FULL TIME: STORMERS 52-7 SCARLETS
The Stormers had too much firepower for the Scarlets. They might have been sloppy at times but the Stormers had plenty on attack. Ruhan Nel seems to have recovered well from the knock he took early.
The Scarlets have several bites at the cherry but they just can't make anything stick in the Stormers 22 and eventually the hosts are able to find touch just outside their 22.
The Scarlets finally get some quality attacking ball as they set up the lineout inside the Stormers 22 and secure the ball.
The Stormers scrum well and seem to have stolen it but they have lost it forward and the Scarlets can pack down again.
The Stormers are getting a little loose with these offloads now and lose it forward. The Scarlets have the scrum just inside the Stormers half.
CONVERSION, STORMERS, FEINBERG-MNGOMEZULU, 52-7:
Feinberg-Mngomezulu adds those extras again.
TRY, STORMERS, SKOSAN, 50-7:
Skosan finishes well after great work from Loader and the Scarlets have now shipped 50 points in each of their opening matches.
Jantjies tries to roll a kick in behind the Scarlets but it rolls too much and the Scarlets have a scrum back where he kicked it from ten inside their half.
The Stormers break out the offloads but the last pass doesn't go to hand and the Scarlets will feed the scrum on their own 22.
The Scarlets finally get out of their own half but the Stormers have the lineout feed close to their own 22.
The Scarlets knock on as they attempt to carry out of their own half and the Stormers will relish packing down again.
Gelant has nailed a 50/22 down to within five of the Scarlets line to set up an attacking lineout. That is filthy in the match circumstances, but the Scarlets get a penalty call soon after as the Stormers lose their feet.
CONVERSION, STORMERS, FEINBERG-MNGOMEZULU, 45-7:
The conversion is good.
TRY, STORMERS, FEINBERG-MNGOMEZULU, 43-7:
It got sloppy in places but eventually the Stormers show better shape on attack and score.
The Scarlets get a warning but the Stormers opt to kick their penalty to touch instead of packing another scrum.
The scrum goes up and has to be reset. The referee needs to do better here, too much time has been taken up with this.
The crowd have to watch another scrum as the referee awards the Stormers a free kick and they call to pack down.
The call of advantage comes but at some point the referee changes his mind and the Stormers are bemused.
The Stormers are rolling at scrum time and look threatening off it but they spill the offload and they call another scrum from the penalty.
Roos shows great commitment to charge down a kick on the Scarlets 22, especially considering the match situation.
The Scarlets try to find a whole on the near side but wind up bneing tackled into touch and the Stormers feed another lineout.
The Stormers make some changes ahead of the scrum after they spill it in attack.
A huge kick from Blommetjies sends the Scarlets back towards their 22 where the Stormers will feed another lineout.
CONVERSION, STORMERS, FEINBERG-MNGOMEZULU, 38-7:
FEINBERG-MNGOMEZULU converts the try.
TRY, STORMERS, DE WET, 36-7:
De Wet has a simple run in to score after turnover ball leaves the Scarlets exposed.
Play restarts and the Stormers use the wind to bang it right back at the Scarlets and the Welsh wide have the lineout about 15 metres inside their half.
HALF TIME: STORMERS 31-7 SCARLETS
The Scarlets lost out on a late chance to sting the Stormers who have been dominant. The hosts have been slack at times but also brilliant in attack. If the Stormers stay focused they will win big.
The Scarlets get the scrum penalty and go to the corner. However they are held up to end the half.
The scrum goes down and the referee wants it up higher.
The Stormers pull the mark-scrum move that Damian Willemse has made famous at the Rugby World Cup.
CONVERSION, STORMERS, FEINBERG-MNGOMEZULU, 31-7:
Feinberg-Mngomezulu kicks the conversion of the try he made with Blommetjies favouring his right peg at the moment.
TRY, STORMERS, LOADER, 29-7:
Loader finishes off the try after Feinberg-Mngomezulu steps through a tackle off a lineout.
Another penalty against the Scarlets scrum on their own feed has them retreating back into their 22 to defend a lineout five out.
The Stormers are dynamic on the counter and every time they touch the ball it is electric and something happens. A forward pass gives the Scarlets a scrum just outside their 22.
The Stormers are getting a little loose with the ball and the Scarlets have a rare chance to attack but they are ponderous in attack and won't threaten the Stormers like that.
CONVERSION, STORMERS, BLOMMETJIES, 24-7:
Blommetjies worked hard to get his score closer to the posts and manages the conversion well.
TRY, STORMERS, BLOMMETJIES, 22-7:
The Stormers send it wide from deep and Dayimani makes the space out wide for Skosan who in turn sets Blommetjies in for the score.
