It was a disappointing weekend for the DHL Stormers, Vodacom Bulls, and Hollywoodbets Sharks, as all three teams were squeezed out of the Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup competitions in the key Round of 16.
In the Investec Champions Cup, the DHL Stormers were left heartbroken after their 28-27 defeat against Toulon in France on Saturday in a nail-biting clash, and it was a case of déjà vu for the Vodacom Bulls, who went down 25-21 to the Glasgow Warriors in a tense encounter in Scotland.
In the EPCR Challenge Cup, meanwhile, the Hollywoodbets Sharks went down 29-12 against Connacht in Ireland, with these results bringing down the curtain on their European campaigns this season.
The quarterfinals in both competitions will play out next weekend, while the domestic franchises will have an extra week to regroup before the Vodacom United Rugby Championship resumes in two weeks.