FULL TIME: STORMERS 31-7 ZEBRE
The Stormers did enough in the end for a full house of points at last. Zebre made chances but couldn't take them. The Stormers return to winning ways after four losses on the road.
Zebre try to gather the restart but they knock on and the Stormers have the scrum feed. The Stormers get the free kick but in taking it quickly knock on to present Zebre with the scrum. The penalty goes to the Stormers though and they drive play deep into the Zebre half.
CONVERSION, STORMERS, LIBBOK, 31-7:
Libbok takes his time and slots the kick.
TRY, STORMERS, WILLEMSE, 29-7:
Willemse steps inside well and scores the fifth try for the Stormers.
The Stormers have an attacking penalty after Zebre mess up their lineout in the Stormers' 22 and then find themselves tracking back. The Stormers will try again from the lineout.
Zebre use their box kick well but the Stormers infringe and this will allow the Italians to set up a lineout in the Stormers 22.
The Stormers cannot convert the try once again but Zebre seem a beaten outfit now.
TRY, STORMERS, ZAS, 24-7:
Zas goes straight through a hole and this time the Stormers finally get over for the bonus point try.
Dayimani is straight through and then somehow drops the ball under no pressure. The Stormers just keep butchering their chances.
Montemauri is sent backpedalling to gather a long kick and he finds touch close to halfway where the Stormers will look to launch their next attack.
The Stormers sustain their attack for some time but eventually lose their feet at the breakdown and give away the penalty on attack.
Roos spills it with the Zebre line at his mercy and the Stormers could be punished Zebre eventually lose it though as they had a chance to change to the game there.
A string of errors sees Zebre going all the way back into their 22. The Stormers have an attacking lineout though and a chance to get their bonus point score.
Zebre test the Stormers with a high ball which Gelant spills on halfway. Zebre have the scrum feed and an attacking platform.
Zebre give away a cheap penalty but Libbok has kicked the penalty dead from 40 metres out. That is quite unbelievable.
Zebre eventually clear from the scrum which takes an age to get right. The Stormers will have a lineout feed on halfway.
Frustration builds as the Stormers knock on as they attack inside the Zebre 22.
A comfortable exit and a mistake at the lineout gives the Stormers the scrum and they are on the march before winning the advantage.
CONVERSION, STORMERS, LIBBOK, 19-7:
Libbok adds two more that make the Stormers grip on the game firmer.
TRY, STORMERS, SKOSAN, 17-7:
Skosan finishes off out wide as the Stormers somehow manage to keep the ball alive.
Zebre kick clear but not out and the Stormers can run it back at them though Gelant.
Zebre restart deep and the Stormers surprise with some early running play from deep but they eventually knock on deep in the Zebre 22.
HALF TIME: STORMERS 12-7 ZEBRE
The Stormers have made too many errors and haven't punished Zebre when they had chances. Zebre have hung in their well. Fusco is sniping dangerously and Zebre could be a real threat in the second half.
CONVERSION, ZEBRE, MONTEMAURI, 12-7:
Montemauri converts.
TRY, ZEBRE, FUSCO, 12-5:
Fusco has dived over to score and Zebre get the perfect ending to the half.
Skosan has ripped off Gesi's scrumcap and will get a penalty going against him. Zebre are close to the Stormers line now.
TRY, STORMERS, NEL, 12-0:
Nel gets onto Zas' kick ahead and scores in the corner.
This time the Stormers get the penalty and they could be looking for the strong finish.
Zebre lose it forward and that should allow the Stormers to finally clear and switch play into the Zebre half.
Zebre get a scrum penalty now and that could shift the momentum. However they cannot attack with great effect.
Its all a bit chaotic from the Stormers who should clear but end up presenting a chance to run at them to Gesi. Zebre commit obstruction on attack and that lets off the Stormers who escape their 22.
The Stormers look full of running but keep getting disrupted by the Zebre defence. This time illegally and the Stormers have the lineout on the Zebre 22 after the penalty kick.
The Stormers get the penalty from the scrum at last and they kick to touch close to halfway.
Zebre attack with great energy and intensity but they knock on and that allows the Stormers to test their scrum again.
Zebre set up an attacking lineout after getting the penalty call going their way.
The Stormers go on the blindside but Zas's kick bounces out close to the Zebre 22.
Zebre are blown up at scrum time and the Stormers will call for another scrum as they look for the longarm.
A modest exit leaves the Stormers facing an attacking setpiece from Zebre. They win the lineout but struggle to gain any ground with ball in hand and eventually they knock on ten inside the Stormers' half.
CONVERSION, STORMERS, LIBBOK, 7-0:
Libbok converts the try.
TRY, STORMERS, ROOS:
Roos scores as the Stormers scrum right over the Zebre line.
Libbok can't find Zas with the cross-kick but the Stormers have a penalty and they call for another scrum.
The scrum is very wobbly and goes down. The referee is losing patience.
Gesi is forced back over his own line and dots dead. The Stormers have a scrum five out and the chance to punish Zebre.
Zebre don't have a great deal of ideas and they kick straight into touch as well and the Stormers play quickly to put Zebre on their heels again.
Willemse drives Zebre back into their 22 with an excellent kick.
The Stormers are blown up at scrum time and don't look too plussed.
The Stormers should have a penalty after a hoist is knocked on by Zebre and played by an offside Zebre man. Instead it is a scrum to the Stormers just inside the Zebre half.
The Stormers lose the ball with the line at their mercy and have also conceded a penalty that allows Zebre to clear the danger.
The Stormers start with real purpose and have Zebre opoedalling back in defence.
KICK-OFF: The kick off is deep from Libbok but Zebre find a good touch close to halfway.
Zebre think they are over for the try but play gets pulled back for a knock on in the build-up.
Zebre Parma: 15 Geronimo Prisciantelli, 14 Jacopo Trulla, 13 Luca Morisi, 12 Enrico Lucchin, 11 Simone Gesi, 10 Giovanni Montemauri, 9 Alessandro Fusco, 8 Taina Fox-Matamua, 7 Bautista Stavile, 6 Guido Volpi, 5 Andrea Zambonin, 4 Matteo Canali, 3 Matteo Nocera, 2 Luca Bigi (captain), 1 Danilo Fischetti.
Replacements: 16 Giampietro Ribaldi, 17 Luca Rizzoli, 18 Muhamed Hasa, 19 Leonard Krumov, 20 Giovanni Licata, 21 Thomas Dominguez, 22 Franco Smith Jr, 23 Lorenzo Pani.
Stormers: 15 Warrick Gelant, 14 Courtnall Skosan, 13 Ruhan Nel, 12 Damian Willemse, 11 Leolin Zas, 10 Manie Libbok, 9 Herschel Jantjies, 8 Evan Roos, 7 Hacjivah Dayimani, 6 Deon Fourie, 5 Ruben van Heerden, 4 Adre Smith, 3 Neethling Fouche (captain), 2 Joseph Dweba, 1 Kwenzo Blose.
Replacements: 16 Andre-Hugo Venter, 17 Ali Vermaak, 18 Brok Harris, 19 Connor Evans, 20 Marcel Theunissen, 21 Paul de Wet, 22 Clayton Blommetjies, 23 Suleiman Hartzenberg.
Hello and welcome to our coverage of the United Rugby Championship clash between the Stormers and Zebre from Danie Craven Stadium.