Leinster boosted their hopes of a top-two finish in the BKT United Rugby Championship with a 33-7 bonus point win over Connacht at the RDS Arena.
The Stormers edged out a 16-12 win over Connacht at Dexcom Stadium, in their United Rugby Championship clash, thanks to two late penalties from Manie Libbok.
Damian Willemse, Hacjivah Dayimani and Brok Harris all come into the Stormers' starting line-up for the United Rugby Championship encounter with Connacht in Galway on Saturday.
Lions head coach Ivan van Zyl was beaming with pride after his charges earned an unlikely United Rugby Championship victory away over Connacht.
The Lions claimed an impressive 38-14 victory over Connacht at Dexcom Stadium despite losing prop Asenathi Ntlabakanye to an early red card on Saturday.
The Lions face up to Irish outfit Connacht in Round 12 of the United Rugby Championship hoping to be the first South African franchise to get the better of the men from Galway this Saturday.Â