Trokkie tops battle of the bigs

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Another action-packed weekend break for South Africans playing abroad saw a spicy clash in between Juarno Augustus and also Jasper Wiese in an English derby, while Faf de Klerk proceeded his exceptional kind in Japan.

Premiership
— London Irish condemned 14-man Harlequins to a 4th straight organization loss after a red card for captainStephan Lewies The South African onward was sent for an unsafe obstacle to the head of resistance No 8 Chandler Cunningham-South Andre Esterhuizen created a remarkable efficiency for Harlequins, making 59 metres from 13 brings, defeating 4 protectors and also making 8 deals with. Opposite number Benhard Janse van Rensburg additionally made 8 deals with forLondon Irish Bok tighthead Wilco Louw played 53 mins for Harlequins, that had Irne Herbst at lock.

—Robert du Preez commemorated his 100th ready Sale Sharks with a final 30-27 triumph overBath Du Preez transformed one of Sale’s 5 shots and also included a singular charge. Younger sibling Jean-Luc du Preez finished 15 deals with and also made 3 effective offloads and also he was participated Sale’s pack by captain Jono Ross and also lock Cobus Wiese Openside flank Chris Cloete played 46 mins for Bath.

— Northampton Saints created a surperb protective initiative to gain a 19-18 win in the East Midlands derby suit versusLeicester Tigers The suit included a battle of the South African eighthmen, Leicester’s Jasper Wiese versus Juarno Augustus Both gamers finished 15 out of 16 deal with efforts, however Augustus was much more reliable with the round, making 59 metres from 11 brings, defeating 3 protectors and also making 2 offloads. Leicester additionally had Handre Pollard, captain Hanro Liebenberg and also lock Eli Snyman in their schedule, while Courtnall Skosan used the extreme right for Saints.

—Francois Hougaard racked up the winning shot as Saracens originated from behind to defeat Bristol Bears 20-19. After coming off the bench in the 63rd min, Hougaard populated down in the edge in injury time in the 2nd fifty percent to protect an essential triumph for the hosts. Scrumhalf Ivan van Zyl was additionally a second-half replacement for Saracens, that lead the Premiership by 8 factors.