Stormers blow Eagles away
The Cape franchise scored two unanswered converted first half tries in front of an enthusiastic crowd in George, to hold a fairly comfortable 14-0 lead.
Head coach Robbie Fleck made wholesale changes at half-time as he sought to give as many players as possible a chance to get some game-time in the sweltering heat.
The second half brought about a try-fest as the Eagles grabbed two tries of their own, with only one being converted. A further three points from Leegan Moos' boot helped the Eagles post 15 points against the Super Rugby franchise.
The Stormers turned on the style as they ran in a further four tries to put the Eagles out of their misery and claim the comfortable win.
Their final friendly will be against Argentina's Jaguares at Newlands, a fortnight before they take on the Bulls.
The scorers:
For the Stormers:
Tries: Zas 3, Coleman, Carr, Ncgukana
Cons: Coleman 2, Du Preez 3
For SWD Eagles:
Tries: Muller, du Plessis
Con: Graaf
Pen: Moos
Teams:
Stormers squad: Nizaam Carr, Kurt Coleman, Jan de Klerk, Jean-Luc du Plessis, Robert du Preez, Pieter-Steph du Toit, Rynhardt Elstadt, Huw Jones, Oliver Kebble, Jean Kleyn, Frans Malherbe, Golden Masimla, Bongi Mbonambi, Sikhumbuzo Notshe, Khanyo Ncgukana, Justin Phillips, JD Schickerling, Louis Schreuder, Sti Sithole, JP Smith, Jaco Taute, Brandon Thompson, Kobus van Wyk, JC Janse van Rensburg, Jurie van Vuuren, Alistair Vermaak, Jano Vermaak, Jacques Vermeulen, Michael Willemse, Leolin Zas
SWD Eagles: 15 Leegan Moos, 14 Clint Wagman, 13 Daniel Roberts, 12 Martin du Toit, 11 Charles Radebe, 10 Hansie Graaf, 9 Mzo Dyantyi (captain), 8 Christo du Plessis, 7 Davon Raubenheimer, 6 Wayne Khan, 5 Grant le Roux, 4 Peet vd Walt, 3 Dean Hopp, 2 Kurt Haupt, 1 Lyle Delo.
Replacement from – Mark Pretorius, Johan Steyn, Brianton Booysen, Dillon Snell, Devron Jansen, Creswin Josephs, Juandre Digue, Fizel Fredericks, Marco Kruger, Hentzwill Pedro, Buran Parks, Jaquin Jansen, Gershwin Muller, Wilnet Engelbrecht, Francois Kepm.
