The Bulls, Stormers and Sharks all kept their places in the top five with bonus-point wins in round four of the URC, but the Lions dropped out of the top eight after a heavy defeat in Edinburgh.
The Sharks claimed an impressive 36-21 bonus-point victory over Cardiff to move into fifth place, while the Lions dropped to 11th after suffering a 31-10 defeat against log leaders Edinburgh in round four of the United Rugby Championship. The Bulls and Stormers also secured high-scoring bonus-point home wins to remain among the competition's top five teams.
In Pretoria, the Bulls beat Ulster 34-26, while the Stormers held off a second-half fightback from Scarlets to secure a 52-40 victory in Cape Town. Round five will see the Sharks travel to face Munster in Limerick, the Lions visit Glasgow Warriors, the Stormers host Ulster, and the Bulls welcome Scarlets.
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