The Bulls went down 28-7 to Ulster in the first of their three-match United Rugby Championship tour north on Saturday night.
The Sharks endured a difficult evening in Dublin as they fell 31-5 to defending champions Leinster at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday.
The Lions' search for a first win of the 2025/26 United Rugby Championship season continued on Saturday as they slumped to a 41–15 defeat to Benetton in wet and testing conditions in Treviso.
Munster made it three victories from three games in this season's United Rugby Championship with a 20-19 bonus-point win against Edinburgh in Cork on Friday.
The DHL Stormers produced a commanding all-round performance to dispatch the Scarlets 34–0 in their United Rugby Championship clash at Parc y Scarlets on Saturday evening.
Springbok scrumhalf Morne van den Berg returns to Lions colours this weekend as they take on Benetton in Saturday's United Rugby Championship in Treviso.