DHL Stormers dominate Glasgow to go top

The DHL Stormers ran in six tries to claim a 48-12 win against the Glasgow Warriors at DHL Stadium and move to the top of the Vodacom URC standings.

It was a statement performance in the last home game of the regular season and puts the DHL Stormers in a strong position heading into the final two rounds before the play-offs.

The home side came out firing and opened the scoring with a penalty from Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu in his 50th match.

They kept up their dominance and it was not long before the first try was scored, with Ntuthuko Mchunu bursting over after a well-worked tap penalty.

The big prop added a second after peeling off a maul shortly afterwards and the DHL Stormers had a 17-0 lead after just 15 minutes.

Glasgow responded with a try from wing Ollie Smith, but the hosts hit back as a counter-attack saw Evan Roos go over for his 11th try of the season.

The Scottish team had the final say in the first half, with hooker Gregor Hiddleston scoring from a maul.

The DHL Stormers took a 24-12 advantage into the half-time break and they added to that lead early in the second half with a second penalty from Feinberg-Mngomezulu.

The bonus point was wrapped up when captain Ruhan Nel got on the end of a pinpoint grubber from Feinberg-Mngomezulu, with the playmaker adding the conversion from the touchline to make it 34-12.

Feinberg-Mngomezulu scored the fifth try, dancing through the defence after a powerful scrum from the forwards and it was the big men who landed the final blow as replacement Keke Morabe went over from a maul.

The scorers:

For DHL Stormers:
Tries: Mchunu 2, Roos, Nel, Feinberg-Mngomezulu, Morabe
Cons: Feinberg-Mngomezulu 6
Pens: Feinberg-Mngomezulu 2

For Glasgow Warriors:
Tries: Smith, Hiddleston
Con: Hastings

DHL Stormers: 15 Damian Willemse, 14 Wandisile Simelane, 13 Ruhan Nel (captain), 12 Dan du Plessis, 11 Leolin Zas, 10 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, 9 Cobus Reinach, 8 Evan Roos, 7 Ben-Jason Dixon, 6 Paul de Villiers, 5 Ruben van Heerden, 4 Adré Smith, 3 Neethling Fouché, 2 André-Hugo Venter, 1 Ntuthuko Mchunu.
Replacements: 16 JJ Kotzé, 17 Oli Kebble, 18 Zachary Porthen, 19 Marcel Theunissen, 20 Keke Morabe, 21 Imad Khan, 22 Jurie Matthee, 23 Markus Muller.

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