Stormers beat Scarlets 34-0 to stay unbeaten in URC

The Stormers delivered a dominant 34-0 victory over the Scarlets in Llanelli on Friday night, securing a bonus-point win and retaining their unbeaten start to the United Rugby Championship season. The visitors, boosted by the return of Springbok backs Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu and Damian Willemse, controlled the match through a powerful forward performance and clinical finishing.

Stormers No 8 Evan Roos opened the scoring after 12 minutes, and the visitors extended their lead when Paul de Villiers crossed from a lineout maul late in the first half to make it 17-0 at the interval. Ruben van Heerden and Feinberg-Mngomezulu added second-half tries before replacement scrumhalf Imad Khan completed the scoring five minutes from time. Feinberg-Mngomezulu and Willemse converted three of the tries between them. The Stormers dominated scrums and mauls throughout, with props Sazi Sandi and Ali Vermaak and lock Ruben van Heerden prominent in forward exchanges.

Feinberg-Mngomezulu, making his first club appearance since starring in South Africa's Rugby Championship campaign, was instrumental despite a yellow card midway through the second quarter for a ruck infringement. He finished on the...