Stormers moved off the bottom of the United Rugby Championship table with a 36-5 victory over Zebre Parma at Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi.
Davids was shown a red card in the 48th minute for a shoulder-led challenge to the head of Sanele Nohamba.
Retiring full-back Tiernan O’Halloran missed out on a winning send-off in his native Galway, with Connacht’s top-eight hopes now hanging by a thread.
DHL Stormers boss John Dobson was left with very mixed emotions following his team’s 44-21 victory over Dragons RFC at Rodney Parade.
The South Africans were made to work hard for their bonus-point victory as they trailed until the final quarter before blowing Dragons away with three late tries.
Academy lock Edwin Edogbo’s second try in five starts steered Munster to a hard-earned 10-3 win over the Stormers at a rain-soaked Thomond Park.
Stormers No.8 Evan Roos has once again found himself the focus of online scrutiny and online criticism after a dangerous clearout on Glasgow's back row, Matt Fagerson.
Stormers player ratings: Many thought the DHL Stormers just needed to turn up at the Cape Town Stadium to retain the title but a failure...
