No there was not. The only tests outside the test window were the Wales test in June and the English test in November and none of the Sales players were playing in those test.
There was a break in the RC when there was no matches played and Le Roux went back to Sale to play in their match - but the next week he was back Louw was also released to play for Bath,but on day when the Springboks were in fact playing and there was every hope that he would not return to the Springbok squad. But he did and we were subjected to his constant poor performances again.
No other players were released to his club during the window period and that made the release of Faf very strange,