Blommetjies struggles with the swirling breeze and cannot convert.
TRY, STORMERS, DE WET, 17-7:
The Stormers steal the lineout and their power game comes into it and eventually it is De Wet who goes over.
A loose offload from Loader costs the Stormers attacking ball and they pile into the breakdown but force the ball into touch.
The Stormers lose out on attack as they are penalised and Lloyd kicks up towards halfway.
The Stormers disrupt the Scarlets scrum and then win the ball with a counterruck and force an advantage which they cannot use and they come back for the kick. Dweba will feed a lineout just inside the Scarlets half. The Stormers win another penalty at the lineout.
Nel is down after being bounced off in the tackle and play has to be stopped with the breakdown too close to the injured player. Nothing wrong with the actions of the players but Nel will have to be taken off. Play will restart with a Scarlets scrum on the Stormers 22.
The Stormers force a pass that surrenders possession to the Scarlets who boot it long and into touch ten inside the Stormers half.
CONVERSION, SCARLETS, LLOYD, 12-7:
Lloyd cuts further into the lead with his conversion.
TRY, SCARLETS, HARDY, 12-5:
Hardy snipes from the penalty under the posts and scores.
The Stormers almost make a meal of grubber defence and Mgomezulu gets back to dot dead in the end. Scarlets have the scrum five out but they will need to get it out. Turns out they don't as the referee gives Scarlets the free kick and they tap and go.
Blommetjies loses his form on the kick and that's an ugly miss but the Stormers have a 12-point cushion.
TRY, STORMERS, THEUNISSEN, 12-0:
Its a rolling maul this time but it's Theunissen who has the ball again and that's a double for the flanker.
The Stormers get the scrum penalty and march the Scarlets back into their own 22.
The Stormers knock on after winning the lineout ball and we have to scrum.
The Stormers get the easiest of exits with a sloppy penalty for offside given away by the Scarlets.
CONVERSION, STORMERS, BLOMMETJIES, 7-0:
Blommetjies converts the try from next to the posts.
TRY, STORMERS, THEUNISSEN, 5-0:
Theunissen taps and goes to score for the Stormers and they will be delighted to get reward for their early dominance.
The Stormers finally break the pattern of kicking with Blommetjies running back the ball and beating two before spinning it wide. The Stormers eventually lose the ball out wide but the AR has a penalty for offsides and the Stormers set up an attacking lineout.
The Scarlets benefit from a dropped ball on the kick but their attack is ended by a wayward kick. The Stormers don't want the ball that much though as they kick it back at the Scarlets who will try to spark something from the ten inside their own half.
The final pass lets the Stormers down but nifty kicking and strong running from Roos got them going forward. The Scarlets have the lineout feed inside their 22.
KICK OFF: The Scarlets put themselves under pressure by tapping the kick off back but they recover and kick up towards the Stormers half.
Englishman Ben Loader makes his first start for the Stormers on the wing with Clayton Blommetjies continuing in the flyhalf role in an interesting backline that also includes Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu at inside centre.
Scarlets: 15 Johnny McNicholl, 14 Tom Rogers, 13 Joe Roberts, 12 Jonathan Davies (captain), 11 Ryan Conbeer, 10 Ioan Lloyd, 9 Kieran Hardy, 8 Carwyn Tuipulotu, 7 Dan Davis, 6 Taine Plumtree, 5 Morgan Jones, 4 Alex Craig, 3 Sam Wainwright, 2 Shaun Evans, 1 Kemsley Mathias.
Replacements: 16 Isaac Young, 17 Wyn Jones, 18 Harri O’Connor, 19 Jac Price, 20 Ben Williams, 21 Archie Hughes, 22 Charlie Titcombe, 23 Eddie James.
Stormers: 15 Warrick Gelant, 14 Ben Loader, 13 Ruhan Nel, 12 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, 11 Leolin Zas, 10 Clayton Blommetjies, 9 Paul de Wet, 8 Evan Roos, 7 Hacjivah Dayimani, 6 Marcel Theunissen, 5 Ruben van Heerden, 4 Adre Smith, 3 Neethling Fouche (captain), 2 Joseph Dweba, 1 Ali Vermaak.
Replacements: 16 Andre-Hugo Venter, 17 Sti Sithole, 18 Brok Harris, 19 Gary Porter, 20 Ben-Jason Dixon, 21 Nama Xaba, 22 Herschel Jantjies, 23 Courtnall Skosan.
Greetings and a warm welcome to our coverage of the United Rugby Championship second round encounter between the Stormers and the Scarlets from Stellenbosch.
