The DHL Stormers XXIII went down 41-3 in their Carling Currie Cup Cape derby against the Sanlam Boland Kavaliers in Wellington on Sunday.
It was a tough afternoon for the visitors at Sanlam Boland Stadium as they were made to work hard on defence in the heat and suffered their first defeat of the season.
The home side got off to a fast start with two early tries, which both went unconverted to give them a 10-0 lead.
The DHL Stormers XXIII started to get a foothold in the game and Dominic Malgas got them on the scoreboard with a penalty.
They looked to have struck from long range as Gino Cupido raced away to score, but the try was disallowed due to a knock-on under a high ball.
The Sanlam Boland Kavaliers kicked a penalty of their own to take a 13-3 lead into the half-time break.
There were two more tries at the start of the second half, which saw the hosts secure the bonus point with 20 minutes left to play.
There were two further tries as left wing Jayden Bantom made it four tries, four conversions and a penalty on the day.
The scorers:
For Sanlam Boland Kavaliers:
Tries: Bantom 4, Xava, Erras
Cons: Bantom 4
Pen: Bantom
For DHL Stormers XXIII:
Pen: Malgas
DHL Stormers XXIII: 15 Dylan Miller, 14 Gino Cupido, 13 Josh Boulle, 12 Cornel Smit, 11 Mfundo Ndhlovu, 10 Dominic Malgas, 9 Stefan Ungerer (captain), 8 Wandile Mlaba, 7 Divan Fuller, 6 Keke Morabe, 5 Gerbrandt Grobler, 4 Dylan de Leeuw, 3 Herman Lubbe, 2 Vernon Paulo, 1 Oli Kebble.
Replacements: 16 Scarra Ntubeni, 17 Mhleli Khuzwayo, 18 Hencus van Wyk, 19 Gary Porter, 20 Luan Botha, 21 Xola Nyali, 22 Tiaan Fourie, 23 Kian Davis.
