Stade Français’ Jeremy Ward and Perpignan duo James Hall and Tristan Tedder got on the scoresheet as South Africa’s foreign legion impressed across England and France.
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Former Sharks centre Jeremy Ward crossed the whitewash in Stade Francais’ 73-25 win against Montauban, who had Sikhumbuzo Notshe at No 8.
Lock Arno Botha dotted down in the second half as Lyon beat Bayonne 42-35. Former Stormers scrumhalf Herschel Jantjies started for Bayonne.
Carlü Sadie packed down at tighthead prop in Bordeaux Begles’ 37-32 win against Perpignan at the Stade Chaban-Delmas. Fullback Tristan Tedder kicked 12 points, while scrumhalf James Hall scored a try and Jaco van Tonder started at blindside flank.
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English Premiership
Lock JJ van der Mescht came off the bench in the Northampton Saints’ 94-33 demolition of the Bristol Bears at Franklin’s Gardens. Benhard Janse van Rensburg started in midfield for Bristol.
Props Thomas du Toit and Franz van Wyk scrummed down for Johann van Graan’s Bath in a 69-12 win against the Newcastle Red Bulls.
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Former Stormers hooker Joseph Dweba and ex-Tuks prop Ethan Burger featured in the Exeter Chiefs’ 41-24 defeat to Harlequins at Twickenham Stoop.
Sharks-bound scrumhalf Ivan van Zyl came off the bench in Saracens’ 30-14 win against Gloucester at the StoneX Stadium in London. Flank James Venter and prop Dian Bleuler packed down for Gloucester.
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Lock Ernst van Rhyn and flank Jacques Vermeulen dotted down in the Sale Sharks’ 47-33 defeat to the Leicester Tigers. Hyron Andrews replaced Vermeulen early in the second half, while Hanro Liebenberg started at blindside flank for the Tigers.
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