarter.
Sharks-bound lock Stephan Lewies started in Harlequins’ 38-31 win against the Northampton Saints. Second-row bruiser JJ van der Mescht scored a first-half try for the Saints.
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Lock Ernst van Rhyn and replacement flank Hyron Andrews featured for the Sale Sharks in a 38-17 win against the Bristol Bears.
Japan Rugby League One
Springbok lock Lood de Jager made his long awaited return from injury as the Saitama Wild Knights secured a third-place finish in League One after a 26-19 win against the Suntory Sungoliath. Damian de Allende marshalled the Wild Knights from midfield, while lock Ockie Barnard came off the bench.
Coach Frans Ludeke selected four South Africans for the Kubota Spears’ 22-13 League One final defeat to Dave Rennie’s Kobe Steelers in Tokyo – locks Merwe Olivier and David Bulbring, replacement flank Lappies Labuschagne and centre Rikus Pretorius.
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