Younger Stormers inside centre Sacha Mngomezulu fantastically led his aspect to a strong 37-20 (halftime 17-7) bonus level win over Zebre Parma of their United Rugby Championship conflict on the Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi in Italy on Saturday afternoon.
Junior Bok Mngomezulu, on his first begin for the Stormers, was entrusted with the kicking duties forward of flyhalf Manie Libbok.
He duly rewarded the religion proven in him as he produced a improbable efficiency to fit all seven of his photographs at purpose, whereas he additionally scored a attempt to assisted one, and ended up scoring 22 of the groups 37 factors.
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The Stormers received off to a robust begin within the match, with their scrum incomes an early penalty, getting them into the Zebre 22m.
One other penalty allowed them to place the ball out on the 5m, safe the lineout, arrange the maul, and energy over, with flank Junior Pokomela dotting down and Mngomezulu changing to place them 7-0 up.
The Stormers continued to dominate, with various penalties in opposition to Zebre retaining them pinned of their territory, however after lacking a number of possibilities the guests then selected to go for the three factors, with Mngomezulu slotting a penalty after 16 minutes to take a 10-0 lead.
Zebre then lastly managed to get a foothold within the sport and loved some optimistic territory and possession, nevertheless it was the Stormers who went additional forward within the 36th minute.
From a lineout on Zebre’s 22m the Stormers arrange a robust maul, with Pokomela breaking off and getting shut, earlier than the recycled ball then discovered prop Neethling Fouche on the cost to crash over for a transformed rating.
Zebre nevertheless had the ultimate say of the half as straight from the kick off they earned a penalty, kicked into the Stormers 22m, attacked from the lineout, with scrumhalf Chris Cook dinner then sniping over to attain, and flyhalf Tiff Eden changing to make it 17-7 on the break.
Quick second half begin
The second half then kicked off with Zebre powering into the Stormers 22m, establishing various choose and goes for the forwards, earlier than prop Ion Neculai powered over to attain, with Eden’s extras bringing them to inside three factors after 42 minutes.
Within the 51st minute the Stormers then struck again in opposition to the run of play, as massive stress on a Zebre scrum led to the hosts dropping the ball, permitting Mngomezulu to toe the ball forward, catch it and offload to scrumhalf Herschel Jantjies to go over to attain, with the conversion placing them up 24-14.
A kicking battle between Eden and Mngomezulu then took centre stage as they traded 4 penalties between them from the 59th to 68th minute, with the rating 30-20 within the Stormers favour at that stage.
With the sport then winding down, the Stormers attacked from a scrum within the Zebre 22m, because the ball the ball inevitably discovered its method to Mngomezulu to place the cherry on the cake with the fourth strive bonus level, and transformed it to finish win.
Scorers
Zebre: Tries – Chris Cook dinner, Ion Neculai; Conversions – Tiff Eden (2); Penalties: Eden (2)
Stormers: Tries – Junior Pokomela, Neethling Fouche, Herschel Jantjies, Sacha Mngomezulu; Conversions – Mngomezulu (4); Penalties – Mngomezulu (3)
Originally published at Irvine News HQ
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