Following last weekend's Investec Champions Cup Round 2 matches, click below for a comprehensive review including results, updated pool tables, key data and top performers.
Top performers - Round 2
Points: 17 Handre Pollard (Leicester Tigers)
Carries: 24 Jordie Barrett (Leinster Rugby)
Metres: 141 Cameron Hanekom (Vodacom Bulls)
Defenders beaten: 9 Josh Bayliss (Bath Rugby)
Offloads: 5 Cameron Hanekom (Vodacom Bulls)
Tackles: 22 Jean-Luc du Preez (Sale Sharks)
Key Stats - Round 2
Alex Dombrandt and Cadan Murley (both Harlequins) both scored hat-tricks at the weekend. It is the first time that two teammates have scored three tries each in a match since 2014.
Handre Pollard (Leicester Tigers) scored a round-high 17 points at the weekend: he was flawless off the tee, scored a try and assisted another.
Jordie Barrett (Leinster Rugby) made more carries than any other player in Round 2, a total of 24. He made a total of 114 metres with ball in hand and scored a try.
Cameron Hanekom (Vodacom Bulls) made 141 metres at the weekend - more than any forward has made in a match since 2021. In Round 2, he made seven dominant carries (first), five offloads (first), 35 post-contact metres (second), beat eight defenders (second), and scored two tries.
Arthur Retiere (Union Bordeaux-Bègles) won more turnovers than any other player in Round 2, a total of four. He also made two clean breaks and assisted a try.
In total, 85 tries and 614 points were scored over all Investec Champions Cup Round 2 matches.
The quickest try came from Tevita Tatafu (Union Bordeaux-Bègles) in the Ulster Rugby v Union Bordeaux-Bègles clash two minutes into the match.
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