Former All Blacks and Hurricanes hooker Dane Coles scored a double to power the Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo Bay to a 38-34 win over the Kobelco Kobe Steelers in round five of the Japan Rugby League One.
Glasgow fell behind the Stormers in the race for a home United Rugby Championship quarter-final as they suffered a 32-7 defeat in Cape Town.
Stormers ran in six tries to deal Cardiff’s hopes of reaching the United Rugby Championship play-offs a heavy blow with a 40-3 win in Cape Town.
The Sharks advanced to the Currie Cup final after they edged Western Province 19-9 at Newlands in Cape Town on Saturday.
The Bulls stormed to a 39-6 win over the Stormers in a Super Rugby Unlocked match that was abandoned after 64 minutes due to lightning on Saturday.
The Vodacom Bulls laid down a marker in Pretoria on Saturday, and the DHL Stormers sneaking through in Nelspruit on Friday.
Springbok fullback Warrick Gelant has signed with Western Province Rugby, adding considerable experience and pedigree to the Stormers backline.
After lifting the Rugby World Cup in 2019, can the Springboks stay at the top of the world in 2020? We take a look at their squad moving forward.
