The Stormers have further bolstered their squad ahead of the 2025/26 season with the big-name signing of Ruan Ackermann as the flanker returns to South Africa after his eight-year stint with English Premiership side Gloucester.
Exeter Chiefs have suspended head coach Rob Hunter and backline coach Ali Hepher pending a full review following a record 79-17 defeat to Gloucester on Sunday.
Double World Cup-winning flyhalf Handre Pollard scored 14 points as Leicester overturned a half-time deficit to claim a 29-26 victory against Gloucester in a thrilling game.
Eben Etzebeth hailed the Sharks' incredible Challenge Cup final victory over Gloucester in London on Friday night as the highlight of his club career.
The Sharks became the first South African side in history to claim silverware in Europe as they clinched a 36-22 victory over Gloucester to lift the Challenge Cup trophy.
Eben Etzebeth will lead a strong Sharks team named to take on Gloucester in Friday night's EPCR Challenge Cup Final at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London.