South Africa’s URC quartet could not have made a stronger collective start. Four matches. Four wins. Two at home and two overseas. Nineteen league points from a possible 20.
The Stormers won 29-15 against Connacht in Galway, the Bulls crushed Zebre 47-13 in Parma, the Lions edged Leinster 27-26 at Ellis Park and the Sharks secured a bonus-point victory against the Ospreys at Hollywoodbets Kings Park.
The quality fluctuated but the outcomes did not.
The Stormers supplied the most compelling evidence of South African depth.
They won five league points in Galway without Cobus Reinach, Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, Damian Willemse, Cheslin
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