Flashy Stormers bamboozle Glasgow Warriors to go top of the log
Prop Ntuthuko Mncunu scored a brace as the Stormers humiliated the Glasgow Warriors to replace them at the summit of the URC standings.
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The Stormers outscored the Glasgow Warriors six tries to two for a 48-12 victory in their top-of-table clash at Cape Town Stadium on Saturday.
The result takes John Dobson’s side to the top of the URC standings, with the Glasgow Warriors slipping down to second with just two rounds of the regular season remaining.
The Stormers produced the complete opposite of the drivel they dished up last weekend. The Cape side seized control from the outset and never let up on the pressure – neither on the field nor on the scoreboard.
Unlike last week against Connacht, the Stormers – as a collective – were more cohesive. Gone were the erratic passes, the indecisiveness, the individuality, the wastefulness; gone, in short, was the lack of basics. Here were the Stormers that Cape Town and its people are used to: physical, abrasive, flashy, effective, and – importantly – adaptable.
Another noticeable improvement was how effectively the Stormers’ defence negated the threat of Glasgow’s strike runners – the likes of Adam Hastings, Sione Tuipulotu, Huw Jones and Kyle Steyn.
MATCH RECAP: STORMERS TOO GOOD ON THE DAY
The hosts didn’t give the visitors a chance to settle. Using their varied attack, the Stormers quickly built a 17-point lead via two tries from prop Ntuthuko Mncunu and three successful kicks off the boot of Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu – aided, it must be said, by a yellow card to Glasgow Warriors hardman Jack Dempsey.
But Franco Smith’s men didn’t lie down. Once back to 15 players, they worked their way downfield, and irrespective of what the Stormers did in defence, a champion side like the Warriors were always going to come away with points. And so they did – Ollie Smith stepping inside and leaving multiple would-be tacklers flat-footed to score their first.
A Springbok trio of Cobus Reinach, Feinberg-Mngomezulu and Evan Roos then combined quite brilliantly to restore the home side’s advantage. But as soon as the Stormers reinstated their lead, it was gone again – Reinach picking up a yellow card, and Gregor Hiddleston barging over for Glasgow to make it 24-12 at the break.
The Stormers opened the second half with a 10-point blitz inside the opening 10 minutes, securing the four-try bonus point and putting further daylight between themselves and their opponents.
The game ebbed and flowed thereafter, with neither side able to add to their tally. One moment that roused the crowd during that passage was the introduction of Markus Muller – who, at the tender age of 18, became the Stormers’ youngest debutant.
But while everyone waited with bated breath for some Muller magic, Stormers maverick Feinberg-Mngomezulu danced through for a self-converted effort to put the game beyond doubt, before Keke Morabe dashed over to cap off a remarkable display – and an equally remarkable turnaround – for the Capetonians.
