Stormers dominated Bristol Bears with a 49-12 victory in their Investec Champions Cup pool-stage opener. Seabelo Senatla opened the scoring with a try, then showcased exceptional footwork to set up Leolin Zas for the second. Joe Owen replied for Bristol, but Jonathan Roche quickly restored Stormers' lead.
Despite a red card to Stormers hooker JJ Kotze and a sin-bin for Zas, Bristol briefly threatened when Sol Moody scored from a maul. However, a collision between two Bristol players allowed Roche to claim the loose ball and score his second. Warrick Gelant, Andre-Hugo Venter, and a second Zas try added late scores as Stormers secured a bonus point.
Fly-half Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu converted all seven tries. Bristol, who have won two of their first three Premiership games, will host Munster on 12 December before facing Racing 92 and Bordeaux in January. The match was refereed by Kevin Bralley of France, with French assistants and TMO.
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